Focus on Climate
Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Some plastic-producing and oil and gas countries, including Saudi Arabia, vigorously oppose including plastic production in the treaty.
Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearings
Climate activists hope a legal blueprint will pave the way toward further legal action on climate change.
Big steelmakers failing to make the switch to renewables, survey shows
Steel is responsible for 7% of global CO2 emissions, with coal-fired blast furnaces producing 2 tons of CO2 for each ton of output.
New Mexico appeals court upholds rule aimed at curbing ozone pollution
New Mexico Court of Appeals upholds regulations aimed at cracking down on emissions in one of America's top oil and gas producing states.
Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository
Ontario's Ignace chosen for Canada's nuclear waste repository, a $26B project requiring decades of regulatory and construction work.
Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plans
Baku's COP29 was crucial to boosting climate action across huge swathes of the world. It failed to deliver.
After a disappointing COP29, here’s how to design global climate talks that might actually work
Opinion: Reform COP talks to accelerate global climate action and overcome the slow, flawed process for meaningful change.
COP16 biodiversity talks to restart in February: UN
The last biodiversity meeting ended in November with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection.
Most greenhouse gas emissions come from cities. Why not involve them in NDCs?
Collaboration between national and subnational governments — cities, states, and regions — can strengthen NDCs under the Paris Agreement.
Norway faces WWF in court over deep sea mining
Norway argues that it is essential not to rely on China for critical minerals key for renewable technology.
