Global Warming

Christiana Figueres was the United Nations climate chief at the historic conference in Paris in 2015, where nations first agreed to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. She is the founding partner of Global Optimism. Read More

MUMBAI, India —  After the cops showed up in an urban forest and detained Manisha Dhinde, one of them asked her: “What is this fashion of protesting for the environment?” “It isn’t fashion,” Dhinde snapped back on that day two years ago. “It is my duty to save trees.” She was…

Warming stripes of aviation, showing the percentage contribution to global warming from 1980 to 2021. Credit: Developed as part of ongoing collaboration with the European Aviation Safety Agency’s environmental work (e.g. ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/default/files/2019-aviation-environmental-report.pdf) Aviation is responsible for more global warming than implied by its carbon footprint alone. According to new research…

One analysis says that new pledges made at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, UK, have put the world on track for a 1.9°C of warming, but experts caution it takes a very optimistic view Environment | Analysis 3 November 2021 By Adam Vaughan Delegates gather at the COP26 climate…

As a leading climate scientist, Paola Arias doesn’t need to look far to see the world changing. Shifting rain patterns threaten water supplies in her home city of Medellín, Colombia, while rising sea levels endanger the country’s coastline. She isn’t confident that international leaders will slow global warming or that…

Britain called Wednesday for the world's financial industry to channel its vast funds toward greener investments to ensure that global efforts to curb global warming succeed.  Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said that while the U.K. government is providing fresh financing to help poor countries cope with climate change, "public investment alone isn’t…

Experts say the effects of global warming are devastating Bangladesh and destroying the livelihoods of millions, particularly increased cyclones and flooding that brings saltwater further inland. Bangladesh, a country of about 160 million, has historically contributed a fraction of the world’s emissions, and yet the low-lying delta nation is hard…

Surface meltwater flowing towards the ocean through a channel in Greenland. Credit: Ian Joughin Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past 40 years according to new research, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide. Over the past…

Samoan climate activist Brianna Fruean, 23, addressed world leaders at the opening of COP26. Video / United Nations World leaders promised to protect Earth's forests, cut methane emissions and help South Africa wean itself off coal at the UN climate summit Tuesday (US time) — part of a flurry of…

Scientific instruments in space today can monitor hurricane strength, sea level rise, ice sheet loss and much more. Christina Koch/NASA With the United Nations’ climate conference in Scotland turning a spotlight on climate change policies and the impact of global warming, it’s useful to understand what the science shows. I’m…