International Court Begins Hearings That May Shape Global Climate Litigation December 2, 2024 By Stephanie van den Berg The United Nations’ top court [this] week begins hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and...
Contentious COP29 Deal Shows Climate Cooperation Fraying at Edges November 25, 2024 By Valerie Volcovici, Richard Valdmanis and Karin Strohecker When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday...
What Is the Latest Science on Climate Change? November 14, 2024 By Gloria Dickie This year’s U.N. climate summit – COP29 – is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures,...
Global CO2 Emissions to Hit Record High in 2024, Report Says November 13, 2024 By Kate Abnett Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling...
Global Warming Is Already on the Cusp of 1.5C, New Research Finds November 12, 2024 By Eric Roston A newly proposed method for calculating the global temperature suggests that countries may have already failed their main climate goal:...
Update: Shell Wins Appeal Against Landmark Dutch Climate Ruling November 12, 2024 By Stephanie van den Berg, Bart H. Meijer and Ron Bousso Oil and gas major Shell on Tuesday won an appeal against a landmark ruling that required it to accelerate carbon...
UCLA and NOAA: Climate Change Baked Western US Despite the Rainfall November 8, 2024 By Don Jergler Even with all the storms the Western U.S. received in the last two years, climate change is baking the region....
2024 Will Be World’s Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say November 7, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Alison Withers This year is “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate...
Report: Climate Risks Increasing Insurance Rates and Hurting CRE Returns October 29, 2024 By Don Jergler Costly reinsurance, inflation, tough regulations, and increasing weather-related claims are driving up property insurance prices—and in turn, that is impacting...
UN Climate Chief Warns of Looming ‘Trainwreck’ as 1.5C Warming Limit in Doubt October 28, 2024 By John Ainger The world is on course to miss a target for cutting emissions this decade by an overwhelming amount, new UN...