Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The working draft made public at the U.N. summit in Dubai would not commit nations to phasing out the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating the planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/climate/cop28-climate-agreement-un.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With pledges already lagging badly for this year, the global organization said that it had been forced to pare down its request for 2024 to focus on only the most life-threatening cases. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/world/europe/united-nations-humanitarian-aid-appeal.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The working draft made public at the U.N. summit in Dubai would not commit nations to phasing out the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating the planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/climate/cop28-proposed-climate-agreement.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The oil company said it would buy CrownRock, a smaller producer, for $12 billion just weeks after Exxon Mobil and Chevron announced acquisitions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/business/energy-environment/occidental-petroleum-crownrock-permian.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Government officials and energy developers misjudged the difficulty of building huge clean energy projects in the United States, which has built very few of them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/business/energy-environment/offshore-wind-energy-east-coast.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 Outside the negotiating rooms, COP28 is part trade fair, part lobbyist jamboree, part debate tournament. And, there’s a light show every evening. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/climate/cop28-dubai.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 The annual U.N. talks have brought the rare spectacle of limited protests to the politically repressive United Arab Emirates. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/world/middleeast/dubai-climate-summit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An agreement ended a monthslong deadlock in which Russia had exercised veto power over countries that had criticized its invasion of Ukraine. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/climate/cop29-azerbaijan-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two- and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries that have made the energy transition a priority. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/business/energy-environment/two-three-wheel-electric-vehicles.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 In a letter, the secretary general of the oil cartel called on countries in the group to “reject any text or formula that targets energy.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/climate/opec-cop28-climate-oil.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Released into the wild, the humble goldfish can grow to a monstrous size and destroy habitats for native species. Canadian researchers are tracking the fish, so that they might be culled. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/science/goldfish-invasive-great-lakes.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 new NASA program is helping researchers more accurately calculate how much planet-warming carbon protected areas are storing. It’s a lot. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/climate/forests-trees-climate-change.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 Next up, a yearslong ramble through the Southern Ocean and, eventually, a big melt. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/climate/iceberg-antarctica-a23a.html