As rising temperatures drastically reshape Iceland’s landscape, businesses and the government are spending millions for survival and profit.
Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Ethiopia Says It Planted Over 350 Million Trees in a Day, a Record
The initiative is part of a campaign by the prime minister to plant four billion trees in the country before the fall to combat deforestation and global warming.
The Times’s Travel Desk Takes a Step to Offset Its Contribution to Climate Change
Our Travel editor says the desk will buy carbon offsets in an effort to acknowledge and address the environmental impact of its coverage. “It’s a start,” she writes.
The Times’s Travel Desk Takes a Step to Offset Its Contribution to Climate Change
Our Travel editor says the desk will buy carbon offsets in an effort to acknowledge and address the environmental impact of its coverage. “It’s a start,” she writes.
Heat Wave Nudged the Planet to Its Hottest June, European Forecasters Say
A United States government analysis due this month is expected to reach similar conclusions, though the rankings of record months might differ slightly.
A Heat Wave Tests Europe’s Defenses. Expect More.
Across Europe in June, heat records shattered. In years to come, researchers say, many more heat waves are likely to batter the Continent.
As Cities Limit Traffic Pollution, Madrid Reverses a Driving Ban
Drivers will no longer face fines for entering a designated downtown area, a reversal that many attribute to an increasingly polarized political environment in Spain.
E.U. Leaders Fail to Strengthen Climate Target
A proposal to reduce the 28-country bloc’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 failed when eastern countries that are heavily dependent on coal raised objections.
Trump’s Nominee for U.N. Envoy Appears to Differ With Him on Saudis and Climate
At her confirmation hearing, Kelly Knight Craft suggested that she would be tougher than President Trump on Saudi Arabia and that climate change is a threat.
U.K. Will Cut Net Greenhouse Emissions to Zero, Theresa May Vows
The prime minister’s plan leaves many questions unanswered, but sets a new standard that she hopes other countries will adopt.