Latest climate change news
What Trump’s second term means for climate action in the US and beyond
Analysis The new president is expected to exit the Paris Agreement, slash climate finance and wage war on science – but clean energy may get an easier ride
Comment Wall Street’s faltering on climate action opens up opportunity for European banks
Comment With major US banks out of net zero alliance, European members should push to raise its ambition and turn words into action
News Support grows for global tax on shipping emissions to fund climate action
News Shipping-reliant nations like Panama and Liberia have joined the EU, Japan and small islands in backing an emissions levy
Comment LA fires show human cost of climate-driven ‘whiplash’ between wet and dry extremes
Comment These cycles can worsen wildfires, like in California, where rapid vegetation growth is followed by drying – and also exacerbate flooding when unusually heavy rains hit baked ground
Analysis In a major reversal, the World Bank is backing mega dams
Analysis Despite opposition, the bank has approved the first of five big dam projects expected to get its support in the coming months
News Bid to end export credit help for oil and gas fails, with Korea and Türkiye opposed
News The EU, UK and Canada wanted fellow OECD members to commit to stop supporting foreign fossil fuels before Donald Trump takes over as US president
To reform climate COPs, we should start with the voting rules
Comment The UN COP climate conferences can’t be fixed with organisational reforms – we need to address the obstruction that results from blanket consensus decision-making
Record-hot 2024 shows world must adapt to extremes, says EU climate service
News With global warming topping the key limit of 1.5C last year, adapting to worsening climate impacts has become a “necessity”, top scientist warns
