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climate change
What Rising Oil Prices Can Teach Us About Climate Politics in the U.S.
By Justin Worland
Climate Experts Say Vacuuming CO2 From the Sky Is a Costly Boondoggle. The U.S. Government Just Funded It Anyway
By Alejandro de la Garza
'Cows Are the New Coal.' How the Cattle Industry Is Ignoring the Bottom Line When It Comes to Methane Emissions
By Aryn Baker
Arctic Rain Will Soon Be More Common Than Arctic Snowfall
By Aryn Baker
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What a Giant Map of Fungus Tells Us About Climate Change
Vast underground networks of fungi around the world are changing as a result of human activity — including global warming
By FRANK JORDANS / AP
December 1, 2021
How Germany's New Government Plans to Be the Greenest One Yet
"We have a whole roadmap for a post-fossil future based on renewable energy"
By Ciara Nugent
November 26, 2021
How Your Post-Thanksgiving Diet Could Help Save the Planet
Cutting out meat and dairy can shrink your carbon footprint along with your waistline
By Aryn Baker
November 24, 2021
Fusion Finally Finds Its Place in the Sun
One of my favorite bar signs is the one that promises “Free beer tomorrow.” That’s how I’ve always thought of nuclear fusion—a (theoretically) cheap, pollution-free and inexhaustible energy source, the promise of which has pretty...
By Aryn Baker
November 24, 2021
The Supreme Court's Decision on the Mississippi-Tennessee Aquifer Conflict Will Change U.S. Water Wars
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee was stealing its groundwater in a decision that legal experts say could have major implications for future battles over water amid the worsening...
By Madeleine Carlisle
November 23, 2021
Climate Change Is Inevitable. Here's How We Must Adapt
Eighty years ago, the American government began the mammoth scientific undertaking of developing fully operational nuclear weapons. At its peak, the Manhattan Project employed 130,000 people, and its total cost ran to $2 billion (equivalent...
By Parag Khanna
November 19, 2021
Are Environmentally-Friendly NFTs Possible?
As NFTs climb in popularity, some companies are working to minimize their ecological impact
By Raisa Bruner
November 18, 2021
Surf and Turf: How Seaweed Helps Cows Become Better Climate Citizens
Getting calories out of grass is not easy. That’s why cows and other ruminants, like goats and sheep, have multiple compartments in their stomachs to help them digest their food. One of those stomachs is...
By Aryn Baker
November 17, 2021
Why It Feels So Hard to Understand What Happened at COP26
The overarching narrative emerging from COP26 is complicated, but there are some clear takeaways from the global climate conference
By Justin Worland
November 17, 2021
Is Climate Diplomacy Improving U.S.-China Relations?
Though, experts caution that tensions between the nations are unlikely to be easily solved.
By Amy Gunia
November 17, 2021
Nuclear Reactors Could Hold the Key to a Green Future
On a conference-room whiteboard in the heart of Silicon Valley, Jacob DeWitte sketches his startup’s first product. In red marker, it looks like a beer can in a Koozie, stuck with a crazy straw. In...
By Andrew Blum
November 16, 2021
As More Companies Make Net-Zero Pledges, Some Aren’t as Good as They Sound
As companies scramble to declare their commitments to a net-zero future, greenwashing strategies will likely become more commonplace
By Eloise Barry
November 15, 2021
Why Keeping Oil and Gas in the Ground Is Still Controversial
"Leaders from important countries have been forced to take a stance on this"
By Alejandro de la Garza
November 15, 2021
The Infrastructure Plan Is Rolling Out Electric School Buses
Assembly line workers at the Thomas Built school bus factory in High Point, North Carolina are over the moon about the new infrastructure bill—specifically Title XI, Section 71101. Buried deep in the 2,702-page document approved...
By Alejandro de la Garza
November 15, 2021
COP26 Ends With Nobody Really Happy
Climate negotiators at COP26 have signed an agreement—but it's not likely to leave many countries truly satisfied.
