Indigenous peoples, impacted by climate change, raise alarm about the planet at COP29 They share stories of rising seas, burning trees, contaminated water and disease. Environment 17 Nov, 2024
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change Leader after leader recounted climate disasters, with each one seeming to top the other. Environment 13 Nov, 2024
Earth's biggest polluters aren't sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, Environment 12 Nov, 2024
US top climate negotiator: 'We won't revert back' as Trump prepares to take over Podesta said the Biden administration is still negotiating even as it prepares to leave. Environment 11 Nov, 2024
UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution A UN climate finance committee report looked at the need from 98 countries and estimated it as ranging from $455 billion to $584 billion per year. Environment 11 Nov, 2024
As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what's at stake At the COP28 talks in Dubai, the 34-year-old Sakala told his story in a meeting of African countries World 12 Dec, 2023
At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s special envoy for climate change, expressed doubt that the pledges made would be met. Environment 10 Dec, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia and UAE as Ukraine war grinds on Four Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets accompanied Putin’s plane on the flight to the Emirates, Russian state-run media reported. World 06 Dec, 2023
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation The increase was reported early Tuesday at international climate talks, where global officials are trying to cut emissions by 43% by 2030. Environment 05 Dec, 2023
Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. World 03 Dec, 2023
Top world leaders will speak at UN climate summit. Global warming, fossil fuels will be high in mind International climate talks turned to a power game on Friday as dozens of world leaders including the Saudi crown prince and India's prime minister were to speak, but two of the world's most powerful men — President Joe Biden of the U.S. and China's President Xi Jinping — were glaringly absent. World 01 Dec, 2023
As Dubai prepares for COP28, some world leaders signal they won't attend climate talks The White House has said it is sending a climate team, including Special Envoy John Kerry, climate adviser Ali Zaidi and clean energy adviser John Podesta. World 28 Nov, 2023