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U.N. Environment Programme

International Effort to Curb Emissions of a Climate Super Pollutant Falls Short, UN Report Reveals

Methane emissions continue to climb despite a pledge by countries to curb climate pollution.

By Phil McKenna

 A cyclist passes a landfill, a known emitter of Methane, on Jan. 21 in Barisal, Bangladesh. Credit: Niamul Rifat/Anadolu via Getty Images
UN Secretary-General António Guterres attends a press conference during the United Nations’ Second World Summit for Social Development on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. Credit: Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images

New UN Report Warns of Lagging Climate Action

By Bob Berwyn
People shield themselves from the sun during a heat wave on Aug. 27 in Osaka, Japan. As deadly heat waves kill tens of thousands worldwide annually, the United Nations Environmental Programme has started controversial discussions about concepts to build an atmospheric umbrella for the Earth. Credit: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images

UN Sessions on Solar Geoengineering Trigger Unease

By Bob Berwyn
In Helena, Montana, the legal team representing Our Children's Trust in June at the nation's first youth climate change trial in Montana's First Judicial District Court. (L-R) Barbara Chilcoot, Nat Bellinger, Phil Gregory and Roger Sullivan. Sixteen claimants, ranging in age from 6 to 22, are suing the state for promoting fossil fuel energy policies that they say violate their constitutional right to a "clean and healthful environment." Credit: William Campbell/Getty Images.

Climate Litigation Has Exploded, but Is it Making a Difference?

By Katie Surma

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