By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
November 13, 2021
At COP26, It’s Domestic Politics, Stupid
At COP26, it has become clear that domestic politics are getting in the way of taking the action on climate change that science calls for
By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
November 12, 2021
New COP26 Draft Has Surprisingly Ambitious Language on 1.5°C
The deletion of a single word in the latest draft of the climate deal being negotiated at the COP26 climate conference signals a surprisingly ambitious move to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The...
By Akshat Rathi / Bloomberg
November 12, 2021
How Gratitude Can Help Combat Climate Change
Climate change is the defining issue of our era. World leaders have come together to align on global goals, companies are judged by their environmental impact, and millions of ordinary people have marched in the...
By Andrew Serazin
November 12, 2021
Countries Brought Promises to COP26. Cities Brought Actions
For a more concrete picture of the transformations that need to take place in the short term, it helps to look to cities
By Ciara Nugent/Glasgow, Scotland
November 12, 2021
The Shipping Industry Sets Sail for Net-Zero Future at COP26
If the industry were a country, it would be the sixth largest CO2 emitter in the world, on par with Germany
By Aryn Baker/Glasgow, Scotland
November 11, 2021
1.5°C Climate Goal Is 'On Life Support' At COP26, Says United Nations Secretary-General
(GLASGOW, Scotland) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7°F) is “on life support” as U.N. climate talks enter their final days, but he added...
By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS / AP
November 11, 2021
China and the U.S. Pledge to Increase Cooperation on Climate
China and the United States have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action at U.N. talks in Glasgow, China's climate envoy said Wednesday. As the talks approached a Friday deadline, Xie Zhenhua told reporters that...
By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal and Frank Jordans / AP
November 10, 2021
COP26 Won’t Keep the World to 1.5°C. Have the Talks Failed?
Two new reports show the 1.5°C target far from being met as conference organizers release a draft of the final agreement
By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
November 10, 2021
The First Draft of the COP26 Climate Agreement Shows How Far Apart Rich and Poor Nations Are On What Needs to Be Done
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Governments are poised to express “alarm and concern” about how much Earth has already warmed and encourage one another to end their use of coal, according to a draft released Wednesday...
By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal and Frank Jordans / AP
November 10, 2021
The Youngest Negotiating Team at COP26 has a Message for Other Countries
When Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez went to his first round of U.N. climate negotiations as part of Panama’s delegation in 2015, his colleagues told him not to talk about his age, in case it made...
By Ciara Nugent/Glasgow
November 10, 2021
Counting a Carbon Footprint One Meal At a Time
Does knowing the carbon count of different menu items make a difference?
By Aryn Baker/Glasgow
November 9, 2021
Sylvia Earle Wants to Let You Befriend a Lobster
"Most people only see the surface of the ocean. They don’t know what’s underneath."
By Aryn Baker
November 6, 2021
How Young Climate Activists Tired of Waiting for Change Took Action
The youth climate movement has revolutionized the way both politicians and the media speak about climate change. Can it change how we act?
By Ciara Nugent
November 5, 2021
I Traveled the World to Witness the End of Winter
For a century and a half, melting snow and ice have been the most recognizable visual evidence of climate change. You can see it in the Arctic Ocean, where the first ice-free summer in two...
By Porter Fox
November 5, 2021
Youth Activists at COP26 Won't Settle For Climate Delay
You won’t fool the children of the revolution. British glam rock band T-Rex issued this warning in a single back in 1972 (just five years before oil company Exxon quietly received its first report about...
By Ciara Nugent
November 5, 2021
Vulnerable Countries Face Tough Battle to Shape COP26
On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi all sat down in a large convention room with more than 100 of their counterparts from around the world....
By Justin Worland/Glasgow, Scotland
November 5, 2021
Nuclear Power Is COP26's Quiet Controversy
In the midst of the COP26 climate talks yesterday, U.S. and Romanian officials stepped aside for a session in the conference's Blue Zone, establishing an agreement for U.S. company NuScale to build a new kind...
