Climate Treaties

Wealthy Nations Continue to Finance Natural Gas for Developing Countries, Putting Climate Goals at Risk

Advocates are calling for an end to natural gas development, but some poor nations say doing so would unfairly penalize them and stifle economic growth.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Meeting the Paris Climate Goals is Critical to Preventing Disintegration of Antarctica’s Ice Shelves

By Bob Berwyn

The Paris Agreement Was a First Step, Not an End Goal. Still, the World’s Nations Are Far Behind

By Katie Livingstone

Jobs and Technology Take Center Stage at Friday’s Summit, With Biden Pitching Climate Action as a Boon for the Economy

By James Bruggers, Georgina Gustin, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

As Nations Gather for Biden’s Virtual Climate Summit, Ambitious Pledges That Still Fall Short of Paris Goal

By Marianne Lavelle, Georgina Gustin, Nicholas Kusnetz

With an All-Hands-on-Deck International Summit, Biden Signals the US is Ready to Lead the World on Climate

By Marianne Lavelle

Biden’s Climate Credibility May Hinge on Whether He Makes Good on U.S. Financial Commitments to Developing Nations

By Marianne Lavelle

Climate Summit ‘Last Chance’ for Brazil to Show Leadership on Global Warming

By Augusta Saraiva

Biden’s Paris Goal: Pressure Builds for a 50 Percent Greenhouse Gas Cut by 2030

By Marianne Lavelle

The US Wants the EU to Delay Imposing Trade Penalties on Carbon-Intensive Imports, But Is Considering Imposing Its Own

By Marianne Lavelle, Bob Berwyn

Inside Clean Energy: What Lauren Boebert Gets Wrong About Pueblo and Paris

By Dan Gearino

Biden Signs Sweeping Orders to Tackle Climate Change and Rollback Trump’s Anti-Environment Legacy

By Sabrina Shankman, Dan Gearino, David Hasemyer, James Bruggers, Judy Fahys, Marianne Lavelle, Phil McKenna

The US Rejoins the Paris Agreement, but Rebuilding Credibility on Climate Action Will Take Time

By Bob Berwyn

How the Trump Administration’s Climate Denial Left Its Mark on The Arctic Council

By Sabrina Shankman

The Enigmatic ‘Climate Chancellor’ Pulls Off a Grand Finale

By Dan Gearino

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

By Bob Berwyn

United Nations Chief Warns of a ‘Moment of Truth for People and Planet’

By Bob Berwyn

UN Report: Despite Falling Energy Demand, Governments Set on Increasing Fossil Fuel Production

By Nicholas Kusnetz

As Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry Will Be No Stranger to International Climate Negotiations

By Phil McKenna