The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026 January 2, 2026 By Lili Pike The world is now moving into the latter half of a critical decade to fight climate change. Scientists have warned...
Some Good Climate News to End the Year December 31, 2025 By Laura Millan, Coco Liu, Olivia Rudgard and Kyle Stock Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions kept rising in 2025 and country pledges to cut them are nowhere near where they need...
2025 Was One of Three Hottest Years on Record: Researchers December 31, 2025 By Alexa St. John Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was...
Swiss Court Admits Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Cement-Maker Holcim December 22, 2025 A court in Switzerland said on Monday it would admit a legal complaint against Swiss cement maker Holcim, which alleges...
Japan Faces $6-a-Person Lawsuit Over Climate Change Risks December 18, 2025 By Aaron Clark and Shoko Oda More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the...
Update: EU Eases Combustion Engine Ban to Help Ailing Industry December 17, 2025 By Ewa Krukowska and John Ainger The European Union pulled back from an effective ban on combustion engines and offered more flexibility for carmakers in the...
EU Strikes Deal on Climate Target to Cut Emissions by 90% by 2040 December 10, 2025 By Disha Mishra and Kate Abnett The European Union agreed on Wednesday to set a legally binding climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%...
Europe Agrees to Drastic ESG Cuts After US Pressure Intensifies December 9, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff and Ewa Krukowska The European Union reached a tentative deal to slash ESG requirements, as the bloc faces intensifying pressure from the US...
The World’s Plastic Glut Is Set to Get Much Worse by 2040, Study Finds December 4, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies, humans...
COP30 Climate Deal Fails to Detail Fossil Fuel Cuts, but Pledges Adaptation Funding November 24, 2025 By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling and ANTON L. DELGADO United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday that pledged more funding for countries to adapt to...