Many climate-change experts say the second Trump administration's focus on the economy exposes Americans to more long-term risks from flooding, wildfires and hurricane winds because it would increase rather than decrease the amount of climate-warming greenhouse gasses the U.S. pumps into the atmosphere.

Human activity has caused the Earth's average temperature to increase a little more the 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 19th century.

U.S. envoys to COP29, such as John Podesta, a senior Democratic operative who served under the Clinton, Obama, and Biden administrations, are messaging that Trump’s

China is installing wind and solar power projects faster than any other country on the planet. As President-elect Donald Trump is likely to roll back on the US’ role as a global climate leader, experts say China will have to lead the charge.

Let’s not sugarcoat things. The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election represents a setback for climate action. The incoming administration has been very clear that it does not prioritize confronting climate change,

Despite endorsing a transition away from fossil fuels last year, Saudi officials have since worked to undermine it in at least five U.N. forums, diplomats said.

Speaking from the Amazon rainforest, President Biden said Sunday he is leaving President-elect Trump with a “strong” climate foundation that can be built on “if they choose to do so.” “It’s no secret that I’m leaving office in January.

The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, is the single-most effective, far-reaching piece of climate legislation ever enacted by the U.S. Congress. But it is now under threat.

Four counties in Florida that voted for Trump also voted to conserve open space, reduce flood damage and protect habitat

Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), two of the Senate’s most aggressive advocates for action on climate change, said Friday that President-elect Trump’s second term

Hill Democrats unleashed a gusher of criticism at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary, calling fracking executive Chris Wright a climate science denier, a f