Wealthy nations have fueled their industrial growth and urbanization by burning fossil fuels. This is the biggest cause of climate change, which now affects every country in the world, even developing ...

Better measuring the risks posed by rising sea levels and more intense storms requires rigorous, comparable and transparent ...

Countries around the world have agreed to put more money toward fighting climate change as this year’s COP30 climate summit concludes in Brazil. A formal decision released over the weekend said ...

People worldwide are struggling emotionally with the relentless escalation of the climate crisis, and reports show that climate change-related threats to mental health and well-being are increasing.

Discover what climate change mitigation and adaptation mean, and why both are critical for a sustainable and resilient future.

Green bonds are already recognised in Uganda’s growth strategy as one of the innovative ways of financing the economy ...

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with economist and demographer Dean Spears about why he thinks depopulation isn't the answer to the global climate crisis. For many young people thinking about starting a ...

Jennifer McHenry receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO),and Oceans North. Julia K. Baum receives funding from NSERC, ...

Irregular rainfall and drought in Mali has significantly reduced Satou Coulibaly’s millet and groundnut harvest in recent years. “It's getting harder and harder to get enough to eat," she says.

Extreme heat puts stress on everyone's bodies. In recent years, scientists and policymakers have homed in on the risks heat poses to older people, whose bodies become more sensitive to heat with ...

Prices of cocoa surged by 136% between July 2022 and February 2024, and climate extremes in West Africa’s cocoa belt, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, are partly to blame. Cocoa — the main ...

Some gardeners may be able to grow palms and even cold-hardy citrus in parts of Canada, according to the federal government's latest Plant Hardiness Zones map, the first update since 2014. The map, ...