By Alejandro de la Garza
November 5, 2021
We Can Beat Climate Change If We Do One Thing Fast
Now, finally, much of the world has become convinced, first-hand, that global warming is not only real but heating up more rapidly than we expected, unleashing irreversible impacts. Many people feel despair and helplessness in...
By Saul Griffith
November 4, 2021
The World's Top Carbon Emitters Now All Have Net Zero Pledges. Most of Them Are Too Vague
In a surprise announcement on Monday, India, the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, pledged to reach net zero emissions by 2070. The news, delivered at COP26, the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, means...
By Ciara Nugent
November 4, 2021
How Banks Prep for Climate Change Could Save More Than Money
One Friday afternoon a decade ago, crisis struck Japan. First came a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, the country’s largest ever recorded. That triggered a massive tsunami, which washed away entire towns. The tsunami then caused a meltdown...
By Emily Barone
November 4, 2021
Resources to Help Manage Climate Anxiety
Coping, caring, and healing is an essential part of climate work
By Katharine Wilkinson
November 3, 2021
Greenwashing on Facebook: How the World's Biggest Polluters Use Social Media to Obfuscate on Climate Change
Darren Woods carefully read his opening statement when he testified via video link in U.S. Congress last week, only occasionally looking up to make eye contact. Later that day, the ExxonMobil CEO made headlines when...
By Thomas Lewton and Alice McCool
November 3, 2021
Australia's Green Energy Plan Must Include Aboriginal People
This story was produced in partnership with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia’s multi-cultural and multilingual broadcaster. SBS correspondent Aneeta Bhole reported from the Northern Territory. The contents of Norman Frank’s fridge could mean the...
By Amy Gunia
November 3, 2021
A Methane Pledge Is the First Good News Out of COP26. Nothing Else Will Be as Easy
Tuesday’s announcement that more than 100 countries have joined a U.S. and E.U.-led coalition to cut 30% of methane emissions by 2030 injected a welcome burst of energy into the COP 26 meetings in Glasgow...
By Aryn Baker / Glasgow, Scotland
November 3, 2021
The Cow That Could Feed the Planet
The cows in Farmer John’s pasture lead an idyllic life. They roam through tree-shaded meadows, tearing up mouthfuls of clover while nursing their calves in tranquility. Tawny brown, compact and muscular, they are Limousins, a...
By Aryn Baker/Maastricht, Netherlands
November 2, 2021
One Big Reason Why COP26 Actually Matters
From the outside—and sometimes from the inside also—annual U.N. climate conferences known as COPs can seem like a bunch of aimless talk. For more than three decades, the U.N. has held these conferences, and the...
By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
November 2, 2021
India Sets a Surprise Net Zero Goal for 2070
India will reach net zero emissions by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged Monday in his speech at the opening of the COP26 U.N. climate summit, a target that climate advocates recognized as further off...
By Ciara Nugent
November 1, 2021
Ahead of COP26, the U.K.'s Budget Falls Short on Climate
Next week the eyes of the world will be firmly set on the U.K. as it hosts the first U.N. climate summit in two years, as the world emerges from Covid-19. Ahead of the summit,...
By Hannah Martin and Fatima Ibrahim
October 29, 2021
Gas Prices and Energy Bills Are Going Up. Will COP26 Help Bring Them Down Again?
Your energy bills are probably going up. The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is currently $3.38 a gallon, 56% more than a year ago. This winter, the roughly half of U.S. homes heated...
By Ciara Nugent
October 29, 2021
Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions Used to Go Together. In Some Countries, That's Changing
When negotiators from almost 200 countries gather in Glasgow from Oct. 31 for the most important U.N. climate summit since 2015, the priority will be agreeing on how fast each country should cut its carbon...
By Ciara Nugent
October 29, 2021
Why TIME Dedicated an Issue to the Global Climate Fight
20,000 delegates from 196 countries head to Glasgow for the most important global gathering on climate change in years
By Edward Felsenthal
October 28, 2021
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