Greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise, locking in long-term climate risks as the natural carbon sinks faltered.
Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere surged by the largest margin ever recorded last year.
The finding in a new report from the World Meteorological Organization means the planet remains on track for more long-term warming, as natural systems struggle to keep up with emissions.
Fractured talks highlight deep divide over who pays as Indigenous leaders gain unprecedented access to U.N. venue.
Nations' climate plans will collectively lower the current trajectory of 2.8° C. of warming to between 2.3° and 2.5°.
Calling themselves 'climate doers,' city leaders criticized a lack of ambition among some nations toward the Paris treaty goals.
Developing nations get 12 to 14 times less than what's needed to adapt infrastructure and prepare for climate impacts.
Fractured talks highlight deep divide over who pays as Indigenous leaders gain unprecedented access to U.N. venue.
The outcome could test the stability of global trading and compound the crisis at the World Trade Organization.
The ICC prosecutor's office is investigating reports of 'mass killings, rapes, and other crimes' by paramilitary forces.
Nations' climate plans will collectively lower the current trajectory of 2.8° C. of warming to between 2.3° and 2.5°.
