Climate Change

Climate change adaptation commitments so far lacking at COP28

By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press

Negotiators are largely focused on how to curb climate change, but there's another topic on their plates: how to adapt to the warming that's already here.

At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense

By Seth Borenstein, David Keyton, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The leadership of climate talks, called COP28, sent out four pairs of veteran and high-level ministers to push countries together on four key but stubborn issues as the summit went into its second week after a day of rest Thursday.

The Christmas Eve bonfire tradition that almost wasn’t

By Roby Chavez

A statewide burn ban, which was a response to unusually dry weather, threw into question whether this year’s 300-year-old tradition of lighting up bonfires would move forward in Louisiana.

U.S. touts new era of collaboration with Native American tribes to manage public lands

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

Hundreds of tribal leaders gathered in Washington this week for an annual summit where the Biden administration is celebrating nearly 200 new agreements to boost cooperation with the tribes.

COP28 talks shift into high gear when words and definitions matter

By Seth Borenstein, David Keyton, Sibi Arasu, Joshua A. Bickel, Associated Press

The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as the United Nations climate summit heads into its final week.

COP28 in murky middle ground on climate goals after 1st week wraps up

By Seth Borenstein, Dana Beltaji, Associated Press

Proponents who are calling for a ground-shifting phase-out of fossil fuels have hope for the first time in years, but also see where it could be torpedoed.

In November, Earth set new heat record for 6th month in a row

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

With only one month left for the year, 2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year.

UN reports worrying rates of warming as COP28 tries to tackle climate crisis

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

Warming oceans and melting of ice sheets caused the rate of sea-level rise to nearly double in less than a generation.

Here are the key takeaways from Monday at the UN climate conference

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

The president of the talks, Sultan al-Jaber of the host United Arab Emirates, was on the defensive after video circulated of him questioning plans to phase out fossil fuels.

Al Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies’ emissions pledges

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Former Vice President Al Gore says don't trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution and he adds that the man running United Nations climate talks runs one of the dirtiest oil companies out there.