According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility countries have for climate change.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says money, not just science, makes the case for curbing climate change.

The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world.

Extreme weather caused by climate change is driving up the prices of basic food products worldwide and posing wider risks to society, a new study has found.

The assessment builds on a 2019 report published by the Environmental Law and Policy Center and conducted by a team of scientists from around the region.

In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of forests burned around the world. The fires sent veils of smoke and several billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, subjecting millions of people to poor air quality.

The deaths in the Texas Hill Country are a tragic testament to the force of a raging river. Flood-stricken Vermont has a radical plan to counter the threat it faces.

Researchers found conditions in California and Arizona in 2022, paired with Hurricane Ian hitting Florida, contributed to an over 80% hike in vegetable prices.

The constant deluge of bad news about rising global temperatures and their impacts can make it feel like the world is ending. Is it?

Known as the “endangerment finding,” the 2009 declaration has served as the basis for federal rules limiting greenhouse gas pollution from power plants, cars and trucks, and the oil and gas industry.