What to Know About COP29 and How the U.S. Election Affects Climate Talks Diplomats and leaders from around the world are gathering for annual climate negotiations. Here’s what they’re all about and what Donald Trump’s victory means for the meeting.

U.S. Election Sends Alarming Message for Global Climate Efforts The Trump victory sets back the world’s attempt to rein in dangerous levels of warming and potentially isolates the United States in the global energy transition.

What a 2nd Trump Presidency Means for Climate Change President-elect Donald J. Trump promised to delete climate policy. He could face pushback from Republicans benefiting from a boom in clean energy.

What Trump’s Victory Means for Climate Change President-elect Donald J. Trump promised to delete climate policy. He could face pushback from Republicans benefiting from a boom in clean energy.

US immigration policy has a huge blind spot: climate change Activists gather in New York City in August 2024. | Photo: Luis YañezJoe Biden raised hopes that the US would finally plan for climate-displaced migrants. Today, it’s still a glaring hole in climate and immigration policy. Continue reading…

Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit A storage facility in Norway built to safeguard crop diversity recently received more than 30,000 samples as concerns grow about climate change and food insecurity.

In a Decisive Election, a Jewish Group Focuses on Climate Voters Dayenu, a nonprofit group, is mobilizing Jews around a threat that organizers warn every walk of life on earth must confront: climate change.

How Trump and Harris Compare on Climate Change Kamala Harris calls global warming an “existential threat.” Donald Trump dismisses it as a “scam.”

The ‘Greenest Governor’ Fights to Save a Landmark Climate Law Environmentalists and one of the world’s biggest oil companies support Washington State’s cap on carbon. But voters are deciding whether to repeal the law amid concerns about energy costs.

How the US could sabotage global climate goals Illustrations by Alex Castro / The VergeGovernments face a deadline in early 2025 to update their national climate plans, 10 years after the adoption of the landmark Paris accord. Before that can happen, Americans will face a crucial decision on Election Day that will have consequences for the whole world. If the US misses that deadline under a…

Trying to reverse climate change won’t save us, scientists warn The Climeworks AG Mammoth carbon removal plant in Hellisheidi, Iceland, on May 8th, 2024.  | Photo: Getty ImagesTech companies think they can reverse climate change with fancy new tools to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. But new research throws cold water on the idea that cooling the planet after it has already heated beyond a key tur…

Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It. Climate science has been stymied as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. The stalled work threatens to leave the West without a clear picture of how fast the Earth is heating up.

Kevin Hart sides with Tom Brady’s Roast regrets but thinks divorce jokes were necessary: “What he did for our climate of sensitivity was necessary” submitted by /u/Anteater_Able

Here’s What We Know About Kamala’s Climate Plan Vice President Kamala Harris is all but set to be the democratic nominee for president, and that may end up being a very good thing if you care about the environment. Harris has long been a proponent of taking action to slow climate change, even before she was the VEEP. Read more…

U.K. Climate Change Committee Urges Speed in Cutting Emissions A report by a government body that oversees efforts to reduce greenhouse gases will help underpin the Labour Party’s plans to accelerate renewable energy and other measures.

At the Republican National Convention, Climate Change Isn’t a Problem As the event opens with a focus on energy, former President Trump and other leaders are calling for more oil, gas and coal development.

Amazon Says It Reached a Climate Goal Seven Years Early The company said it effectively got all of the electricity it used last year from sources that did not produce greenhouse gas emissions. Some experts have faulted the company’s calculations.

James M. Inhofe, Senator Who Denied Climate Change, Dies at 89 An Oklahoma Republican who led the Environment Committee, he took hard-right stands on many issues but was especially vocal in challenging evidence of global warming.

A Surprising Climate Find As the planet warms, atoll nations like the Maldives seemed doomed to shrink. Scientists have begun to tell a surprising new story.

Unitarian Universalists vote for action on Palestine, climate, LGBTQ+ issues and COVID-19 (RNS) — The new statement of values, which passed with 80% support, is the first wholesale revision of Article II, the Unitarian Universalist covenant clause, since 1987 and reflects over three years of feedback and discussions with thousands of Unitarian Universalists.  The post Unitarian Universalists vote for action on Palestine, climate, LGB…