climate change

An unforgiving hurricane season shattered records this year and battered parts of Central America and the U.S. Gulf Coast.

This blog is your one-stop rundown on what’s current in climate news, with an emphasis on the Bay Area.

Mary Nichols will soon leave her job as California’s top air regulator after more than four decades of advocating for ambitious climate policies in the nation’s most populous state

Joe Biden’s presidency will be a bigger problem for China than the Trump administration, economist Jim O’Neill told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Friday.

Around the world, architects and designers are developing buildings which integrate interesting materials.

Black Friday is the nation’s biggest shopping day and its impact on the environment is equally huge. But it’s possible to take advantage of those giant Black Friday sales while keeping your environmental impact low. Here are three tips to make your discount shopping more environmentally-friendly.

John Kerry, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for special presidential envoy for climate, said solving the climate change crisis will take collaboration. “No country alone can solve this challenge,” Kerry said. “To end this crisis, the whole world must come together. Failure is not an option.”

After opening all your Black Friday orders, you can just gather all that packaging on the floor and take it to the recycling bin, right? Not so fast — it’s not that simple. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado talked to a recycling expert about exactly what packaging can get recycled, and what is still destined for the landfill.

Black Friday’s discounts are deep, and so is its impact on the environment. Expedited shipping combined with packaging that’s not as recyclable as you may think and hasty purchasing decisions result in tons of waste and greenhouse gases. Here’s what you can do to help.

Within private client groups at banks like UBS and wealthy investor clubs like Tiger 21, climate change is now a core investing theme, not a political issue.

President Donald Trump is railing against the Paris climate accord and telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet

The next round of U.N. climate talks is set for November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Countries are expected to submit new 2030 emissions targets.

A number of organizations are attempting to protect forests with initiatives focused on replanting and conservation.

Hurricane Eta, forecast to redevelop and head toward Florida next week, is the 28th named storm of this season. Eta’s intensity is rare for a November storm. 

Hurricane Eta, forecast to redevelop and head toward Florida next week, is the 28th named storm of this season. Eta’s intensity is rare for a November storm. 

Europe is already home to some major offshore wind farms, as well as projects focused on ocean energy.

Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic drilling and hamstring future regulation of public health threats

If we stop burning fossil fuels cold turkey, the planet’s temperature crisis may stabilize within a few years, says climatologist and geophysicist Michael E. Mann. He joins LX News to give a reality check about our dangerous climate crisis and explain what humans can still do to prevent a catastrophe.

There are some significant hurdles to overcome if the 2030 target is to be met. 

Storing fuel in salt caverns isn’t a new, but hydrogen’s growing role in decarbonization has revitalized interest in the concept.