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To fight climate change, and now Russia, too, Zurich turns off natural gas
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Zurich, Switzerland, is shutting down the gas supply to some neighborhoods. Originally aimed at fighting climate change and saving money, it's also a step to cut gas imports from Russia.
How dairy farmers are cashing in on California's push for cleaner fuel
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Big dairy farms are profiting from California's tougher limits on greenhouse emissions. They're getting paid to capture methane from cow manure. But critics say the system subsidizes polluters.
A satellite finds massive methane leaks from gas pipelines
Thursday, February 03, 2022
A satellite has detected massive leaks of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from natural gas plants and pipelines. Most of these releases are deliberate, resulting from sloppy pipeline repairs.
In 2021, climate ambitions soared and crashed in the U.S. and around the world
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
President Biden's lofty domestic goals were brought down to earth by congressional opposition, notably from one Democratic senator. International efforts to fight planetary warming also fell short.
With the loss of Manchin's vote, Biden's climate change agenda may be doomed
Monday, December 20, 2021
Despite a year of increasing weather disasters, Biden's ambitious climate plans may be doomed in Congress.
Most nations are promising to end deforestation, but skeptics want proof
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
More than a hundred countries just promised to protect and restore forests. Similar pledges in the past have not succeeded, but forest advocates hope that this effort can learn from past mistakes.
Scientists are working to figure out how climate change influences tornadoes
Monday, December 13, 2021
Tornadoes remain among the most unpredictable weather events. Unlike hurricanes, there's little evidence so far that the planet's warming climate is producing more of them, or more severe ones.
Carbon trading gets a green light from the U.N., and Brazil hopes to earn billions
Monday, December 06, 2021
Carbon offsets got a big boost from November's U.N. climate summit. New rules could make it easier for companies to pay for carbon-cutting projects in other countries, rather than doing it themselves.
World leaders commit to ambitious goals at U.N. climate summit
Saturday, November 13, 2021
The U.N. climate summit's landmark decision sets aggressive targets for cutting greenhouse emissions. It also promises more aid for developing countries, but many of those countries wanted more.
Climate negotiations at COP26 center on timeline and aid to developing countries
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, have gone into overtime. Countries are divided over how quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions and over aid to developing countries.
Negotiators are in the home stretch on the final day of UN climate conference
Friday, November 12, 2021
The final day of COP26, the UN's conference where global leaders and delegates are negotiating crucial and concrete strategies to limit greenhouse gas emissions, is underway in Glasgow, Scotland.
As climate talks come to a close, not all the countries there are on the same page
Friday, November 12, 2021
Negotiations are coming down to the wire at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. There's a new draft agreement, but bitter differences remain between rich and poor countries.
Draft agreement at the COP26 climate summit looks to rapidly speed up emissions cuts
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The draft, circulated at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, calls for an end to coal power and more rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
Halfway through COP26, here's what has happened so far and what lies ahead
Monday, November 08, 2021
It's the second and final week of the UN climate conference in Glasgow after a weekend of protests. World leaders are expected to hammer out details on their plans to slow catastrophic global warming.
Latest climate pledges could limit global temperature rise, a new report says
Friday, November 05, 2021
The International Energy Agency says that if nations honor their latest pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures could be held to 1.8 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
Biden administration proposes rules to cut climate-warming methane emissions
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
In a major expansion, the new rules would apply not just to new operations but to older ones as well. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and considered key to slowing global warming quickly.
World leaders are gathering in Scotland for the U.N. Climate Summit
Monday, November 01, 2021
President Biden will address the COP26 climate change conference. He will speak about the United States strategy to reach its climate goals, but he doesn't have any commitments in hand.
'We're not where we need to be,' says U.N. climate chief
Sunday, October 31, 2021
A global climate summit got underway today in Glasgow, Scotland. It appears unlikely that this conference will produce any dramatic new changes in policy.
PHOTOS: Cyclones and salty water are a threat. These women are finding solutions
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Storms come more often and the sea is rising, says an activist in Bangladesh. Crops are being ruined. Here's how one village is handling the situation.
A lot is riding on the COP26 global climate summit, but broken promises stall change
Sunday, October 31, 2021
A look ahead to what COP26 might mean for the fight against global warming as the world's highest profile climate summit kicks off in Glasgow, Scotland.