Tens of thousands of delegates from almost every country in the world are meeting at the COP30 world climate conference in Belém in the Brazilian Amazon to negotiate how to stem the escalating climate ...

Simon Stiell, executive secretary of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), left, and Fernando Haddad, Brazil's finance minister, during the preparatory ministerial meeting ...

It’s time for a climate reckoning. Global climate cooperation has been underway for more than three decades, since the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was signed in 1992. In 2015, ...

At the 2025 global climate summit, COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, one decision stood out with major consequences for Africa: countries agreed on a new set of progress indicators. The "Belém Adaptation ...

This fall, when the World Meteorological Organization confirmed the grim news—a record 3.5 parts per million annual increase in the global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere—there was a ...

When the world’s nations meet for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on 10 November to lock down new commitments to limit dangerous climate change, it will be the first such conference since US President Donald ...

Changes in rainfall within global monsoon regions affect the livelihoods of billions. For years, climate models have ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The White House has opted to not send any high-ranking U.S. officials to the U.N.’s annual COP global climate ...

Dr. Zachary Labe, climate scientist at Climate Central, said: “Winter isn’t gone – it’s changing. It can still get dangerously cold, but there are fewer freezing nights over time. Cold outbreaks still ...

The U.S. officially exited the Paris climate agreement for the second time as experts warn that Donald Trump's move sets a "disturbing precedent" and an "abdication on climate." The move cements Trump ...

According to the latest NOAA data, 2025 was Earth’s third-warmest year since records began in 1850. Global average temperatures in 2025 were 1.3°C (2.4°F) above pre-industrial (1850-1900) levels.