Climate Change

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over the United States’ response to climate change in their final presidential debate on Thursday, which included a stark disagreement over the future of the oil industry.The candidates were asked at their matchup in Nashville, Tennessee, what they would do…

The most notable part of Thursday’s presidential debate on climate change was the fact it was included as a topic and assumed as a fact.The big picture: This is the first time in U.S. presidential history that climate change was a featured issue at a debate. It signals how the…

A month ago — when California was on fire and its inhabitants were shocked to see bright-orange skies outside their windows — the Golden State’s natural resources secretary pleaded with President Trump to acknowledge the major role climate change had played in the blazes. To which Trump responded: “I don’t…

During the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden in early October, it was hard not to notice the lack of emphasis placed on climate change. Sure, Trump incomprehensibly claimed to be “planting trees,” but moderator Chris Wallace phrased our planet’s rapidly deteriorating climate conditions as theory rather…

Bill Gates has a new book coming out. GatesNotes.com "Author" isn't a new title for Microsoft and Gates Foundation co-founder Bill Gates. His first book, The Road Ahead, came out in 1995, and Business @ the Speed of Thought in 1999. But his next work tackles one of the vital…

At least six different species of the genus Homo — H. habilis, H. ergaster, H. erectus, H. heidelbergensis, H. neanderthalensis, and H. sapiens — populated the world during the latest Pliocene to the Pleistocene. The extinction of all but one of them is currently shrouded in mystery. According to a…

There hasn’t been a better time to learn about climate change through the wonderful medium of podcasting.Photo: Lukas Schulze (Getty Images)Podcasting seems to be everywhere these days, so of course, there’s no surprise that there are quite a few shows that deal with the big, important topic on everyone’s minds:…

Canada's environment minister talked to Paul Wells about the fate of the oil sands, cabinet leaks and the country's roadmap for tackling climate change in a Maclean's Live discussion After the 2019 election was fought largely on questions of energy, the environment and climate change, many voters were probably expecting…

By Donna Lu Was Homo erectus driven extinct by climate change?The Natural History Museum/AlamySudden climatic changes may have been a significant driver of the extinction of early human species. Pasquale Raia at the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and his colleagues have used climate modelling and fossil records…

Supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett refused to say whether she accepts the science of climate change, under questioning from Kamala Harris, saying she lacked the expertise to know for sure and calling it a topic too controversial to get into. On Wednesday, Barrett framed acknowledgment of a manmade climate…