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
A study suggests that by the end of this decade, more than three-quarters of clean energy will come from solar and wind
Global greenhouse gas emissions will peak this decade. However, the U.N. warns that, even with no further increases, this will not be enough to avoid a ‘climate catastrophe’
A new study estimates more than 200,000 premature deaths have been prevented by cutting carbon emissions worldwide
While October broke another temperature record, a new study warns that governments are planning to produce around 110% more fossil fuels than what would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5ºC
This meteorological summer — June, July, and August — has been the warmest on Earth since at least the mid-1850s, when reliable records began
The head of the organization talks to EL PAÍS about tripling renewable energy, meeting the targets set by the Paris Accords, and why carbon capture is not a ‘panacea’
The specialist in climate litigation analyzes the rise in environmental cases: ‘Any tool that tackles global warming is useful.’ These types of lawsuits are on the rise, particularly in the United States
A comprehensive international report warns that the economic costs resulting from these plants and animals have already soared to over $400 billion a year
Analysis by European Commission experts places parts of Spain among those regions where the number of overnight stays will fall the most with the advance of global warming. Cyprus and Greece will suffer the largest drop
An analysis by the IMF warns that government financial aid for polluting energy sources continues to grow, and calls for its complete elimination
This past week, the record for the highest average daily temperature on Earth has been broken twice. The previous one was established back in August of 2016, which is further evidence of global warming
Besides being extremely dry, last summer was the hottest on record. The Copernicus Service forecasts for this spring and summer for the Mediterranean area do not bode well: rainfall deficits will persist
The companies under scrutiny are among the largest on the planet and while they have made commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, these are ambiguous or even misleading, experts say
About 2,000 of these fascinating aquatic mammals survive near Spain’s Balearic Islands after suffering a huge decline in the last 90 years. Researchers are using acoustics to delve into their hidden universe and bolster conservation efforts
Led by French economists Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel, the study advocates a progressive rate of 1.5% to 3% for fortunes of over $100 million
Study puts insured property losses from this year’s 10 most costly weather disasters at more than $168.1 billion
The summit, however, failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels or set more ambitious targets to limit global warming to 1.5ºC
UNESCO warns that these ice masses will have disappeared entirely from emblematic places such as the Pyrenees, Kilimanjaro and the Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks
The Lancet Countdown says rising temperatures increase cardiovascular and respiratory ailments, heat-related deaths, mental problems and food insecurity
A new scientific report finds that weather phenomena affecting soil moisture are much more frequent than in the pre-industrial age
The UN considers the Supreme Court ruling a setback in the fight against global warming; progressive judges see it as “frightening”
The second most populated country in the world still relies on coal, the fuel’s largest climate change contributor, to generate close to 70% of their energy
Some 1,829 types of turtles, crocodiles, lizards and snakes are at risk of disappearing
A draft decree will encourage the purchase of loose, unpackaged produce as well as non-bottled water