Canary Media’s ​“Electrified Life” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean […]

Transcript: Some governments and nonprofits are suing fossil fuel companies for their role in causing climate change. But is it possible to directly connect the […]

California regulators voted on Thursday to update a 15-year-old rule controlling emissions of methane from municipal landfills, the second-largest source of the climate super pollutant […]

It is a basic principle of administrative law that, even after a jurisdiction enacts legislation, full implementation of the law typically depends on regulatory and […]

El cambio climático está transformando muchos aspectos de la sociedad, y la educación no es la excepción. Según un estudio del Banco Mundial, la adaptación […]

Despite the growing domestic appetite for aluminum, much of what the country recycles still gets exported overseas, particularly when it’s lumped together with other metals […]

Transcript: Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania will soon heat and cool its buildings by using the ground as a giant thermal battery. The college is building […]

We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online […]

Greenpeace is taking to the water again, alongside thousands of people, at the Rising Tide People’s Blockade in Muloobinba (Newcastle) on Awabakal and Worimi Country. […]

The Trump administration has ordered the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open for the next 90 days, citing an energy ​“emergency” that […]

Climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that modern-day climate change is real, mostly bad, and caused by people. But according to newly released emails, deceased child predator […]

On a dry, rocky patch of his family’s farm in Door County, Wisconsin, Dave Klevesahl grows wildflowers. But he has a vision for how to squeeze more […]

Transcript: To help communities cope with disasters, a government-funded project in North Carolina is taking inspiration from bees – who go out, do a job, […]

Photo: XR latinoamerica Dear rebel, Despite centuries of political revolution, it seems those in power still have a misunderstanding. Even though you probably don’t identify […]

BESSEMER, Ala.—Cleo King prays about every vote he casts on behalf of the people he represents in this city of 25,000 just southwest of Birmingham.  […]

“The fact that these facilities are city-sized is a huge deal,” Wilson said. ​“That has huge implications if these facilities get canceled, or they get built […]

I pause to write this letter in the middle of week one of the 30th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties — the big international climate […]

Transcript: Most Americans report feeling stressed about the rising cost of groceries. But there’s a way to trim your food budget without big changes to […]

As COP30 reaches its midway point in the Brazilian city of Belém, Carbon Brief has hosted its second “ask us anything” webinar to exclusively answer […]

Steel is one of the world’s most traded commodities, with roughly one-third of the global supply crossing borders. That makes decarbonizing the carbon-intensive sector a challenge […]

Methane has a potent ability to warm the atmosphere, and addressing methane pollution has become one of the most rapidly developing plotlines in climate science. […]

As the 20th century ended, the National Academy of Engineering chose the top 20 engineering achievements of the past 100 years. At the top of the […]

Frustration about slow progress at the United Nations Climate Conference boiled over last week, when on Tuesday, Indigenous activists pushed past security at the entrance […]

Transcript: When a storm approaches, weather forecasters can tell people how much rain to expect and warn them if there’s a risk of floods. But […]

At COP30 in Belém, countries are busy discussing a new ‘roadmap’ to guide the transition away from coal, oil and gas. It looks likely the […]

Standing in the Blue Zone in Belém, Brazil, surrounded by thousands of negotiators, activists, scientists, and Indigenous leaders, I’m struck by how profoundly location shapes […]

Read this article in English. MOCOA, Colombia—No es la primera vez que llegaron extranjeros aquí, en los altos amazónicos, insistiendo en que requieren lo que […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—When Vanderbilt University football fan Douglas Dill set out with his son the morning of Oct. 4 to watch their team play rival University […]

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Nearly half a century ago, the U.S. Department of Energy launched a clean energy experiment beneath the University of Minnesota with a simple […]

In 2015, a mine tailings dam failed near the town of Bento Rodrigues, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The collapse spilled about 40 […]

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. Finance and 1.5C dominate talks AGENDA ADOPTED: Negotiations at […]

New York just slammed the brakes on rules that would’ve prohibited fossil fuels in new homes and businesses. The Empire State was on the precipice […]

