Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The small neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens has a colorful history but an uncertain future because of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/nyregion/snakes-spores-and-sewage-life-in-the-neighborhood-called-the-hole.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/business/economy/imf-world-bank-sovereign-debt.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ecosystems scored a win at the climate talks in Dubai. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/climate/an-ally-in-the-climate-fight-nature-itself.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While Brazil vows to fight climate change, lawmakers approved a law making it harder for Indigenous tribes to block deforestation, overriding a veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/world/americas/brazil-indigenous-land-law.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At the United Nations climate conference, the final statement included elements that pleased oil and gas producers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/energy-environment/oil-companies-are-fine-with-call-to-move-away-from-fossil-fuels.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government avoided extra borrowing for 2024, but must make cuts in programs to address climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/germany-budget.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sultan Al Jaber, the energy executive in charge of U.N. climate talks, led delegates to a result that had eluded 27 earlier global warming meetings. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/sultan-al-jaber-cop28.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A road map to trim the climate footprint of food shows how hard it is to feed the world on a hotter planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/climate/dubai-cop28-climate-food-agriculture.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For this year’s United Nations climate summit, the reporter David Gelles flew to the United Arab Emirates to discuss the world’s environmental future with industry leaders. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/insider/cop28-comes-at-a-moment-of-both-hope-and-peril.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A global update from the leading authority on the status of species shows that climate change is compounding other threats to plants and animals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/climate/climate-change-threatened-species-red-list.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The world’s leading oil exporter has become the most forceful opponent of a new agreement at the U.N. climate summit, according to people inside the talks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/climate/saudi-arabia-cop28-fossil-fuels.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan made their way to the U.N. climate summit. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/world/canada/canadas-biggest-fossil-fuel-proponents-make-their-case-at-climate-conference.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment More architects in the United Arab Emirates, the host of this year’s U.N. climate summit, are moving past glass skyscrapers and focusing on sustainability. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/climate/climate-change-architecture-emirates.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Because the United Nations requires hosts to be chosen by consensus, next year’s climate summit is mired in wartime political tensions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/climate/russia-cop28-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ajay Banga, who took over the top job in June, has prioritized global warming issues in his first months on the job. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/business/cop28-world-bank-ajay-banga.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A fierce debate at the global climate talks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/climate/what-does-unabated-mean-anyway.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There is growing pressure at COP28 to proclaim an end to coal, oil and gas. It’s the most contentious issue at the global climate talks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/climate/kerry-cop28-phaseout-fossil-fuels.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The extreme rain and flooding in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia this fall has been made twice as intense by climate change, according to a new study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/climate/climate-change-flooding-east-africa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Africa is in danger of becoming the epicenter of the climate crisis, but the continent also holds the potential to fight it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/special-series/women-activists-climate-crisis-africa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists can now use climate data to predict whale and sea turtle locations months in advance, helping fishing fleets avoid conflicts with wildlife. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/climate/fishing-whale-endangered-species.html