Violent weather exacerbated by climate change fueled hunger and food insecurity across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, according to a new United Nations report.

We need to "take a step back" and assess the full environmental and human rights impacts of mining critical minerals, says Elisa Morgera

When it comes to climate change, the awful news has been coming thick and fast. We now know that in 2024, the Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time.

According to the United Nations website, the Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change that was adopted by 196 parties at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, in December 2015. It was enforced at the ...

The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of US President Donald Trump. "I can confirm to you that the United States has notified the secretary-general,

Britain submitted further details of its plan to cut carbon emissions to the United Nations climate body on Thursday, outlining actions it is taking to hit the ambitious targets announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer last year.

Scientists say the unfolding El Niño event superimposed on long-term global warming is a primary driver of this huge spike in global surface temperatures since mid-2023. But the magnitude of the increase shocked many experts, leaving them somewhat puzzled about what else could be behind the remarkable temperature.

Climate change is intensifying even as a climate denier takes charge as US president. In 2025, the choice between catastrophe and prosperity could not be higher

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate body's budget, filling a gap left by President Donald Trump.

"We are moving forward regardless of what this administration is or is not doing, because we have to," a manager of the group America Is All In told Newsweek.

In 2024, global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above 19th-century levels. Surpassing this Paris Agreement target seems inevitable, and scientists warn against overconfidence in reversing climate change.

Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization and others are stepping in to maintain US contributions to the agency tasked with implementing the Paris Agreement.