Global World News What Trump’s Expected Withdrawal From Global Climate Efforts Means For The Environment — And The Economy

trump's withdrawals: us shifts global policy; un climate fund gutted

Trump's policy changes spark withdrawals from global organizations. From the WHO to the UN Human Rights Council, see how the US is reshaping international relations. Read More

Uncommon Knowledge: Trump may be winning the global climate change debate

Europe’s climate hawks called the emerging deal unacceptable if it dropped fossil-fuel language—EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra and UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pressed for a credible road map to ... Read More

With the rest of the world at a climate summit, Trump administration announces major environmental rollbacks

This week, the administration released a series of sweeping proposals to encourage oil drilling and roll back protections for wetlands and endangered species. Read More

Global Leaders Are Glad the US Isn’t Attending COP30

Momentum behind decarbonizing the global economy has built to the point where it is inevitable—with or without the United States. Read More

California steps in as Trump skips global climate summit in Brazil

California aims to build on its reputation as a global climate leader at this year's COP conference in Belém, Brazil. Read More

Why Trump is not a death knell for global climate action

Matt McDonald has received funding from the Australian Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council in the UK. In his rambling speech to the United Nations last month, United States ... Read More

Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short, UN says

All nations of the world had homework this year: submit new-and-improved plans to fight climate change. But the plans they handed in “have barely moved the needle” on reducing Earth’s future warming, ... Read More