Climate Treaties

The UN’s Top Human Rights Panel Votes to Recognize the Right to a Clean and Sustainable Environment

Sources say the Biden administration opposed the idea, despite its professed support for environmental justice. Advocates see the recognition as key to better protecting the environment.

By Katie Surma

German Election Prompts Hope For Climate Action, Worry That Democracies Can’t Do Enough

By Bob Berwyn

China Just Entered a Major International Climate Agreement. Now Comes the Hard Part

By Phil McKenna, Lili Pike

Global Methane Pledge Offers Hope on Climate in Lead Up to Glasgow

By Phil McKenna

Activists Call for Delay to UN Climate Summit, Blaming UK for Vaccine Delays

By Leslie Hook, Financial Times

Why the Paris Climate Agreement Might be Doomed to Fail

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Do Leaked Climate Reports Help or Hurt Public Understanding of Global Warming?

By Bob Berwyn

Many Nations Receive Failing Scores on Climate Change and Health

By Katie Livingstone

Indigenous Leaders and Human Rights Groups in Brazil Want Bolsonaro Prosecuted for Crimes Against Humanity

By Katie Surma

UN Climate Talks Slowed by Covid Woes and Technical Squabbles

By Bob Berwyn

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

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