A major new scientific report offers a road map for how countries can limit global warming, but warns that the margin for error is vanishingly small.
Tag: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
5 Takeaways From the U.N. Report on Limiting Global Warming
Current pledges to cut emissions, even if nations follow through on them, won’t stop temperatures from rising to risky new levels.
Farhana Yamin’s Journey From Climate Summits to Street Protests
After a high-profile career as an international lawyer and negotiator, Farhana Yamin decided “we cannot rely on lawyers and diplomats alone.”
There’s a Messaging Battle Right Now Over America’s Energy Future
Climate scientists and fossil fuel executives use the same terms when they talk about an energy transition. But they mean starkly different things.
Russian Scientists Face Isolation Following Invasion of Ukraine
International collaborations are unraveling as researchers, including many in Russia, speak out against the invasion of Ukraine.
As War Rages, a Struggle to Balance Energy Crunch and Climate Crisis
Rising oil prices and increased demand for expanded production come at a time when scientists say nations must sharply cut the use of fossil fuels.
Climate Change’s Effects Outpacing Ability to Adapt, I.P.C.C. Warns
Countries aren’t doing nearly enough to protect against the disasters to come as the planet keeps heating up, a major new scientific report concludes.
Climate Change Reporter Covers a Mix of Angst and Ambition
A Times journalist distills the recent U.N. report and talks about how he treats a beat that can get more than a little gloomy.
5 Takeaways From the U.N. Climate Report
The IPCC concluded that the world cannot avoid some devastating impacts of climate change, but that there is still a narrow window to keep the devastation from getting even worse.
A Hotter Future Is Certain, According to U.N. Climate Report
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.