The attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, has generated waves of lies, conspiracy theories and fodder for internet trolls. But there’s one narrative that has been largely overlooked. The assault underscores the long-overdue need for immigration reform. Paul Pelosi’s alleged attacker, David DePape, was in the country illegally, according to the Department of […]
Mr Biden spoke in Egypt after US mid-term elections delivered better-than-expected results for the president. He claimed the US is a global leader on climate after it passed sweeping laws to tackle global warming. About 35,000 people are in Sharm el-Sheikh for the two-week meeting. “The climate crisis is about human security, economic security, environmental […]
In Pakistan, flooding this summer killed 1,700 people and left one-third of the country underwater. In Fiji, entire villages are retreating inland to escape rising seas. In Kenya, persistent drought has killed livestock and devastated livelihoods. They are among scores of developing countries that face irreversible damage from climate change but have done little to […]
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — With the world on “a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator,” the United Nations chief on Monday told dozens of leaders to ”cooperate or perish,” on avoiding further climate catastrophe, singling out the two biggest polluting countries, China and the United States. He was not the […]
As countries gather in Sharm el-Sheikh next week for the COP27 climate conference, slow progress on promises from the 2015 Paris Agreement has prompted growing alarm. The national emissions pledges to date, experts warn, won’t be able to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7F) — and governments aren’t even fully implementing those pledges. […]
What a difference a year makes. In November 2021, business leaders showed up in force in Glasgow at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), pledging to take on the challenge of reaching net-zero greenhouse-gas-emission goals by 2050. While no one believed that the path to net zero would suddenly become easy, commitments made to target […]
The global net-zero goals set out by the Paris Agreement are still within reach — but achieving them will require a $100 trillion investment, according to a new report by BNY Mellon Investment Management and Fathom Consulting. That amount equates to around 15% of all global investment or 3% of global GDP over the next […]
The outcome of Brazil’s presidential election Sunday is being hailed as a crucial victory for global climate, with experts saying the country now has an opportunity to curb rampant deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and jump-start a green economy. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s narrow defeat over Jair Bolsonaro offered hope to environmentalists in Brazil […]
Wildfires, drought, extreme heat and other effects of climate change are rapidly accelerating and compounding in California, according to a report from state scientists. The fourth edition of “Indicators of Climate Change in California,” released Tuesday, paints a stark picture of the escalating climate crisis and documents how global reliance on fossil fuels has had […]
Temperatures in Europe are increasing twice as fast as in any other continent on Earth, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a UN agency. Why it matters: Rapid warming is leading to devastating extreme weather events, including deadly heat waves and floods, as well as hotter, more severe droughts. Driving the news: In a […]