PRESS RELEASE: Close to $1 billion approved for environment and climate action at GEF meetings
Governments have approved programmes and projects worth almost $1 billion to tackle growing threats to the natural world - and to help...
Let’s secure Africa’s soils to tackle climate change and hunger
Soils hold 70 percent of the planet’s land-based carbon — three times the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Not only is...
Himalayan glaciers are melting twice as fast as last century
Climate change is eating away Himalayan glaciers at a dramatic rate, a new study has revealed. Spanning 2,000 kilometers and harboring...
EPA rolls back Obama-era plan limiting coal-fired power plant emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said states can set their own carbon emissions standards for coal-fired power plants --...
12 Ways the Progressive Takeover Is Transforming New York
At 7:20 a.m., after an all-night marathon marked by the passage of dozens of bills and a rubber-band fight on the floor of the chamber,...
David Gilmour auctioned his guitars and raised $21M for a climate change charity
Floyd's David Gilmour auctioned 126 of his guitars for a record-breaking $21 million at a New York charity auction Thursday to fight...
Climate Change Drives Bigger, Wetter Storms — Storms Like Florence
Hurricane Florence is moving relentlessly toward the Southeastern U.S. It's a large, powerful cyclone that will likely bring storm surge...
California just struck a major blow against Trump’s offshore drilling plans
The war between coastal governors and the Trump administration over offshore drilling escalated this weekend, as California Gov. Jerry...
On the Path of Climate Progress
The world has encountered few threats as severe as climate change, and it will take a concerted global effort to change our current...
How much will rising temperatures affect your community?
The past few summers have brought some of the hottest months on record. Unfortunately, things are only projected to get worse as climate...