Painted rooftops reflect the heat instead of absorbing it, reducing the need for air-conditioning and cutting greenhouse gases.
Last summer, New York City endured three heat waves and many days when…
ohn Kerry, the U.S. special envoy for climate, predicted the world’s biggest economy will stop burning coal by the end of the decade.
“By 2030 in the United States, we won’t have coal,” Kerry said…
Figueres, Tubiana and Fabius warn that leaders must improve plans next year if world is to stay within crucial 1.5C limit
World leaders will have to return to the negotiating table next year with…
Climate Action Tracker data shows world still heading for catastrophe – but outlook could improve
New Cop26 pledges announced on methane, coal, transport and deforestation could nudge the world 9%…
The London mayor and chair of a global alliance of cities announces $1bn for electric buses
Global cities are acting now to fight the climate crisis, while many governments are delaying, the London…
Climate experts say their message is getting through but more urgent work is needed
Scientists attending Cop26 have sent a clear warning to policymakers: get a move on, because every moment of delay…
World leaders, big business and international delegations have converged on the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow promising to tackle global heating.
But outside the closed negotiation doors,…
List of announcements: Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day, 11 November
The UK today pledged £27.5m of new funding for the new Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP) to support cities…
But ‘landmark agreement’ signed by 24 countries also notable for absences of major manufacturers
Twenty-four countries and a group of leading car manufacturers have committed to ending the era of…
The credibility of international efforts to combat the climate crisis depend on the summit’s ambitions being honoured.
In the staid idiom of international summitry, to “note with serious concern” is…
Exclusive: Greta Thunberg among young people filing legal suit for climate crisis to be declared a global level 3 emergency
Greta Thunberg and youth climate activists from around the world are…
Environment campaigners say the Morrison government’s attempt to remove the reference to 1.5C is ‘hugely significant’ and ‘bewildering’
Australia is trying to block a UN recommendation that…
The Guardian’s anonymous insiders respond to the publication of a draft deal at the climate conference
The Guardian has been speaking to climate negotiators from developing countries in the buildup…
The United States and China, the world's two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling the climate crisis. US climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese…