Climate Treaties

Where There’s Plastic, There’s Fire. Indiana Blaze Highlights Concerns Over Expanding Plastic Recycling

China’s ban on accepting most plastic waste may have led to a burning stockpile in eastern Indiana that sent black smoke billowing into the air—and local residents scrambling to safety.

By James Bruggers

New IPCC Report Shows the ‘Climate Time Bomb Is Ticking,’ Says UN Secretary General António Guterres

By Bob Berwyn

Can the New High Seas Treaty Help Limit Global Warming?

By Delaney Dryfoos, Bob Berwyn

A Long-Sought Loss and Damage Deal Was Finalized at COP27. Now, the Hard Work Begins

By Bob Berwyn

Al Gore Talks Climate Progress, Setbacks and the First Rule of Holes: Stop Digging

By Dan Gearino

Sea Level Rise Could Drive 1 in 10 People from Their Homes, with Dangerous Implications for International Peace, UN Secretary General Warns

By Bob Berwyn

Nearly 200 Countries Approve a Biodiversity Accord Enshrining Human Rights and the ‘Rights of Nature’

By Katie Surma

Is ‘Chemical Recycling’ a Solution to the Global Scourge of Plastic Waste or an Environmentally Dirty Ruse to Keep Production High?

By James Bruggers

Q&A: Robert Bullard Led a ‘Huge’ Delegation from Texas to COP27 Climate Talks in Egypt

By Dylan Baddour

The Art at COP27 Offered Opportunities to Move Beyond ‘Empty Words’

By Kiley Bense

For Many, the Global Warming Confab That Rose in the Egyptian Desert Was a Mirage

By Bob Berwyn

At COP27, an 11th-Hour Deal Comes Together as the US Reverses Course on ‘Loss and Damage’

By Bob Berwyn and Zoha Tunio

Is COP27 the End of Hopes for Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius?

By Bob Berwyn

Leaders and Activists at COP27 Say the Gender Gap in Climate Action is Being Bridged Too Slowly

By Zoha Tunio

Science Day at COP27 Shows That Climate Talks Aren’t Keeping Pace With Planetary Physics

By Bob Berwyn

Parties at COP27 Add Loss and Damage to the Agenda, But Won’t Discuss Which Countries Are Responsible or Who Should Pay

By Zoha Tunio

Ahead of COP27, New Climate Reports are Warning Shots to a World Off Course

By Bob Berwyn

Global Energy Report: Pain at the Pump, High Energy Costs Could Create a Silver Lining for Climate and Security

By James Bruggers

The US May Have Scored a Climate Victory in Congress, but It Will Be in the Hot Seat With Other Major Emitters at UN Climate Talks

By Marianne Lavelle