World’s first-ever global emissions tax takes a step closer to reality
Countries at the meeting of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization in London signed a deal for shipping emissions to…
Earth on the brink of a key warming threshold after chart-busting year
A wind change increased flames during a planned ignition on the Ross Moore Lake wildfire in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada,…
UN chief warns of ‘serious unintended consequences’ in AI development
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the assembly during the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024.…
Oil industry veteran to lead COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s Minister for ecology and natural resources and formerly an executive at state oil company SOCAR Mukhtar Babayev (C) visits…
Countries agree to deal at COP28 climate summit
COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on…
UN chief invokes rarely used power to push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire
Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres delivers an address at the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit…
World’s largest iceberg A23a is on the move, stoking climate concerns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of miles from the U.N.’s climate summit in the Middle East, the world’s largest…
Oil CEO rejects fossil fuel industry to blame for the climate crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —The chief executive of UAE-based energy firm Crescent Petroleum on Tuesday claimed that blaming the oil…
Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists attend UN climate talks
A man wearing a thawb walks past flags of nations participating in the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference the day before…
COP28 president sparks outcry after controversial fossil fuel comments
Sultan Al-Jaber, chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and president of COP28, speaks in Dubai, United Arab…