Many Australians will have been reading up recently on whether they are likely to be among the 1.5 million reported to be at risk of sea level rise or the 190% increase in heat-related deaths in ...

How does the EU fight climate change? This page provides an overview of the most recent climate-related EU legislation and policy initiatives.

There are plenty of forces trying to slow the transition to zero emissions. Populists, protectionists, fossil-fuel lobbies, to name a few. But one of the biggest threats isn’t political, but physical.

At the 2025 global climate summit, COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, one decision stood out with major consequences for Africa: countries agreed on a new set of progress indicators. The "Belém Adaptation ...

Heatwaves, flooding, storms and droughts driven by climate change are making life more difficult for people around the world. Societies will need to adapt to these changes, but governments, businesses ...

Bill Gates speaks at the pledge session of the 2024 World Health Summit in 2024 in Berlin. Senior Correspondent Bill Gates ignited a firestorm this week with the publication of a new climate strategy ...

When climate change is discussed, whether at UN climate summits, in company boardrooms or in the media, the focus is often on mitigation (cutting greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net zero).

People travel by boat on the Zambezi river along the Barotse plain, Zambia. Photo credit: Joerg Boethling/Alamy. The Adaptation and Resilience Solutions in Action series features case studies ...

In 2021, rich countries vowed to spend more to help poor countries adapt to warming. That goal is unlikely to be met, a new report finds. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington The amount of ...

Environmental activists in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2025. Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images) At the 2025 global climate summit, COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, one decision stood out with ...