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CreditAric Crabb/Digital First Media, via Getty Images Maine Becomes the Latest State to Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Change
In a new lawsuit, the state’s attorney general claims oil companies deceived the public about fossil fuel products’ contributions to climate change.
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CreditTristan Spinski for The New York Times Saudi Arabia and Russia to U.N.: Don’t Talk About a Fossil Fuel Exit
A handful of oil-producing nations ensured that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on climate change steered clear of a call to transition away from fossil fuels.
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CreditPeter Dejong/Associated Press Newsom Challenges Trump on Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California would fill the void for residents if the Trump administration killed a $7,500 E.V. tax credit.
By Lisa FriedmanSoumya Karlamangla and
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The Quest to Build a Star on Earth
Start-ups say we’re closer than ever to near-limitless, zero-carbon energy from fusion. When will we get there?
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CreditPrinceton Plasma Physics Laboratory Where Americans Have Been Moving Into Disaster-Prone Areas
As Americans have flocked south and west, more people have been exposed to the risk of hazards like hurricanes, floods, wildfires and dangerous heat.
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CreditThe New York Times Here’s the story of Squilla, a rare North Atlantic right whale mother, and her firstborn. To help their species continue, they’d have to navigate an increasingly dangerous ocean.
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CreditGeorgia Department of Natural Resources, NOAA permit #20556-01 A Climate Change Guide for Kids
The future could be bad, or it could be better. You can help decide.
By Julia Rosen and
CreditYuliya Parshina-Kottas/The New York Times How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.
By Raymond Zhong and
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More in The Climate Forward Newsletter ›Are All These U.N. Climate Talks Doing Any Good?
What the U.N. negotiations, known as COP, can (and can’t) do to combat climate change.
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CreditRafiq Maqbool/Associated Press The Clean Energy Boom in Republican Districts
Trump has said he’ll repeal President Biden’s climate law, but one North Carolina district shows how hard unwinding multibillion-dollar projects could be.
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CreditMike Belleme for The New York Times Inching Toward a Fusion Energy Future
A handful of start-ups are racing to usher in an era of near-limitless fusion energy, but big questions remain.
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CreditSimon Simard for The New York Times Could Trump’s Return Pose a Threat to Climate and Weather Data?
Project 2025, the conservative playbook, calls for breaking up the federal agency that maintains weather data and collects climate change information.
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CreditMatt Roth for The New York Times The Unmistakable Backdrop of COP29
At the U.N. climate conference in Azerbaijan, world leaders are gathered in a petrostate to discuss the uncertain future of global climate policy.
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Buying TimeThe U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering
Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.
By Christopher Flavelle
As Plastic Talks Continue, a Reminder of What We’re All Exposed To
As international talks continue this week, a dozen U.N. officials reveal scientists tracked their exposure to many chemicals found in plastics.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
Record Snowfall Hurls Seoul Into Winter
The heaviest November snowstorm on record in the South Korean capital was a nuisance to commuters, and a delight to tourists, children and dogs.
By John Yoon
Transforming the Landscape to Help Fight Climate Change
Martha Schwartz Partners works around the globe to take on pollution and warming of the planet.
By Shivani Vora
Meeting the Challenge of Transportation and Climate
For Claudia Adriazola-Steil, the issue of safety, and the goal of lowering emissions and improving access, is deeply personal.
By Tanya Mohn
A Climate Policy That Works With the Land
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger works to empower Indigenous peoples to lead the way on climate justice and decolonize environmental policy.
By Keridwen Cornelius
Helping Indigenous People Survive the Destruction of Their Land From Climate Change
Having grown up in Chad, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim has taken on the cause of negotiating for her community at the international level.
By Shivani Vora
Trying to Make a Global Change With a Local Focus
Helena Norberg-Hodge founded Local Futures with a mission of strengthening local economies and ending the most wasteful aspects of the global trade system.
By Keridwen Cornelius
An Economic Model That Moves Beyond G.D.P.
With “Doughnut Economics,” Kate Raworth looks instead at planetary well-being.
By Keridwen Cornelius
A Chef Who Aims to Educate About How Food Affects the Earth
Through her restaurant in France and her academy, Nadia Sammut aims to teach people about how their food choices can harm — or help — the planet.
By Farah Nayeri
Providing Off-the-Grid Energy, Without the Smoke and Toxins
Sunaina Sinha Haldea heads the board of SFC Energy AG, whose fuel cells are helping to provide continuous and safer power to remote areas.
By Shivani Vora
Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.
Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up.
By Somini Sengupta and Charlotte de la Fuente
Another Way to Keep Food Out of the Trash
Mette Lykke leads Too Good to Go, which operates in 19 countries to reduce waste and make surplus food accessible.
By Shivani Vora
A Climate Change
We explore Donald Trump’s climate agenda.
By Lisa Friedman
How Trump Could Upend Electric Car Sales
Fewer people will be able to afford electric cars and trucks if President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress eliminate a $7,500 federal tax credit.
By Lawrence Ulrich
Great Apes and Tiny Bears: Chasing Wild Thrills in Borneo
This Southeast Asian island, home to some of the world’s strangest and most iconic creatures, is a dream destination for a growing number of “mammal watchers.”
By Mihir Zaveri
‘Everyone Thought We Were Going to Die’: Living With Flight Trauma
Extreme turbulence, a blown-out door, an engine on fire: For passengers and crew members who have experienced in-air emergencies, the pain endures.
By Carly Lewis
TimesVideoNations at COP29 Climate Summit Agree to Annual $300 Billion Pledge
Delegates from developing countries described the deal’s financial target, $300 billion per year by 2035, as lacking the ambition needed to help their governments combat climate change.
By Axel Boada
The World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea
Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
Climate Talks End With a Bitter Fight and a Deal on Money
The financing plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations, was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.
By Max Bearak
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