‘A human face on an abstract problem’: international court forced to listen to climate victims

Friday - Marginalised communities have been elevated during hearings in The Hague on impact of climate crisis

A new global carbon trading market could be held hostage by speculators

Friday - Our planet’s future hangs in the balance due to the unabated greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. Treating these emissions as something that can be owned and exchanged in a market has been touted as a solution since the early 1990s, when UN negotiations to agree a limit to global heating began. At the latest round of talks in Azerbaijan, countries finally agreed rules for a global carbon credit market.

Coal will be a central pillar of COP31 wherever it’s held

Friday - In the shadows of COP29, two of the world’s most coal-dependent countries are still bidding to host the UN climate summit in 2026, offering what could be a unique moment to renew focus on coal, write two climate analysts.

To fix the world's problems, we need both optimism and pessimism

Friday - Solving challenges like climate change not only requires ambitious targets, but also an honest appraisal of uncertainty and possible failure.

A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning

Thursday - It is a common refrain to say that geopolitics gets in the way of climate action. From the war in Ukraine to trade tensions, each year seems to bring another immediate priority that diverts focus from the imperative to act on climate change.

Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists

Thursday - A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say.

Earth’s lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

Wednesday - Much of Earth’s lands are drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released Monday at talks where countries are working to address the problem.

Surging global tourism emissions are driven by just 20 countries – major new study

Wednesday - Surging global tourism emissions are driven almost entirely by 20 countries, and efforts to rein in the trend aren’t working.

Should the polluter always pay?

Wednesday - The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think. It depends on whether your priority is climate justice or cutting carbon.

‘Everything is interconnected’: Author and history professor Sunil Amrith on facing the climate crisis

Wednesday - The Burning Earth is Yale history professor Sunil Amrith’s fifth book, and his first that focuses his academic eye on the climate crisis.

Seagrasses capture carbon 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. Scientists are working to save them

Wednesday - An underwater gardening experiment along the East Coast aims to restore a type of seagrass called eelgrass, at risk of extinction due to rising sea surface temperatures.

2024 is the hottest year on record, EU scientists say

Tuesday - This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on...

The real reason everything’s getting more expensive

Tuesday - Inflation was a defining issue in the presidential election. Here's how climate change is making everything more expensive.

Methane-reducing supplement plagued by misinformation

Tuesday - Concern has been rising over the use of a feed supplement, Bovaer 10, to reduce methane production in cows.

Scientists find huge trove of rare metals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste

Tuesday - Millions of tons of coal ash left over from burning the planet’s dirtiest fossil fuel are sitting in ponds and landfills, able to leach into waterways and pollute soil. But this toxic waste may also...

International court faces a pivotal choice on climate change

Monday - What legal obligations do states have to fight climate change? Should high-emitting countries be held responsible for the harm they’ve caused? And should states safeguard the climate for future...

Why rich countries are ‘reluctant’ on coal-to-clean deals

Monday - UK and German officials have said there will likely be no more Just Energy Transition Partnerships, as the focus shifts to “country platforms” instead.

Builders are using wood in a new way to construct high rises. And it's climate-friendly

Monday - A wood building material can be used in high-rise structures, giving it the potential to replace materials that are bad for the climate, while also locking carbon into buildings for decades.

Climate talks could benefit from more feminist values, less focus on tech solutions, experts say

Monday - Addressing gender equity under existing United Nations initiatives could be one of the best ways to improve outcomes of the annual global climate talks.

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