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World far off track to meet climate goals: UN

The UN estimated Tuesday that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10% emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it was unable to provide a robust global overview after most ... Read More

The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore

So-called “short-lived climate pollutants”, or SLCPs, are emitted in various ways and many of them have the same sources as CO2. The common ground is that they typically don’t stay in the atmosphere ... Read More

Tackling Climate Change Without the U.S.

This year’s U.N. climate talks are being held in Brazil. So far, they’ve been noteworthy for who isn’t attending. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. This week, leaders from around the world ... Read More

Clamour for change inside the world's COP30 climate negotiations

An existential question hangs over this year's COP30 summit in Brazil: what are the annual U.N. climate negotiations really for? Read More

Pope Leo calls for global action to tackle climate change a day after wading into US political debate

Pope Leo XIV has called for pressure to be placed on governments to protect the environment as he stressed that damaging the natural world is incompatible with the Christian faith in a speech at a ... Read More

'COP of truth': Countries commit to tackling climate disinformation at UN climate summit

Climate disinformation and information integrity are on the agenda at the UN climate summit for the first time this year. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened COP30 on Monday in the ... Read More

UN General Assembly chief says curbing climate change would make world more peaceful and safer

“To those who are arguing that in these times we have to focus more on peace and security, one can only say the climate crisis is the biggest security threat of our century,” General Assembly ... Read More

Bill Gates calls for 'strategic pivot' in climate change fight away from curbing emissions

Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won't be the end of civilization. He thinks scientific innovation will curb it, and it's instead time for a "strategic pivot" in the global ... Read More

Tackling climate change helps 'every human on the planet,' says scientist

Following President Trump’s claim this week at the United Nations that climate change is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,” one of the world’s most influential scientists has told ... Read More

So many climate numbers. What do they all mean?

Even "numbers people" can be confused by the array of digits used to describe climate progress and failings. Here's what they really mean. Read More