
In Real Life: Blowout
Scripps News traces the global path of American fossil fuels and their impact on profits and the planet.
Scripps News traces the global path of American fossil fuels and their impact on profits and the planet.
U.S. officials say several wildfires have destroyed many thousands of giant sequoia trees in California in a two-year period.
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Officials in Brazil say the Amazon has seen the worst increase in deforestation in 15 years.
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Friday's draft proposals called on countries to accelerate "the phaseout of unabated coal power and of inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels."
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Communities across the country are reconsidering a process they've long avoided.
Bhikkhu Bodhi is a world-renowned scholar and monk who travels the globe to spread his message on climate change and sustainable living.
The U.N. Secretary-General warned that climate talks at COP26 are on "life support," and likely won't yield the needed reductions in emissions.
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Cost-effective, sustainable technologies were on display.
The U.S. and China have agreed to step up their cooperation in taking action to tackle climate change.
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It's Pelosi's first engagement at COP26.
About 10,000 people have joined a march through Glasgow, saying promises made at COP26 just aren't enough.
Glasgow's facilities and dedication to COP26's cause made it a prime spot for the global summit.
Sixty percent of Christians polled said it was a top priority or important for Congress to pass a bill addressing climate change.
Friday was the day the U.N. conference said it was dedicating to youth. But the schedule didn't reflect that, at times.
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The national gap between the rich and the poor is already growing. But that the disparity may be worse in the Keys because of climate change.
More than 70% of the world's cobalt is produced in the DRC. A mining law prohibiting children from engaging in artisanal mining is not being enforced.
Critics say the vision is still obscured by a lot of smoke because several major economies have yet to set a date to end their dependence on the fuel.
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Coal factories predominantly used to power electricity grids produced 37% of the world's electricity in 2019.
Local climate experts are hoping new software that can predict typhoon activity can help them prevent further sinking.
Tanzania's capital city could lose up to $5.3 billion in public and private assets because of the threat of rising sea levels and flooding.
One technology is an air bubble that promotes the growth of algae, which are organisms that eat carbon dioxide.
It's being called the first major achievement of the climate summit in Glasgow.
Leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the COP26 climate conference.
One of the United Nations' biggest concerns is that some countries are more focused on amorphous long-term net-zero goals.
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Oil industry executives refused to pledge that their companies would not spend money to oppose efforts that reduce emissions.
The ship will set out to research how the Earth's atmosphere and oceans are warming.
Scientists say that the country's climate change targets are among the weakest in the developed world.
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Glasgow "is not the end of the road" and countries must keep raising their targets over the coming years.
India's environment minister says wealthier countries like the U.S. and China have a bigger responsibility to act on climate change.
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Countries participating in an upcoming climate summit in Scotland are being called on to fulfill their Paris Accord pledges.
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