Zahra Hirji

When recovery workers with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arrived in Boone, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene and began

Negotiations fell apart at the 11th hour when the EU, Switzerland and other developed countries objected to the creation of a new biodiversity fund.

Colombia suspended COP16 after talks went into overtime. But countries notched progress on sharing corporate proceeds derived from nature and creating a new body for Indigenous peoples.

The 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference ended abruptly Saturday as countries disagreed in overtime talks about the creation of a new global nature fund.

Companies including BP, Amazon and Microsoft joined with environmental groups to defeat a proposal to end the state’s cap-and-trade program.

Brazil’s environment minister, a renowned former activist, helped push climate change to the top of President Lula’s agenda. Her next task is to do the same thing for the world.

Politicians and green advocates want to keep the focus on limiting global warming to 1.5C, even though scientists say the planet is already on track to soon breach the target.

Good morning from Baku. After a scheduled rest day at COP29, negotiators have returned to Baku Olympic Stadium. One question that’s been on everyone’s mind is whether limiting global warming to 1.5C should remain a focus, even though scientists say the planet is already on track to soon breach the target. Read on, or find the story on Bloomberg, where all of our COP29 coverage is free.

The United Nations climate change conference, COP29, runs through Nov. 22 in Baku.

"Politicians and green advocates want to keep the focus on limiting global warming to 1.5C, even though scientists say the planet is already on track to soon breach the target."