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...
TotalEnergies Must Address Climate Risks Linked to its Products, French Court Rules June 26, 2026 By America Hernandez French oil major TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil and gas products and set...
UK Venture Plans Europe’s Largest Plant for Capturing CO2 From Air June 12, 2026 By Alastair Marsh Three UK clean-technology companies are teaming up to create what may be Europe’s biggest direct air capture facility. Low-carbon project...