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Nearly 40 climate lawsuits against oil companies are advancing across the U.S., with at least five in discovery phases, prompting the industry to seek legal immunity and federal support to block accountability cases.
A new database tracking China’s global climate initiatives shows a significant upward trend since 2009, though whether this translates to climate leadership remains uncertain, according to the database’s co-author.
UK lawmakers are urging the government to broadcast a televised national emergency briefing on climate and ecological crisis, following an expert-led event held in November.
Pacific gray whale populations have plummeted from 20,000 in 2019 to fewer than 13,000 this year, with climate change-driven food scarcity and other threats causing what scientists describe as a catastrophic die-off.
The UK’s new prime minister Andy Burnham has expressed support for net-zero targets and a fossil fuel treaty, though he remained noncommittal on North Sea drilling during his leadership campaign.
Research reveals the Aral Sea’s desiccation has released 748 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere since 1960, transforming it from a carbon sink into a significant climate change driver.