New Data Centers Projected to Emit More Carbon Than All of Mexico October 29, 2026 By Eric Roston and Olivia Raimonde The surge in construction of fossil-fueled power plants to run AI data centers is set to undo 15 years’ worth...
UN Warns Major Emissions Cuts Needed to Limit Warming Overshoot October 22, 2026 By John Ainger The world can no longer keep global warming below 1.5C and must now focus on minimizing its overshoot, the United...
UN Warns Global Warming Will Exceed 1.5C and Must Be Reversed September 3, 2026 By Eric Roston Since countries signed onto the 2015 Paris Agreement, the United Nations has regularly reported on the world’s progress at limiting...
Judge Strikes Down NY Plan to Charge Fossil-Fuel Firms $75B for Climate Damages September 3, 2026 By Marc Levy New York’s attempt to make fossil fuel-producing industries pay into a $75 billion fund to repair the damage wrought by...
Legal & General Says Meta Isn’t Doing Enough to Keep AI Clean August 26, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Tim Quinson As the world’s hyperscalers throw vast sums of money into the infrastructure needed for AI, some of their investors are...
China Signals Nation Is Ready to Lead Global Climate Action August 4, 2026 By Lili Pike China signaled it plans to take a more important role in steering the global campaign to tackle climate change, as...
Viewpoint: French Climate Lawsuit Offers Window Into Next Round of Global Legal Fight July 29, 2026 By Aminta Ossom A recent decision by a French court requires a major European oil and gas company to report not only its...
Private Equity Turns to Heat Detectives as Climate Risks Intensify July 8, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee Erratic weather is forcing private equity investors to scrutinize a new source of financial risk — whether assets in their...
Banks’ Exposure to Heat-Related Losses Faces Scrutiny in EU July 7, 2026 By Frances Schwartzkopff Europe’s bank watchdog will look at how exposed lenders are to heat-related risks, as temperature records keep getting broken. The...
Big Tech’s Carbon Emissions Spike With Runaway Growth of AI July 2, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde and Spencer Soper The greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google spiked in 2025, pointing to a growing problem for...