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Climate Cooperation Will Suffer as the U.S. Disengages From International Commitments

Experts say pulling the U.S. out of more than 60 global organizations will weaken international governance structures and lead to further fragmentation of global power.

By Bob Berwyn

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers remarks during the “Climate Summit 2025” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24, 2025. Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
Wind turbines operate adjacent to a highway near Whitewater, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

New Report Marks a Decade of Progress, Challenges on Global Decarbonization

By Bob Berwyn

A lignite-fueled power plant is seen in Stanton, North Dakota, where air pollution in the state could be 13 percent higher in 2035 compared to what they would be under current policy. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Study Says Clean Energy Rollbacks Will Cost Economy $1.1 Trillion by 2035

By Marianne Lavelle

Mica Kantor, a 14-year-old plaintiff, testifies on the second day of the Held v. Montana trial in June 2023. Credit: Richard Forbes/Inside Climate News

In Montana, Republican State Legislators Fight Back After Successful Youth Climate Lawsuit

By Nick Mott

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City on April 21. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images

As US Dismantles Its Climate Policy, Other World Leaders Seek Solidarity

By Bob Berwyn

President Donald Trump holds his signed executive order announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on Monday in Washington, D.C. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Moves Again to Exit the Paris Agreement. Here’s What That Means

By Bob Berwyn

President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum speaks to a crowd after initial results showed she was leading the polls by a wide margin on Monday in Mexico City. Credit: Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images

Mexico Elected a Climate Scientist. But Will She Be a Climate President?

By Martha Pskowski

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will oversee $126 billion in spending from President Biden's infrastructure bill, using some of the money to "reconnect" communities of color riven by interstate highways, and to build charging stations for EVs. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Five Climate Moves by the Biden Administration You May Have Missed

By Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, New York City's likely next mayor after apparently winning the June primary election, attends a ticker tape parade on July 07 for healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers. Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images

Eric Adams Said Next to Nothing About Climate Change During New York’s Recent Mayoral Primary

By Delger Erdenesanaa

Protesters gather in Paris during the COP 21 climate negotiations in December 2015.

Five Years After Paris, Where Are We Now? Facing Urgent Choices

By Bob Berwyn

Protesters gather outside the U.S. embassy in Vienna in June. Credit: Martin Juen/SEPA Media /Getty Images

Anxiety Mounts Abroad About Climate Leadership and the Volatile U.S. Election

By Bob Berwyn

President Donald Trump was flanked by officials from construction and other industries on Jan. 9, 2020, as he announced changes to how the National Environmental Policy Act is implemented. Credit: Andrew Angerer/Getty Images

Trump Moves to Limit NEPA Environmental Reviews, Erase Climate Change Considerations

By Marianne Lavelle

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announce legislation to transform public housing as part of their Green New Deal plan. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Where Is the Green New Deal Headed in 2020?

By Marianne Lavelle

Exxon signs. Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images

Exxon’s Climate Fraud Trial Opens to a Packed New York Courtroom

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks about climate change at the Council on Foreign Relations. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

How Big Oil Blocked the Nation’s Greenest Governor on Climate Change

By Marianne Lavelle

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) answers questions at CNN's climate crisis town hall on Sept. 4, 2019. Credit: CNN video

Climate Crisis Town Hall Tested Candidates' Boldness and Credibility

By Marianne Lavelle

Bernie Sanders. Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Sanders Unveils $16 Trillion Green New Deal Plan, and Ideas to Pay for It

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Seattle's People's Climate March filled the city's streets in 2017. Credit: Karen Ducey/Getty Images

Seattle Launches Its Vision for an Urban Green New Deal

By Kristoffer Tigue

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez rejected requests for a debate entirely about climate policy, saying if that was allowed, advocates on every issue would want their own debate. Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images

Demand for Presidential Climate Debate Escalates after DNC Says No

By Marianne Lavelle

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