Transcript: One way to reduce the climate footprint of buildings is to switch from heating systems that burn oil or gas to ones that run […]

The occasion is this year’s annual United Nations climate summit, known as COP30. One decade ago, the conference produced the landmark Paris Agreement to limit […]

Developed countries have poured billions of dollars into railways across Asia, solar projects in Africa and thousands of other climate-related initiatives overseas, according to a […]

The legislation calls for cutting Mass Save’s current three-year budget from $4.5 billion to $4.17 billion, and capping spending for future triennial plans at $4 […]

As world leaders gather in Belém for COP 30, Indigenous peoples from across the Amazon have sailed thousands of kilometers to demand active participation in […]

En el Pacífico occidental existe un nombre especial para los tifones de Categoría 4 y 5 con vientos superiores a 150 mph (240 km/h): supertifones. […]

Transcript: At lots of schools, chicken nuggets, burgers, and pizza are what’s for lunch. And Yandel Ramirez, a high school senior in the Bronx, says […]

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) is an industry body made up of the chief executives of approximately 110 of the country’s largest corporations. These […]

“If you’re using generation technology that requires a lot of fuel, customers are going to pay more than if you use a renewable source with no fuel,” […]

In the western Pacific, there is a special name for high-end Category 4 and 5 typhoons with winds exceeding 150 mph (240 km/h): super typhoons. […]

On Oct. 5, 40 fire departments in Ford County, Illinois, responded to a field fire quickly picking up speed. Starting in a bean field, the […]

Transcript: At Juanita Nolasco Residences, an apartment complex for low-income, older, and disabled adults in Denver, residents are saving money with solar energy. Infante: “The […]

Aluminum smelters typically sign long-term contracts with utilities that lock in the price of electricity the companies pay over years or decades. In Australia, those […]

The world’s fossil-fuel use is still on track to peak before 2030, despite a surge in political support for coal, oil and gas, according to […]

President Donald Trump may announce his plan to open California waters to oil drilling as soon as this week. The move, if it goes through, […]

For the first time in the history of COP climate summits, the US – the world’s largest historical emitter – has not sent a delegation […]

Given the heated times we live in, (in all the senses of the word) it was highly unlikely that this year’s State of the Cryosphere […]

Transcript: At two solar farms in Texas, veterans are suiting up – not in their military uniforms, but in protective gear for beekeeping. They’re tending […]

However, none of the 10 municipalities in the current program have reported such a slowdown. Lexington, for example — which has adopted both the fossil-fuel ban […]

Last week, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National League of Cities (NLC) and the New York Conference of Mayors […]

America’s data centers used a whopping 176 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2023, representing 4.4% of the nation’s total power consumption. Those numbers are only going up as […]

The 30th United Nations climate conference (COP30) has begun. The UNFCCC COP30 kicked off yesterday in Belém, Brazil. World leaders began gathering ahead of the […]

October 2025 was Earth’s third-warmest October in analyses of global weather data going back to 1850, behind only 2023 and 2024, said the European Copernicus Climate […]

Transcript: Hurricanes and other disasters can be especially devastating for Black transgender people. Racism, transphobia, and other issues contribute to higher rates of poverty and […]

COP30 has opened with fierce calls for both stronger action and some of the starkest warnings yet for the urgency of our climate crisis. In […]

After the Fires: Fourth in a series about health risks following the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed Pacific Palisades and Altadena. This story was supported by […]

Rebecca Gentry can clearly picture the first time she saw her family’s ranch outside of Hardin, Montana, after the wildfire. A week after the burn, […]

New York regulators on Friday approved a water-quality permit for a long-contested pipeline that would bring natural gas to the state from Pennsylvania. The Northeast […]

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. Eve of COP30  MULTILATERAL HOPES A gathering of world […]

The Trump administration has undertaken a comprehensive effort to prevent the distribution of mandatory federal funding, including billions for climate programs. Attempts to cancel already-obligated […]

Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger will become Virginia’s new governor after a decisive win this week — and after a campaign that centered around rising power prices […]

See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the week” column. China is, without a doubt, leading global efforts to slash emissions from dirty industries, with more […]

