Climate Change

International climate talks kicked off on Monday in Madrid, and a delegation of House Democrats showed up to tell the world how much they care about climate change. But they actually revealed, uh, how little action theyve actually taken to appropriately addre…

Image copyrightDean Sewell / GreenpeaceImage caption Ms Plesman placed the charred remains of her home outside parliament in Canberra on Monday A woman in Australia has placed the remains of her home outside the country's parliament building, calling for a…

Image copyrightCOP25Image caption Three women will run the meeting: Spanish minister Teresa Ribera, COP President Carolina Schmidt and UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa Political leaders and climate diplomats are to meet in Madrid for two weeks of talks a…

On the corner of Sixth Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard, between the Sixth Avenue Elementary School and Lupitas Market, Gwendolyn Coakley was standing in the narrow shadow of a streetlight, waiting to help schoolchildren cross the street. It was the only space…

MADRID (Reuters) - The world must stop a “war against nature” and find more political will to combat climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday, the eve of a two-week global climate summit in Madrid. Around the world, e…

Mr. Kerry said while individual members might personally promote specific climate policy proposals, like a tax on carbon dioxide pollution, or the Green New Deal, the coalition is not aimed at promoting any particular plan. Were not going to be divided goin…

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Councils in Australia have declared a climate emergency. Source: City of Sydney “We’ve been slow to move but that's changing now,” he told SBS News. “People are seeing record heat, record fires, the strain on our food production and security.  “We have a huge challenge in front of us but…

Eight years ago, NASA oceanographer Josh Willis strolled through the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. There, he spotted Elvis. At an exhibit displaying the destined King of Rock and Roll at age 21, Willis noticed a particular photograph snapped i…

Enlarge/ A gravel path cuts through a forest in Mount Everett State Reservation in Massachusetts. 2 with 2 posters participating We're going to have to do more than just reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change, according to an Intergovernme…