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COP28 Is a Business Bonanza. Should It Be?

By Justin Worland / Dubai

How to Distribute Loss-and-Damage Funds

By Yolande Wright

Al Gore on Al Jaber: 'Brazen Conflict of Interest'

By Justin Worland / Dubai

3 Myths Propping Up the Fossil Fuel Industry

By Ani Dasgupta
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FTC Investigating Exxon's $60B Merger With Texas Oil Company

Democratic senators have urged the FTC to investigate both the Exxon-Pioneer and Chevron-Hess deals for potentially violating antitrust law.

By MATTHEW DALY / AP

There Are More Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Than Ever at COP28

The number of fossil fuel lobbyists at this year's COP28 climate conference in Dubai is nearly four times as much as last year.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Global Carbon Emissions Keep Increasing

The world this year pumped 1.1% more carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India.

By Seth Borenstein / AP

Nuclear Power Is the Only Solution

Despite recent setbacks, the world has to embrace nuclear power in order to solve the climate crisis.

By Suriya Jayanti

The COP28 Outcomes Business Leaders Are Watching For

The climate negotiations can move the market over time, and it’s worth paying attention to the signal that emerges from Dubai.

By Justin Worland/Dubai

The Ocean Is Our Best Chance At Survival

If COP28 is to succeed, it must focus on the seas, argues Peter Thomson, the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean.

By Peter Thomson

Nations Launch Loss and Damage Fund on First Day of COP28

The world just took a big step toward compensating countries hit by deadly floods, heat and droughts made worse by climate change.

By JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU / AP

Top 3 Issues Countries Will Tackle at COP28

The COP28 delegates will have their hands full at this year's U.N. climate conference; here are the three biggest issues they will face.

By Jeffrey Kluger

What Sultan Al Jaber's Oil Lobbying Means for COP28

Al Jaber has used his position as COP28 president to lobby for oil deals. That makes his job leading the U.N. climate talks much harder.

By Justin Worland

We Can't Address the Climate Crisis Without Nature

Just planting trees isn't enough. Instead we need to cut carbon emissions and restore natural ecosystems.

By Thomas Crowther

Michigan Plans To Have Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040

Michigan is implementing one of the nation’s most ambitious clean energy mandates, aiming to be carbon-free by 2040.

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI / AP

Bioplastics Are Still Mostly Garbage

A proposed ban on single-use plastics is a boon for the bioplastic industry, but are they really good for the environment?

By Aryn Baker

President Biden Plans To Skip COP28

The White House said it was sending a climate team to the annual climate talks starting in Dubai this week.

By COLLEEN LONG / AP

The Climate Impact of Your Thanksgiving Travel vs. Turkey

TIME introduces the 'Turkey Threshold': the point at which travel emissions exceed those of the meat you're eating.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Alt-Meat Companies Are Grappling With A Harsh Reality

At a meat-reduction conference in Denver, some people showed flagging spirits amid a year of bad news for the industry.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Meet the Solar Sales Bros

Social media and the promise of profits has fueled an army of young men to go out and spread misinformation in the residential solar industry.

By Alana Semuels
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