A megafire raged in B.C. for 3 months. No one’s on the hook for its emissions VIEW
While Canada dutifully reports pollution figures, when it comes to formally accounting for its emissions, the Elephant Hill blaze and others like it aren't part...
Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds
An examination of 196 country reports to the United Nations reveals a giant gap between what nations declare their emissions to be versus the greenhouse...
‘Uncertainty is not our friend’: Scientists are still struggling to understand the sea level risks posed by Antarctica
Scientists struggling to understand the threat of sea level rise on a warming Earth found Wednesday that amid lingering uncertainty, this much is clear: Meeting...
Accounting problem could hamper the world’s push to cut emissions
As nations calculate and report their level of greenhouse-gas emissions, some get huge offsets if they have a lot of forestland. Independent models, however, don't...
Global forest losses accelerated despite the pandemic, threatening world’s climate goals
The loss of forests critical to protecting wildlife and slowing climate change accelerated during 2020, despite a worldwide pandemic that otherwise led to a dramatic...
Deadly floods in India point to a looming climate emergency in the Himalayas
A massive surge of rock, debris, and icy water killed more than 50 people in Uttarakhand this month. Nearly 150 others are still missing. It...
Coronavirus is airborne. Here’s how to know if you’re breathing other people’s breath.
In a major new pandemic trend, people are turning to carbon dioxide monitoring devices to help assess ventilation quality and the risk of coronavirus transmission....
Earth is now losing 1.2 trillion tons of ice each year. And it’s going to get worse.
Two new papers reveal the growing toll that human-caused global warming is having on the planet's ice.
Biden wants to halt all U.S. climate emissions by 2050. Here’s what that would actually take.
Energy experts at Princeton University describe what it would take for the U.S. to be "net zero" in 30 years, meaning any remaining greenhouse gas...