Today: November 13, 2026
Today: November 13, 2026

climate change

Environment|Science|Technology

Nations promise to install more rooftop solar at UN climate talks

Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030

Economy|Environment|Science

Heat-trapping carbon pollution drops, but scientists cite the Iran war rather than energy progress

Emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels decreased slightly this year due to the Iran war

Environment|Science

Pakistan blames India's Diwali fireworks for Lahore's toxic air

Pakistan blamed poor air quality this week on pollution drifting from neighbouring India, where firecrackers set off during the

Arts|Economy|Environment|Technology

Senate advances energy permitting bill opposed by some Democrats, tribes

The US Senate voted to advance debate on a sweeping bipartisan energy permitting bill on Monday, handing a victory to Democratic Senators Martin Heinrich and Sheldon

Business|Environment|Science

Court blocks California from enforcing climate disclosure laws

A federal appeals court dealt a setback to California's desire to enforce first-of-its-kind climate disclosure laws, blocking the state from requiring large

Economy|Environment|Science|World

UN climate summit kicks off in Turkey after a disastrous year of extreme weather

World leaders, delegates and climate activists are in Antalya, Turkey, for a U.N. climate summit

Environment|Science

5 ways countries stymie climate negotiations without actually saying ‘no’

The methods can be subtle but effective at slowing progress, particularly when fossil fuels are involved. Here’s what to watch for as the latest global climate talks get underway.

Environment|Science

How protection of public land shapes political strategies in the American West

Americans are standing up to protect public lands and bringing concerns about conservation and management into broader public discussion.

Environment|Science|Technology

COP31 summit leaders urge crisis-wracked world to move faster on climate

Leaders of COP31 urged the world to accelerate the fight against global warming as they began their annual UN climate conference

Environment|Science|World

This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says

This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN report showed on

Environment|Science

Planetary extremes are ‘off the charts’ as world’s biggest climate talks kick off

Planetary extremes are ‘off the charts’ as world’s biggest climate talks kick off

Economy|Travel|World

Pope Leo tells Argentina's Trump ally Milei that leaders must know limits of power

Pope Leo on Sunday urged Argentina to safeguard its democracy in a closely watched speech to President Javier Milei, a close ally of

Environment|Science

Climate talks should focus on implementation, not new targets, Singapore says

Global climate talks starting on Monday are unlikely to yield new targets on curbing greenhouse gases, but negotiators have plenty to do to implement

Environment|Science|Technology

Environmental groups embrace AI, even as they warn of data center impacts

Environmental groups worldwide are using artificial intelligence to analyze climate data, track forest fires and count endangered wildlife –

Economy|Environment

Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trump’s fossil fuel agenda

Some Democrats are promising to push for more clean energy to help tackle rising energy costs when they take control of Congress in January

Environment|Health

Democratic attorney general wins could reshape US lawsuits on abortion, immigration and more

Republicans lost state attorney general races to Democrats in key states in the November 3 midterm elections, with potential

Environment|Science

Turkish villagers demand COP31 leaders see for themselves devastation caused by coal

Local official Nejla Isik is among the villagers living beside a coal mine who demand that world leaders gathering in Turkey for COP31 climate

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Departing UN chief calls this 'a moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a powerful message at the climate talks in Turkey

Environment|Health|Science

Diwali celebrations coincide with worsening air. Here’s how to stay safer

For people across South Asia, especially in northern India, Diwali celebrations coincide with the return of hazardous winter air, raising concerns about how to celebrate safely

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Mamdani and Hochul promise a new day for Puerto Rico after Democrats sweep midterms

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul have pledged more support for Puerto Rico as it remains mired in multiple crises

Environment|Science|Technology

Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads

Protesters have broken into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam

Environment

4 things Democrats could do for the environment with a simple Senate majority

4 things Democrats could do for the environment with a simple Senate majority

Environment|Science|World

China adopts law on Antarctic activities and environmental protection

Beijing has approved a law to improve China's Antarctic research and strengthen regulation of its exploration activities, the official Xinhua news agency reported on

Science|Technology

How Marlon Brando’s private island inspired a plan to suck carbon pollution from the air

How Marlon Brando’s private island inspired a plan to suck carbon pollution from the air

Environment|Science|Technology

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may now have so much plastic, it’s changing the color of the ocean