Transcript: After a wildfire or hurricane, insurance companies may be flooded with claims from homeowners. Quigley: “These types of events can impact thousands of insurance […]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped a conservation critic and former oil industry executive to head up the federal agency that oversees the majority of […]

Illinois’ General Assembly passed a package of comprehensive energy reforms last week that would help the state reach its clean energy goals and aims to […]

Then, there’s a final puzzle piece for the company: the pro-solar policy that escaped the purge in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While incentives for […]

Transcript: In Germany, people who want to go solar can simply go to the store, buy a solar panel, and plug it in at home. […]

As news broke on Tuesday night that Zohran Mamdani had won New York City’s mayoral contest by a decisive margin, advocates for environmental justice began […]

The Brazilian COP30 presidency has published a “Baku to Belém roadmap” on how climate finance could be scaled up to “at least $1.3tn” a year […]

Around the world, companies face claims that they have misled or deceived the public regarding the climate impacts of their products. While these cases might […]

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the governor’s race in New Jersey on Tuesday running on a platform of keeping electricity prices down. Environmental groups see Sherrill’s […]

As of Sept. 30, Ohio lawmakers eliminated a key legal tool used to rein in air pollution from power plants and industrial sites. Now, advocates are […]

Transcript: Some island-dwelling animals only live in one place, so if a major hurricane hits that island, it could be catastrophic for the species. For […]

Around 14 years ago, a lone gray wolf crossed the border from Oregon into California, marking the start of a slow return of the iconic, […]

We’re off to the Amazonian city of Belém for COP30! We’ll be bringing you regular updates from the ground as the talks unfold – the […]

The latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’ on future warming, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned.  Executive […]

As world leaders head for Brazil to focus on climate change, it is time for realism, pragmatism – and maybe even a little optimism, in […]

Narayan is familiar with complex computing challenges. He founded, built, and sold a semiconductor design company called Berkeley Design Automation in the 2000s. Next, he launched […]

From city halls to the halls of Congress, elected leaders make lots of decisions that affect the climate. So U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois, […]

RICHMOND, Va.—At an evening election rally focused on clean energy last month, a 26-year-old who’s studied environmental issues said his skyrocketing electric bills as a […]

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $100 million in federal funding for projects modernizing the nation’s remaining coal plants, nearly half of […]

Nearly a decade on from the Paris Agreement, there is still not an agreed way to measure progress towards its “global goal on adaptation” (GGA).   […]

But there’s still one way to tap federal assistance for cleaner heating. The same law allows installers of geothermal heat pumps and systems that store […]

Transcript: Disasters like wildfires, hurricanes, and floods can take everything, from photo albums and family heirlooms to entire homes. Rebuilding after a tragedy is always […]

While the federal policy and regulatory landscapes in 2025 are, to put it mildly, full of uncertainty and outright antagonism — from the cancellation of […]

Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News The U.S. says it wants to revive its atomic power industry, but it barely produces any nuclear fuel. Jake Bolster/Inside Climate […]

Facing a cash crunch of more than $1 billion, Europe’s flagship green-steel project began publicly seeking a financial lifeline earlier this month. This week, the French hydrogen […]

Image: XR Global Dear Rebel, This month, the world celebrated its victories. Renewables surpassed coal as a source of energy in the first half of […]

A company with connections to the cryptocurrency industry is considering drilling for natural gas near the Deep River north of Sanford in Lee County, North […]

A train derailment last Saturday dumped coal and diesel fuel into wetlands near the Chickahimony River in Virginia, and nearby residents and environmentalists worry that […]

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. Hurricane Melissa ‘TOTAL DEVASTATION’: Hurricane Melissa has killed at […]

Illinois legislators passed a major energy bill that creates grid-battery and geothermal incentives and a virtual-power-plant program, during the final hours of a fall veto session Thursday. The […]

Hurricane Melissa is no more. In its 11 a.m. EDT Friday advisory, the National Hurricane Center declared Melissa post-tropical, ending its historic 10-day rampage. Melissa […]

In 2022, the United States Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), appropriating an unprecedented amount of money for climate spending programs. One of the […]