Unbreaking the $100 billion climate vow
A U.N. Security Council debate drew attention to the peace dividends of preparing for a warmer world and rich nations' broken climate promise.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. Created in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Environment Program, IPCC provides governments and U.N.-led summits with scientific information they can use to form climate policies.
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Climate report reveals 'atlas of human suffering'
The world's top climate experts sounded the alarm over the consequences of inaction in an exhaustive new report that details the hell of a warming world.
IPCC wrapping up next major climate report
A panel of the world's top climate scientists began putting the final touches on their latest comprehensive look at how global warming affects the planet.
U.N. report warns of 'catastrophic' climate failure
Governments must be far more ambitious about cutting greenhouse gases to avoid catastrophically overheating the planet, according to a new U.N. report.
IPCC warns some warming is locked in
The U.N. chief called a major new report on human-caused global warming ‘a code red for humanity’ though a brief window exists to avoid the worst.
Experts urge policy nexus to nature, climate crises
The planet's massive losses of species and rising temperatures are driven by human activities that must be tackled together, two organizations reported.
Primary forest loss up 12% despite pandemic
Old-growth tropical forest losses rose 12% in 2020 accelerated by commerce and climate-related factors, according to Global Forest Watch.
Food waste could circle Earth sevenfold
While one-in-10 people on the planet suffers chronic hunger, the world wastes about 17% of all the food that is produced each year, UNEP reported.
Analysis finds climate pledges 'fall far short'
The world's promised cuts in greenhouse gases come nowhere close to fulfilling the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a new U.N. analysis.
WMO reports world near Paris accord 1.5° limit
WMO reported that global warming has made it 70% likely one or more months between 2020 and 2024 will exceed a Paris Agreement limit.
Brave lone voice of youth climate activism takes on the 'emperors'
In a podcast, Greta Thunberg invokes a 183-year-old tale that captures the thinking needed to solve the climate crisis.
Worlds collide: Trump, Thunberg at Davos
U.S. President Donald Trump and 17-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg seemed to be talking about two entirely different planets at WEF in Davos.
U.N. warns significant carbon cuts needed to meet Paris treaty goals
A new U.N. report says the world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 7.6% a year starting in 2020.
Scientists declare humanity is in the grips of a global climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists said only an urgent shift to a carbon-free economy can ward off planetary catastrophe.
New clean air treaty goes into effect across Europe and North America
The agreement aims to limit heat-trapping black carbon emissions that accelerate melting of glaciers and sea ice.
IPCC report on cryosphere points to 'profound' impacts from warming
Almost 1 meter of sea level rise and the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is anticipated by the end of the century.