Saudi Arabia is leading opposition at the UN to a treaty to curb polymer production that would jeopardize the fossil fuel sector’s plans to offset the decline in gasoline use due to the rise of electric cars
Despite the existence of at least six areas affected by nuclear accidents and other industrial activities, the country still does not have an official catalogue that includes locations and clean-up plans
The return of the Republican, who previously withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement, shakes up climate diplomacy amid the COP29 summit in Baku
A study warns that these events, which claimed more than 570,000 lives and included the heat waves of 2022 and 2023, were more severe and likely due to global warming
A hundred researchers specializing in health and climate change warn that oil companies are expanding their production plans, and ‘reinforcing global dependence’
The advance of solar and wind power has displaced coal as the world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gases
Experts say 2024 is shaping up to be the warmest year on record, in what is being called another yet sign of how global warming is changing the climate
The government approves a proposal to protect the Mar de las Calmas, an area of extraordinary biodiversity and beautiful underwater landscapes of volcanic origin
The former vice president of the United States and Nobel laureate talks to EL PAÍS about the effectiveness of climate summits, the problem of greenwashing and why people should ignore the far right’s ‘easy solutions’
122 companies and entities are responsible for 72% of all the carbon dioxide emitted by the fossil and cement sector since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution
‘Some records aren’t just chart-topping, they’re chart-busting. And changes are speeding-up,’ said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday
Bangladesh, Pakistan and India exceed the maximum annual concentration of PM2.5 set by the World Health Organization by more than 10 times
The International Energy Agency points out that some countries, such as the U.S. and Canada, have already approved plans to reduce emissions of this powerful greenhouse gas
A key figure in environmental diplomacy, the veteran politician steps away from the forefront of the fight against global warming
An NGO has raised $88 million to launch a satellite that will report on emissions of this powerful greenhouse gas
February is also shaping up to be the warmest in history, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service
This January and 2023 as a whole are not an exception, they are part of a trend: the last nine years (2015-2023) were the hottest ever recorded
By the end of 2024, the planet should have the first treaty to combat pollution from this material, which each year accounts for more than 20 million tons dumped into nature. But the big producers are not going to make it easy
Industry minister, CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and pioneer in renewables: this is the president of the summit that ended with the first call to transition away from fossil fuels
The text agreed to by the 200 countries gathered in Dubai for COP28 makes a direct mention for the first time of the main culprits of the climate crisis: oil, coal and gas
A new draft of the final agreement released Monday called for countries to reduce ‘consumption and production of fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner,’ drawing criticism over what some described as a watered-down deal
An analysis of the evolution of the planet’s climate can be made by following the human carbon footprint, as well as the traces left by rising temperatures in tree rings, ice and sediment
The carbon dioxide expelled by the oil, gas, and coal sectors will increase by another 1.1% in 2023
The first assessment of the application of the Paris Agreement will be carried out at the conference, and it is expected to show that signatory countries’ climate plans are still not enough
The United Arab Emirates will host the U.N.’s annual climate conference starting this Thursday, with the uncertainty of how it will affect the country presiding over the negotiations
‘We are living through climate collapse in real time,’ said U.N. Secretary-General António Gutérres in a message released to coincide with the presentation of the WMO’s interim report on the state of the climate ahead of COP28
The U.S. and EU have expelled a third of all the carbon dioxide generated by humanity since 1850. However, according to a U.N. report, China is, by far, the largest emitter today