US Plan for Carbon Offsetting Raises Skepticism at COP27

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment John Kerry, the country’s climate envoy, was expected to announce the carbon offset plan on Wednesday. Payments from companies would go to countries struggling to adopt renewable energy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/climate/cop27-carbon-climate-change.html

Sea Turtle Sanctuary Has Survived 40 Years. Climate Change May Kill It.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Against long odds and initially strong opposition, a pristine marine preserve in the Philippines has thrived for decades under the care of local fishermen. Warming waters threaten the achievement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/world/asia/sea-turtle-sanctuary-philippines.html

Draft Report Offers Starkest View Yet of U.S. Climate Threats

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “The things Americans value most are at risk,” says a draft of the National Climate Assessment, a major federal scientific report slated for release next year. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/climate/national-climate-assessment.html

Lawmaker Confronts Sister of Alaa Abd El Fattah, Jailed Egyptian Activist, at COP27

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A hunger strike in prison by Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent dissident, has overshadowed the U.N. climate summit that Egypt is hosting. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/climate/cop27-egypt-activist-alaa-abd-el-fattah.html

Our Changing World: The Climate Crisis in Pictures

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment No single image tells the story of a climate in crisis, but our photographers have come back from their global travels with an encyclopedia’s worth of pictures that hint at the scope and devastation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/world/climate-change-global-photos.html

The Return of the Jaguar in the Yucatán Peninsula

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Thanks to Mexican conservation efforts, the jaguar is making a comeback in the Yucatán Peninsula. A traveler ventures into its habitat in the tropical jungles surrounding an ancient Maya city. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/travel/jaguars-mexico-yucatan.html

At COP27, World Leaders Urge Faster Action on Climate Change

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the first day of COP27, the U.N. climate talks, world leaders urged each other to move faster to cut the pollution that is warming the planet while recognizing the war in Ukraine’s global energy effects and the unequal effects of climate change to date. Read […]

Even as Egypt Hosts Climate Summit, Selling Fossil Fuels Is a Priority

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Desperate for cash as the fallout from the Ukraine war batters its economy, Egypt has been conserving natural gas at home to sell to Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/world/middleeast/egypt-climate-cop27-natural-gas.html

How Belize Cut Its Debt by Fighting Global Warming

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Developing nations are reducing their debt by pledging to protect their resources in financial deals that could give them a bigger role in the fight against climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/world/americas/belize-coral-reef-preservation.html

Switzerland Is Paying Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions on Its Behalf

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agreements raise concerns that other countries will follow suit, delaying more difficult cuts of greenhouse gas emissions in wealthier nations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/climate/switzerland-emissions-ghana-peru-ukraine-georgia.html

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