Gov. Gavin Newsom is returning to a time-tested technique to exercise soft power at U.N. climate talks. BELÉM, Brazil — Gov. Gavin Newsom may be a climate president in waiting, but as a governor, he has one glaring weakness: He can’t sign treaties with other countries. Newsom is returning to a time-tested technique to exercise … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom is claiming the U.S. climate leadership mantle, despite some bruising from President Donald Trump. SÃO PAULO — Gavin Newsom is about to take the stage at a global climate summit where world leaders are scarce — and a turn in the spotlight is wide open. The California governor’s task at United Nations … Read more
The California governor told a global climate conference that the Trump administration was “doubling down on stupid.” BELÉM, Brazil — California Gov. Gavin Newsom excoriated President Donald Trump in plenary remarks at a United Nations climate conference in Brazil on Tuesday. “He wants to bring us back and try to recreate the 20th, maybe even … Read more
The demonstrators waved yellow flags protesting oil drilling in the Amazon. BELÉM, Brazil — Activist groups and United Nations security clashed in chaotic scenes late Tuesday after protesters appeared to force their way into the COP30 climate conference venue, in the most serious act of unrest seen in years inside one of the annual gatherings. … Read more
Australia and Turkey both want to host the COP31, and if neither back down the talks will be held in Germany. BELÉM, Brazil — Germany is scrambling to solve a diplomatic dispute between Australia and Turkey for fear it becomes the default host of next year’s U.N. climate talks. Turkey and Australia remain deadlocked, with … Read more
From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures Wooden stakes bearing pictures of young men were driven into the yellow sands of Copacabana beach this week, opposite Rio de Janeiro’s swanky hotels on Avenida Atlântica where 300 mayors and their entourages were staying during … Read more
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion, new … Read more
Some of Thursday’s speeches reflected anger and dismay at U.S. policies but could not hide the ambivalence that many countries feel about this year’s climate talks. Donald Trump isn’t at the global climate summit in Brazil. But he was on the minds of some of his fellow world leaders Thursday, who used their time on … Read more
Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating There is still a chance for the world to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown and return to the goal of 1.5C if governments take concerted action on greenhouse gas emissions, a new assessment argues. The … Read more
Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say A new memo on the climate crisis from Bill Gates relies on “straw man” arguments about the threat to humanity and “false dichotomies” between spending on climate or aid for the poor, some climate … Read more