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While the world is making some progress on climate change, work to transform the energy system and curb forest loss is happening too slowly to keep warming to 1.5 degrees C, according to a new report. On only one measure is the pace of change sufficient:…

Oil, gas, and coal exports are not counted when countries tally their greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement. This allows wealthy nations to report progress on emissions reduction goals, while shipping their fossil fuels — and the pollution they…

Oil, gas, and coal exports are not counted when countries tally their greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement. This allows wealthy nations to report progress on emissions reduction goals, while shipping their fossil fuels — and the pollution they…

Thanks to a record buildout of wind and solar power, China could see its emissions peak this year, according to a new analysis. Read more on E360 →

Greenland's coastal glaciers are melting twice as rapidly as they were two decades ago, according to a study warning the glaciers have entered a new phase of rapid retreat. Read more on E360 →

California’s ancient sequoias — some of which have stood more than 1,000 years — are facing an existential threat from increasingly intense wildfires linked to climate change. But federal efforts to thin forests to reduce fire risks are drawing pushback…

Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon is down 70 percent, year on year, through the first nine months of 2023, the government estimates. Read more on E360 →

Landscape architect Kate Orff works on rebuilding natural systems to help communities and cities reduce their climate risks. Places with interwoven ecological systems, she says, are more resilient and better able both to respond to emergencies and adapt for…

The Environmental Protection Agency will review a chemical found in tires that has been linked with the deaths of salmon on the U.S. West Coast. Read more on E360 →

Humans have raised the level of mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold, largely by burning coal, a new study finds. Read more on E360 →

With UN climate negotiations set for next month, a growing number of nations and business leaders are calling for a phaseout of fossil fuels. But with major fossil fuel expansion projects moving ahead around the globe, advocates of strong action face a…

As part of its efforts to wean itself off Russian gas, Europe has sought to import more gas from overseas, erecting new terminals for processing deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG). But this new capacity is set to exceed demand, according to a new…

A scarcity of weather stations in Africa and elsewhere in the Global South means millions of people cannot be alerted about impending extreme weather events. What’s needed is funding for equipment and early warning systems, which will reduce damage and save…

Researchers have discovered coral bleaching hundreds of feet underwater, at a depth where corals were once well-insulated from dangerous heating at the ocean's surface. Read more on E360 →

A massive bird kill this month highlighted a grim problem: As many as a billion birds die in the U.S. each year by flying into windows and glass walls. Efforts are now underway in cities to dim building lights, make glass more visible, and adopt other…

Scientists have recorded the first-ever case of avian flu in the Antarctic, finding the disease had spread among migrating brown skuas. Read more on E360 →

Cristiane Julião — a member of the Pankararu Indigenous group and co-founder of the National Articulation of Ancestral Warriors Women — challenges the deeply rooted sexism that hinders environmental protection in Brazil. “The state needs to listen to…

Cristiane Julião — a member of the Pankararu Indigenous group and co-founder of the National Articulation of Ancestral Warriors Women — challenges the deeply rooted sexism that hinders environmental protection in Brazil. “The state needs to listen to…

A new study finds that climate change is increasingly influencing the formation of El Niño. Read more on E360 →

The expansion of farmland is the main cause of terrestrial biodiversity loss globally. And climate climate could exacerbate those losses, according to a new study. Read more on E360 →