Near Record Jump in CO2 Emissions This Year Risks Climate Goal January 19, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Carbon dioxide emissions are on track for one of the biggest increases on record this year, pushing the planet closer...
Shell’s Appeal of Landmark Climate Ruling to Begin in April January 17, 2024 By Laura Hurst and Diederik Baazil Shell Plc’s appeal against a landmark ruling that ordered the oil and gas giant to cut its carbon emissions by...
Climate Change Makes Forecasting Harder, Australia’s Agriculture Minister Says January 2, 2024 By Swati Pandey Climate change is making it harder to accurately predict extreme weather events, said Australia’s agriculture minister Murray Watt, amid criticism...
Gas Tanker’s Detour of 8,000 Kilometers Highlights Shipping’s Current Chokepoints December 27, 2023 By Elizabeth Low A gas tanker’s long, circuitous journey is highlighting the toll that war and climate change are taking on the shipping...
French Climate Damage Measures Came Late but Were Sufficient, Court Rules December 27, 2023 By Nicolas Delame and Tassilo Hummel France’s moves to limit climate damage came late but were sufficient, a French court ruled on Friday, in a blow...
Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption Is Dramatic. But It Won’t Cool the Planet. December 21, 2023 By Sana Pashankar A volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sent lava flowing through a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) crack in the Earth’s crust. The...
Nations Strike Deal at COP28 to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels December 13, 2023 By Valerie Volcovici, Gloria Dickie and William James Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil...
Infrastructure Faces $600B Hit in Worst-Case Climate Shift: Study December 13, 2023 By Katy Daigle and Simon Jessop Infrastructure investors face losing nearly a third of their money, or around $600 billion, if countries do not plan for...
Typhoon That Hit China’s Ports Provides Wakeup Call for Climate Risk to Markets December 12, 2023 By Katy Daigle and Simon Jessop As Typhoon Doksuri aimed toward mainland China, major southeast ports were forced to turn away dozens of vessels for days....
Climate Change, El Niño Bring T-Shirt Weather in December for Northern Hemisphere December 8, 2023 By Brian K. Sullivan It’s the cusp of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but in many places from the US to Japan, it feels...