Global Warming

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 C is "on life support" as UN climate talks enter their final days, but he added that "until the last moment, hope should be maintained." UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres gestures during an interview at the…

In the fight against climate change, one figure stands out above all others: 1.5 degrees Celsius. It can be hard to wrap your head around the implications of a warming world, but the difference between 1.5 degrees Celsius and 2 degrees Celsius is profound. To give one example: At 1.5…

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) is “on life support” with climate talks in Glasgow so far not reaching any of the U.N.’s three goals, but he added that “until the last moment, hope…

PARIS - More than 200 scientists told the COP26 summit Thursday to take immediate action to halt global warming, warning in an open letter that some climate change impacts were "irreversible" for generations. The central task of the Glasgow meeting is to implement the Paris Agreement, with its goal of…

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What is the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow all about? Video / Ben Cummins The world's top carbon polluters, China and the United States, agreed Wednesday to increase their cooperation and speed up action to rein in climate-damaging emissions, signalling a mutual effort on global warming at a time…

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The US and China are at odds on many fronts, but climate change might not be one of them. The Washington Post reports the two countries have issued a joint pledge at COP26 to limit global warming during the 2020s. Both nations said they recognized a gap between current actions…

By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Image source, Getty Images Countries are being urged to strengthen their carbon-cutting targets by the end of 2022 in a draft agreement published at the COP26 Glasgow climate summit. The document says vulnerable nations must get more help to cope with the deadly impacts of…

A flurry of emissions pledges around the COP26 climate summit will likely do little to slow global warming, the UN said Tuesday, calling on nations to sharply accelerate their greenhouse gas cuts this decade. Nations have presented a range of new and enhanced commitments -- including a vow by India…