China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad

It marks a major shift for one of the biggest backers of coal-fired plants globally. Still, China remains heavily reliant on new coal plants at home, and is the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases.

United Nations Warns of ‘Catastrophic Pathway’ With Current Climate Pledges

An accounting of promises made by countries in the years since the Paris accord found that they are not enough to avoid drastic impacts from climate change.

John Kerry: Delaying U.N. Climate Summit Would Be a ‘Huge Mistake’

On a trip through India, Mr. Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy, said the global climate summit must be held in November despite concerns about the pandemic.

Opinion | This Is the World Being Left to Us by Adults

“We will not allow the world to look away.”

Climate Change Is a ‘Hammer Hitting Us on the Head,’ Developing Nations Say

Leaders of vulnerable countries, as well as activists, said Monday’s blistering United Nations report must galvanize global action. But major emitters are dragging their heels.

A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us.

Some devastating impacts of global warming are now unavoidable, a major new scientific report finds. But there is still a short window to stop things from getting even worse.

Opinion | Apocalypse Right Now

Mother Nature called. She’s had it.

Democrats Propose a Border Tax Based on Countries’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Senators introduced a plan on Monday to tax iron, steel and other imports from countries without ambitious climate laws.

‘No One Is Safe’: Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World

Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences of climate change.

‘No One Is Safe’: Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World

Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences of climate change.

Europe Plans Aggressive New Laws to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

The proposals, expected Wednesday, are likely to be more ambitious and specific than other countries’ efforts to fight climate change and may include a border tax on imports deemed to be polluting.

Climate Change Is Destroying My Country. The Nations Causing It Must Help.

Islands like the Bahamas are paying the price for wealthier nations’ emissions — an injustice crying out for a global remedy.

G7 Nations Take Aggressive Climate Action but Hold Back on Coal

President Biden pushed climate action after four years in which Donald Trump rejected cooperation with allies. But leaders failed to set an expiration date for burning coal.

Opinion | The Keystone XL Pipeline Is Dead. Next Target: Line 3.

The fight over the pipeline will be, at least for now, where Biden’s climate commitment will be judged.

Biden Aims to Bolster U.S. Alliances in Europe, but Challenges Loom

The good will President Biden brings on his first trip abroad papers over lingering doubts about U.S. reliability and the cost that Europe will be expected to pay.

Climate Is High on Agenda as Korean Leader Heads to White House

The Biden administration is expected to press for deeper cuts in South Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions when President Moon Jae-in visits Washington on Friday.

Climate Is High on Agenda as Korean Leader Heads to White House

The Biden administration is expected to press for deeper cuts in South Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions when President Moon Jae-in visits Washington on Friday.