Some devastating impacts of global warming are now unavoidable, a major new scientific report finds. But there is still a short window to stop things from getting even worse.
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How Biden’s E.V. Plan Could Help Tesla and Squeeze Toyota
A push to increase sales of electric vehicles favors companies that already have all-electric cars on the market and could penalize those that don’t.
Wooden Buildings Reach for the Sky
Ambitious high-rise projects in Sweden are a showcase for a reviving forest industry.
As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must.
China’s breathtaking economic growth created cities ill-equipped to face extreme weather. Last week’s dramatic floods showed that much will have to change.
France Passes Climate Law, but Critics Say It Falls Short
The law bans some short flights, requires more vegetarian school meals and curbs wasteful plastic packaging. But activists say it’s not enough.
‘No One is Safe’: How The Heatwave Has Battered the Wealthy World
Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences of climate change.
Floods Thrust Climate Change to Center of German Campaign as Toll Mounts
With more than 160 dead across the region, the receding waters revealed extensive damage as well as deep political divides around how far and fast Germans should go to stem carbon use.
What We Know About the Climate Connection to the European Floods
The storm that brought flooding and devastation to parts of Europe is the latest example of an extreme weather event. More are expected.
China’s New Carbon Market, the World’s Largest: What to Know
The program may help China eventually curb greenhouse gas pollution. But making emissions markets work is tricky.
Europe Is Proposing a Border Carbon Tax. What Is It and How Will It Work?
Supporters say it could pressure other countries to take stronger climate action. But this novel tool could be tricky to implement.