With rising greenhouse gas emissions, climate change is occurring at rates much faster than anticipated, causing intense and ...

In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are in a tug-of-war to produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if the Earth gets too hot, it could tip the scale in favor of the methane ...

Proponents argue that the slow, inefficient permitting process hinders the transition to clean sources of electricity.

Scientists are worried because they can’t fully explain the big jump, but they think it might mean that carbon absorption by forests, fields and wetlands is slowing down—a major problem for the world.

Extreme heat caused by emissions from 111 fossil fuel companies cost an estimated $28 trillion between 1991 and 2020, ...

An unprecedented coral bleaching crisis is gripping the planet, with approximately 84 percent of the world's coral reefs now ...

General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. The goal was to accelerate global ...

In July 2024, a heat wave swept through the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. The surrounding metropolitan area, home to ...

Climate change could continue to complicate iconic dogsledding races around the country as rising global temperatures make snowpack in cold regions less reliable. ABC News chief meteorologist ...

And if food goes to the landfill and rots, it produces methane—a greenhouse gas even more potent than carbon dioxide. About 6%-8% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced if we ...