Clean Energy Is a Win-Win for the U.S.

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 14, 2016 Simply implementing its Paris climate conference commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions could save the U.S. billions of dollars -- and save hundreds of thousands of lives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cold Light Shines on Paris Climate Pledges

By Komila Nabiyeva / Climate News Network Feb 29, 2016 New research has found signs that many countries are making serious attempts to stick to action pledges made at the recent Paris climate summit -- but others are still lagging way behind. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change and the Road Through Paris

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 17, 2015 "I see a lot of back-slapping, a lot of self-congratulation, and I see very little in terms of the actual substance that is required to avert climate breakdown." "I see a lot of back-slapping, a lot of self-congratulation, and I see very little in terms of the actual substance that is required to avert climate breakdown." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Stephen Colbert: Paris Climate Agreement Sets Bar as ‘Low as It Could Possibly Go’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 World leaders are being awfully self-congratulatory about doing the absolute minimum to keep the planet "hospitable for human life." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

After the COP21 Paris Climate Accord, What We Need Is an International Climate Court

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 13, 2015 The climate pact forged at Paris lacks real teeth and so in and of itself will not solve our carbon dioxide and methane problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Planet’s Future Hangs on Legacy of Paris Climate-Change Talks

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 29, 2015 Scientists warn that any emissions reduction targets agreed upon at the U.N. climate summit can only be a starting point for tackling global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Counts the Human Cost of Climate Change

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 27, 2015 A new study informs delegates to the Paris climate change summit, COP21, that extreme weather in the last two decades has claimed well over half a million lives and cost trillions of dollars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Perfect Storm Is Headed for Fossil Fuel Assets

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Nov 26, 2015 Coal, oil and gas sectors warned that trillions of dollars of assets could be stranded if a global agreement on limiting climate change is reached at the U.N. summit in Paris. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘America Is Not a Planet’ and Other Republican Remarks About Climate Change

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 24, 2015 As world leaders prepare for climate talks in Paris, here is a sample of Republican denials of the science of climate change, compiled by The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paris Attacks Cast Shadow Over Climate Talks

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Nov 18, 2015 Organizing a climate change conference involving nearly 200 countries has been made considerably more difficult by last week's attacks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bonn Climate Talks Fail to Narrow Rich-Poor Divide

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Oct 26, 2015 Negotiations to smooth the way toward a new global agreement on tackling climate change ended without closing deep rifts between developed and developing countries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )