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Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?

Concentrations of HFC-23, one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, remained elevated in East Asia after China, a known past polluter, agreed to curb emissions.

By Phil McKenna and Peter Aldhous

New Research Makes it Harder to Kick The Climate Can Down the Road from COP28

What the Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves Means for the Planet

Former Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection Zhai Qing arrive for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali on October 14, 2016. Credit: Cyril Ndegeya/AFP via Getty Images

Politics & Policy

The EU Overhauls Its Law Covering Environmental Crimes, Banning Specific Acts and Increasing Penalties

The European Parliament is expected to approve the new directive early next year. It’s not clear whether the emission of greenhouse gasses at certain levels could constitute crimes.

By Katie Surma

Fulcrum Bioenergy, Aiming to Produce ‘Net-Zero’ Jet Fuel From Plastic Waste, Hits Heavy Turbulence

US Regions Will Suffer a Stunning Variety of Climate-Caused Disasters, Report Finds

Trucks hauling cut timber in Brazil legally must have license tags visible on the ends of the logs. The driver of this truck, on the Transgarimpeira, near Itaituba, confirmed that his load of hardwoods is illegal and without the required tags. Credit: Larry C. Price

Justice

Ahead of COP28, a Call for a ‘Tangible Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels as Soon as Possible’

As the world’s largest oil and gas producer, the U.S. could be a spoiler in global efforts to wind down the use of oil, gas and coal.

By Bob Berwyn

As New York Officials Push Clean Hydrogen Project, Indigenous Nation Sees a Threat to Its Land

Corruption and Rights Abuses Are Flourishing in Lithium Mining Across Africa, a New Report Finds

Protestors carry a large banner on Sept. 16, 2023 during the March To Demand An End To Fossil Fuels. Extinction Rebellion organizers mentioned that thousands of people joined marches across the UK in September as part of the global days of action demanding that leaders rapidly phase out fossil fuels. The demonstrators will call out the government for seeking to ‘max out’ North Sea oil and gas reserves despite warnings that there can be no new drilling if the world is to stay within habitable climate limits. The UK government is giving out hundreds of new North Sea licenses and has voiced its support for the proposed development of the huge Rosebank oil field off the Scottish coast. Credit: Loredana Sangiuliano/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Flock to Plastics Treaty Talks as Scientists,  Environmentalists Seek Conflict of Interest Policies

With growing calls for the need to reduce plastic production, industry groups are pushing back.

By James Bruggers

Nearby Residents and Environmentalists Criticize New Dominion Natural Gas Power Plant As a ‘Slap In the Face’

Texas Violated the Law with Lax Emissions Limits, Federal Court Rules

A climate activist holds a banner next to a plastic installation after marching to demand drastic reduction in global plastic production during the Break Free From Plastic Movement March ahead of the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) in Nairobi on November 11, 2023.

Clean Energy

Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of the Clean Energy Transition in Rural Minnesota

Mining the critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries could threaten local water supply and Indigenous culture.

By Karina Atkins

Pumped Storage Hydro Could be Key to the Clean Energy Transition. But Where Will the Water Come From?

Q&A: The Hopes—and Challenges—for Blue and Green Hydrogen

Native Americans Harvey Goodsky Jr. and his wife Morningstar harvest wild rice on Rice Lake in north central Minnesota. The Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Aitkin County, in north central Minnesota, is home to pristine a 4,500-acre body of water that provides the wild rice harvest that the Ojibwe have depended on for countless generations.

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