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Paris Agreement

school child walking down flooded road in Gulf of Mexico

COP 26 highlights an infuriating, depressing, miserable situation. And yet…

By Adam Sobel | Climate Change

gas burner flames

Despite pledges to take action, almost no nations are cutting down fossil fuel production

By Damian Carrington | Climate Change

Yes, the IPCC report was bad. But we can still salvage a livable planet.

By John Morales | Climate Change, Columnists, Opinion

Biden driving electric truck

The next few years will determine our collective climate future. Here’s how Biden is measuring up.

By Dan Lashof | Climate Change, Opinion

researcher inside wind turbine

Climate change: What has Biden promised to do? And is it enough?

By Oliver Milman | Climate Change

climate change protest sign

Big advertising to ditch Big Oil?

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Interviews

coal barge China

China pledged to cut emissions. It went on a coal spree instead.

By Michael Standaert | Climate Change

Should Biden aim to cut US carbon emissions in half by 2030?

By Oliver Milman | Climate Change

bird in flight at dawn in marsh

Climate change is a crisis. But should President Biden declare a national emergency?

By John Morales | Climate Change, Opinion

broken hourglass with sand pouring out

Congress has to fix Trump’s 11th-hour climate rules—before it’s too late

By Gary Yohe, Henry Jacoby, Richard Richels, Benjamin Santer | Climate Change

hands and globe and tree

Biden is off to a great start. But there’s a lot of work to be done on climate.

By John Morales | Climate Change

leaves and frost

Warmer winters mean more freezing, more thawing—and more emissions

By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson | Climate Change