Opinion | What’s the Least Bad Way to Cool the Planet?

Pretending that climate change can be solved with emissions cuts alone is a dangerous fantasy.

This Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft the U.S. Climate Plan

Senator Joe Manchin is already a crucial swing vote in the Democrats’ sweeping budget bill. But he will also write the details of its climate change program.

Amid Extreme Weather, a Shift Among Republicans on Climate Change

Many Republicans in Congress no longer deny that Earth is heating because of fossil fuel emissions. But they say abandoning oil, gas and coal will harm the economy.

For Many, Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts.

Industry has been promoting hydrogen as a reliable, next-generation fuel to power cars, heat homes and generate electricity. It may, in fact, be worse for the climate than previously thought.

Parts of the Amazon Go From Absorbing Carbon Dioxide to Emitting It

A new study analyzing hundreds of aerial readings of emissions above the forest canopy found that forest regions in the southeast were most affected.

Has the Carbontech Revolution Begun?

Science can now pull carbon out of the air. For that to make a difference, though, businesses need to find profitable places to put it.

The Little Hedge Fund Taking Down Big Oil

An activist investment firm won a shocking victory at Exxon Mobil. But can new directors really put the oil giant on a cleaner path?

Biden Plans to Restore Alaskan Forest Protections Stripped Under Trump

The administration says it will “repeal or replace” the rule that opened up more than half of Tongass National Forest to logging.

Opinion | The ‘Mean Greens’ Are Forcing Exxon to Clean Up Its Act

Diversifying beyond oil and gas will benefit everyone.

Activists Crashed Exxon’s Board, but Forcing Change Will Be Hard

The tension between climate goals and lifting Exxon Mobil’s profits could make it difficult for activists to make progress.

It’s Crunch Time and Biden’s Climate Gambit Faces Steep Hurdles

He wants to require power companies to replace fossil fuels with clean energy. It’s a broadly popular idea but its path in Congress is perilous.