Michael Bloomberg and Jerry Brown are Leading a Shadow US Delegation to the Big UN Climate Talks in BonnThe Trump administration is at the climate conference in Bonn to tout America’s coal and natural gas reserves, but a...
This year’s big UN climate conference starts today. Here’s what you need to know.Last year, on November 7 in Marrakech, Morocco, representatives of the world’s governments gathered to discuss their plans for implementing...
The Fires in California, Portugal and Spain Share One Thing in CommonAs wildfires raged in the Western United States this month, southern Europe was experiencing an intense wildfire season of its...
Nicaragua will sign the Paris Agreement, leaving only the US and Syria on the sidelinesSoon, the US and war-torn Syria will be the only countries uninterested in participating in the Paris Agreement. This week,...
One year after promising to tackle Anti-Biotic Resistance, the UN assesses its progressTackling future threats is never easy. Last year, the UN launched a new initiative aimed at tackling a growing problem that could...
With the US Pulling Out of Climate Commitments, Two Key UN Bodies Face a Cash CrunchWith the US backing away — haltingly — from international climate negotiations, other countries are stepping up to fill a...
This hurricane season shows why small islands pushed so hard for climate actionWith Hurricane Irma battering much of the Caribbean, currently plowing its way past the Dominican Republic, toward Haiti, Cuba and...
Map of the Day: Historic Flooding in South Asia Cuts a MUCH wider path than HarveyAs the US reels from the lasting affects of Hurricane Harvey, a historically powerful storm arriving at the peak of...
The UN called for a “War on Plastic” and Kenya just went nuclearIn February 2017, the UN Environment Program called for a “war on ocean plastic” — a crackdown on things like...
