Legal Risks Seen Accelerating Climate Adaptation Plans August 1, 2025 By Aaron Clark and David Stringer Countries that fall short in efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C face growing legal risks that could push them...
US Reversal on Key Climate Finding Spells Uncertainty for Business August 1, 2025 By Valerie Volcovici The Trump administration has billed its plan to undo U.S. climate regulation as a way to cut costs for industry,...
Luxembourg Probes Possible Wrongdoing Tied to China CO2 Credits July 31, 2025 By Natasha White and Petra Sorge Luxembourg authorities are looking into possible wrongdoing tied to carbon-credit projects based in China that have been tapped by European...
Top UN Court Says Treaties Compel Wealthy Nations to Curb Global Warming July 24, 2025 By Stephanie van den Berg and Alison Withers The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday told wealthy countries they must comply with their international commitments to curb pollution...
EPA to Withdraw Foundation of Greenhouse Gas Rules, Sources Say July 23, 2025 By Valerie Volcovici The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health, removing the...
World Court Is Poised to Mark Future Course of Climate Litigation July 23, 2025 By Stephanie van den Berg The United Nations’ highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future...
Italy’s Top Court Says Climate Case Against Eni Can Continue July 23, 2025 A climate change case against Italian energy group Eni can continue, the country’s top appeals court has ruled, in a...
Wildfire Smoke Brings a Forgotten Danger to the Arctic: Black Carbon July 8, 2025 By Danielle Bochove In 2023, the Canada wildfires that incinerated more than 17 million hectares (42 million acres) of boreal forest were so...
US Supreme Court Sets Test for Which Courts Can Hear EPA Cases June 19, 2025 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court established rules of the road on Wednesday to determine when lawsuits challenging actions by the U.S....
Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner Transport but Could Be Hard to Insure June 18, 2025 By Will Wade The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power....