Deep divisions still remained about the future of fossil fuels. Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change ...

The first Conference of the Parties under the United Nations climate convention took place in Berlin a quarter of a century ago. By today’s standards, it was a relatively modest affair, involving just ...

The COP26 international commitment to sell only zero-emission vehicles is a major turning point in transportation history, but policymakers must accelerate deployment through EV standards to to have a ...

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The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in November was a pivotal moment for action on climate change. Nature news reporters and editors attended COP26, and reported on the science and ...

When Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, reappeared at COP26 on November 10th, he glibly told reporters: “I don’t see why we shouldn’t go into extra time if we have to.” Unfortunately for ...

China is a country of epic contradictions. It is home to the world’s largest solar farm, a rolling ocean of 4 million panels high up in the Tibetan plateau that’s large enough to cover Manhattan. Some ...

HONG KONG — Tuvalu’s approach at the COP26 climate summit: Show, don’t tell. In a speech aired at the summit on Tuesday, the Pacific island nation’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe is dressed in a suit ...

COP26 President Alok Sharma attends the Closing Plenary of the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images) This column is part of Covering Climate Now, a global ...

GLASGOW, Scotland — The British government promised to host a carbon-neutral climate conference, but even after all the showy sustainability — the reusable coffee cups, the low-flush loos, the ...

The COP26 international climate talks in Glasgow, which begin on October 31, couldn’t come at a more crucial time. A state-of-the-science report published by the UN in August showed that the world is ...

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