United States Missing as COP31 Climate Summit Opens in Turkey
COP31 opened in Turkey with leaders confronting extreme weather, climate-finance disputes and rising energy costs—but without participation from the United States.
The Supreme Court Opens With Big Oil—and Nearly 60 Climate Cases in the Balance
Exxon and Suncor want the justices to stop Boulder’s climate-damages lawsuit. The first argument of the new term could reach far beyond Colorado.
EPA Repealed Power-Plant Carbon Limits—Then Moved to Block Future Ones
The EPA finalized a repeal of the 2024 carbon standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants and separately proposed a legal barrier to future federal greenhouse-gas rules.
UN Says Earth Will Cross the 1.5°C Climate Limit Within Years—Now the Plan Is to Cool It Back Down
A landmark UN report says exceeding the Paris climate threshold is now widely considered unavoidable. The new challenge is limiting how high temperatures rise, how long they remain there and whether the world can bring them back down.