Record 2022 profits show the oil and gas industry remains strong as climate change worsens

Meeting climate targets would mean a rapidly shrinking oil and gas sector, but companies are raking in money and continuing to expand.

Emissions divide now greater within countries than between them – study

Report finds ‘relatively small group’ of rich people contribute disproportionately to emissions

The Battle of Lützerath Marks Beginning of a New Stage for Global Climate Movement

The dominant system of capital and state has already made its choice: it wants collapse and will violently confront anyone who opposes it.

Temperature extremes, plus ecological marginalization, raise species risk: Studies

As human activities have pushed many animal species to the margins of former habitats, some protected areas may not be located in the right places, especially as frequent extreme temperatures shrink their ranges further.

UK Celebs Join Campaign to Get Top UK Banks to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Expansion

Now, famed screenwriter and director Richard Curtis wants them to curb their dirty spending habits, and he’s enlisting some big names in his campaign including actors Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance.

The unexpected barrier preventing American small towns from accessing federal climate funds

The infrastructure law allocated more than $50 billion to make America more resilient to climate change. But much of that money comes with a catch.

How high-tech, capitalist solutions to the climate crisis just feed racism

UN rapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at the expense of marginalized groups and Indigenous Peoples.

How a seal and a robot helped uncover a potential climate change disaster

Scientists discovered a climate change disaster waiting to happen in one of the most mysterious regions on Earth: vast glaciers in West Antarctica.

World’s large dams could lose quarter of capacity by 2050, says UN

Federal safety watchdog concerned about EV weight, size in crashes

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said EVs are important in addressing the climate crisis, but must come with safety considerations.

How Congress forces us to cause climate change

As we prepare our income tax filings for 2022, we know Congress will spend some of our money on things we don’t like. We can shrug off most of it.

Climate change a far bigger environmental danger (to birds and humans) than wind turbines | READER COMMENTARY

Whatever danger turbines pose to birds, it's not even close to how greenhouse gas emissions threaten the planet and nearly all its inhabitants.

Hurricanes and floods bring $120 billion in insurance losses in 2022

Hurricane Ian in the United States and floods and Australia helped to make 2022 one of the costliest years on record for natural disasters, Munich Re said on Tuesday, warning that climate change was making storms more intense and frequent.

Want to help mitigate climate change? Treat your soil like gold

By unlocking soil’s profound ability to capture carbon, you can help mitigate climate change while growing a beautiful garden at the same time..

Pretending ‘nature-based solutions’ will solve the climate crisis is perverse and delusional

We cannot hide behind language that tells a bizarre story about how the planet we are in the process of destroying is simultaneously going to save us.

Brazil's Lula Taps an Amazon Activist for Environment Minister

Brazil's President-elect announced Thursday that Amazon activist Marina Silva will be the country's next minister of environment.

Councils approve airport expansions, oil drilling and motorways despite pledges to hit net zero by 2030

Campaigners say they fear councils are not taking their climate commitments seriously as many continue to support high carbon infrastructure projects in their local areas

A Survey Revealed Canadians' Biggest Worries For 2023 & They're Pretty Gloomy

Once a time of optimism, the heralding of the new year might nowadays feel more like a meditation in worst-case scenarios. And a recent Leger survey reveals just how gloomy some Canadians' outlook for 2023 has become.

Here's Why Climate Change Is Making Air Travel More Dangerous, According to Experts

U.S. airlines have made steady improvements to their overall accident rate in recent years. But turbulence continues to be a major cause of accidents and…

Millions of Dollars in Federal Pollution Fines Sit Unused in Conservation Fund: Audit

Millions of dollars collected by the federal government through fines levied on big polluters have sat unused in a conservation fund intended to be used for environmental initiatives, a recent audit found.

'Ray of hope’: Climate action professionals share why 2022 was an optimistic year

As we look back at 2022, it’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to climate action.

Lawmakers push Biden administration to act faster on plastic pollution

A new letter urges President Biden to “set meaningful standards to address the global plastic pollution crisis at home and beyond.”

Winter cycling in Alberta growing more popular

When Edmonton city council approved $100 million to build out a network of bike lanes, many condemned the decision, saying Alberta’s climate is not conducive to cycling.

Congress must invest in international climate action while it has the chance

By Christmas, the world will know if the U.S. is serious about fulfilling climate finance commitments.

Romanians among those least concerned about climate change, survey shows

Two-thirds of global respondents in a recent Ipsos survey expect more extreme weather in 2023 than this year, but onl

Mexico's new climate plan is worse than its old one, analysts say

Mexico announced a new climate change plan at COP27 to significant praise, but technical analysis shows it still leads to high emissions.

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Amazon’s plastic packaging could circle the planet 800 times. Can it be stopped?

Billions of packages are delivered every year by the world’s largest retailer and a wave of environmental pollution has followed, writes senior climate correspondent Louise Boyle

EPA study finds big cars are stalling progress on climate change - Business News

A Ram 1500 model lot is seen at the Muck Hike dealership on December 14, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Sobering study details how climate change could displace thousands in NYC

The report found 1.7 million people live within or directly adjacent to the city’s estimated 2050 100-year floodplain.

Roman Travers: We want climate action, so why isn't anything being done?

The New Zealand Herald recently ran a poll to get a better understanding of how New Zealanders feel we're collectively doing with regards to climate change

Climate Change to Make Massive California Earthquake Even More Devastating

Records show California is overdue for a magnitude 8 earthquake, and scientists warn that wildfires and landslides may make the destruction even worse.

Scientists outline key policies for degrowth in the fight against climate change

Degrowth policies would be effective in fighting against climate breakdown and biodiversity loss and would secure human needs and well-being.