Climate Treaties

Indigenous Land Rights Are Critical to Realizing Goals of the Paris Climate Accord, a New Study Finds

Tribal lands studied sequester far more carbon than non-Indigenous regions. Yet Indigenous’ rights are often ignored and the forests the tribes protect are exploited or lost.

By Katie Surma

Germany’s New Government Had Big Plans on Climate, Then Russia Invaded Ukraine. What Happens Now?

By Dan Gearino

Latest IPCC Report Marks Progress on Climate Justice

By Bob Berwyn

Whatever His Motives, Putin’s War in Ukraine Is Fueled by Oil and Gas

By Marianne Lavelle

For the First Time, Nations Band Together in a Move Toward Ending Plastics Pollution

By James Bruggers

‘Delay is Death,’ said UN Chief António Guterres of the New IPCC Report Showing Climate Impacts Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts

By Bob Berwyn

Biden Could Score a Climate Victory in a Single Word: Plastics

By James Bruggers

World Talks on a Treaty to Control Plastic Pollution Are Set for Nairobi in February. How To Do So Is Still Up in the Air

By James Bruggers

At COP26, a Consensus That Developing Nations Need Far More Help Countering Climate Change

By Agya K. Aning

COP Negotiators Demand Nations do More to Curb Climate Change, but Required Emissions Cuts Remain Elusive

By Bob Berwyn

In a Stark Letter, and In Person, Researchers Urge World Leaders at COP26 to Finally Act on Science

By Bob Berwyn

The Young Climate Diplomats Fighting to Save Their Countries

By Delger Erdenesanaa

In Glasgow, COP26 Negotiators Do Little to Cut Emissions, but Allow Oil and Gas Executives to Rest Easy

By Nicholas Kusnetz

At COP26, Youth Activists From Around the World Call Out Decades of Delay

By Delger Erdenesanaa

Nations Most Impacted by Global Warming Kept Out of Key Climate Meetings in Glasgow

By Bob Berwyn

COP26 Presented Forests as a Climate Solution, But May Not Be Able to Keep Them Standing

By Bob Berwyn

Warming Trends: At COP26, a Rock Star Named Greta, and Threats to the Scottish Coast. Plus Carbon-Footprint Menus and Climate Art Galore

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Over 100 Nations at COP26 Pledge to Cut Global Methane Emissions by 30 Percent in Less Than a Decade

By Phil McKenna, Marianne Lavelle

By 2050, 200 Million Climate Refugees May Have Fled Their Homes. But International Laws Offer Them Little Protection

By Moira Lavelle