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may now have so much plastic, it’s changing the color of the ocean

Environment|Science|World

Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns

An assessment of the world's coral reef ecosystems has found that almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves

Environment|Science|Technology

Three charts that prove clean energy progress is really happening

Three charts that prove clean energy progress is really happening

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Australia approves seabed site where a Japanese company will store carbon pollution

The Australian government has designated a seabed storage site off its northern coast where a Japanese company plans to store hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide using a technology that has divided climate scientists

Economy|Environment|Science

Turkey’s solar boom shines ahead of a UN climate summit but coal and other fossil fuels loom large

Turkey is spotlighting its renewable energy efforts as it hosts the upcoming U.N. climate summit

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What are the main issues and policies in New Zealand's election?

New Zealanders vote on November 7 in an election dominated by the cost of living, housing, jobs, public services and how to deal with a more uncertain world. 

Environment|Science

Rich countries fall far short on climate adaptation funding, UN says

Rich countries are falling well short of the $305 billion needed each year to help developing nations adapt to climate change, even as extreme weather

Environment

Brazil wraps up COP30 with fossil fuel, forest roadmaps, urging shift from talks to action

Brazil is ending its year-long presidency of the UN climate process with roadmaps aimed at curbing deforestation and accelerating a shift away from

Economy

King Charles says he is determined to build a better future after shame of slavery

King Charles told Commonwealth leaders on Tuesday his greater understanding of the horrors of slavery had made him more determined

Environment|Science|Technology

Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration

Every August, monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains begin their migration from southern Canada and the northern United States to central Mexico to hibernate

Economy|Environment|Science

US wildfire damage is on pace to triple by mid-century, but there are affordable ways to lower the risk

Dry land and little snow helped fuel a destructive 2026 fire season. New research shows active fire seasons are becoming the norm, and communities need to prepare.

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Singapore will push for stronger action against transboundary haze as ASEAN chair in 2027, says minister

Singapore will work with ASEAN member states to strengthen the implementation of an agreement on transboundary haze when it chairs the regional bloc next year, the

Economy|Environment

Dozens of Commonwealth leaders descend on Antigua at time of global political turbulence

Leaders representing nearly a third of the world’s population are meeting on the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua this week to strengthen ties at a time of global political upheaval

Environment|Science

Is El Niño making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse?

A chaotic climate phenomenon called El Niño is intensifying heavy rains and floods in the Southwest

Arts|Travel

Breathtaking images from Weather Photographer of the Year 2026 finalists

Breathtaking images from Weather Photographer of the Year 2026 finalists

Health|Science|World

Bangladesh death toll from dengue rises, unlikely to ease before December

Bangladesh recorded its highest monthly dengue death toll of the year in October, with experts warning the outbreak is unlikely to ease significantly before December.

Science

US to return to standard time Sunday as lawmakers rebuff Trump push

President Donald Trump's months-long push to prod lawmakers to end the twice yearly practice of changing the clocks -- including posting the phone

Arts|Education|Science|Technology

Britain bars entry to Swedish academic ahead of appearance with Palestine Action founder

Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm said on Friday he had been denied entry to Britain, where he was due to speak alongside the co-founder of Palestine

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Soy, rare earths and fuels: how Brazil vote impacts the global flow of resources

Brazil's surprising reelection of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will have implications for the global flow of commodities from the

Environment|Science

Humans accidentally canceled the next ice age — but it’s no reason to celebrate, scientists say

Humans accidentally canceled the next ice age — but it’s no reason to celebrate, scientists say

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China's record-breaking exports of clean tech are making a big dent in emissions, report says

China is exporting a record amount of clean energy technology and that is making a dent in global emissions

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

The path of Cyclone Arnab went through India's plans for data centers and future growth

A cyclone that powered up over unusually warm ocean waters hit part of India’s coastline that’s dense with billions of dollars in plans for data centers

Arts|Environment|World

Cyclone damages homes and farmland in eastern India and kills at least 3 people

Cyclone Arnab has battered India’s eastern Andhra Pradesh state, killing three people and damaging homes and farmland

Environment|Science

King tides inundate streets and flood homes and businesses along both US coasts

King tides have inundated parts of both U.S. coasts

Environment|Science|Technology

Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says

During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances