As warming waters devastate coral around the world, the sea’s stunningly colorful reefs have been remarkably resilient. But pollution, mass tourism and overfishing put them at risk.
Tag: Global Warming
In a First, Rich Countries Agree to Pay for Climate Damages in Poor Nations
After 30 years of deadlock, a new U.N. climate agreement aims to pay developing countries for loss and damage caused by global warming. But huge questions remain about how it would work.
COP27 Climate Talks Spill Over as Nations Debate Loss and Damage Funding
Debate intensified over a contentious issue: the creation of a fund to help poor and vulnerable countries pay for loss and damage caused by climate change.
Taking on the Climate
International climate summits are imperfect, but they have led to real progress.
Lab-Grown Meat Receives Clearance From F.D.A.
In a first step toward cultivated meat reaching dinner tables and restaurant menus, regulators said that a start-up company’s chicken was safe to eat.
Meet the ‘Closer’ Who Finds the Right Words When Climate Talks Hit a Wall
Sue Biniaz is considered one of the most innovative American legal minds when it comes to climate negotiations. She once rescued a collapsing deal by using quotation marks.
What the Unusual Midterm Elections Mean for Climate Action
A split Congress makes it unlikely that Republicans will undo Biden’s climate legislation, but they’re likely to try to slow it. There may also be room for agreement on infrastructure.
Study: West African Floods 80 Times More Likely by Climate Change
Amid the ‘loss and damage’ debate at global climate talks, the study adds to evidence that less-developed countries suffer from warming that industrialized nations largely cause.
Your Thursday Briefing: Crisis Averted?
Leaders call an explosion in Poland an “unfortunate accident.” Plus, Tuvalu’s “digital twin.”
Expectations Run High as an Exuberant Lula Speaks at Climate Summit
On Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first trip abroad after winning last month’s election, he pledged to protect the Amazon rainforest and said Brazil was “leaving its cocoon.”