Carbon Emissions

Already the largest oil and gas producer in the world, the United States is expected to ramp up oil production more than any other nation in the coming decades.

Buildings account for roughly 50 percent of a city's total carbon emissions, and 70 percent in major cities like London, Los Angeles, and Paris.

Governor Jerry Brown has signed multiple pieces of legislation that codify California's ongoing transition away from relying on fossil fuels for energy.

While nearly 40 countries have passed legislation putting a price on carbon emissions, the U.S. has never enacted such a tax.

In a study released Thursday, a group of scientists announced the creation of what they say is a significantly cheaper method to scrub carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere.

A group of 10 families is taking the European Union to court in an attempt to get its member states to take more drastic action on climate change.

Incentives in the congressional spending bill and innovation in the private sector signal that this technology may soon become a reality.

A new study asks: Can countries meet citizens' needs without over-consuming resources?

Saving the planet and addressing climate change now hinges on a massive data puzzle.

Can sports teams muscle environmentalism into the mainstream?

But a new study finds that the ambitious goal of halving emissions from forest loss in the tropics by the end of the decade remains within reach.

What’s an intended nationally determined contribution?

Like any science, the science of climate change is subject to uncertainties. A new proposed index offers policymakers a steadier number to pin their policies to.

By air or water, pollution from power plants is a problem no matter which exit it takes.

Simple: It's a cheap way to power manufacturing plants, according to a new study. And that bodes poorly for the environment.

The United States and Mexico met the deadline for their carbon pollution goals. Will others follow?

Seven countries account for 60 percent of the world's global warming, according to a study released last year.

What happened to all of those investments in renewable energy technologies?

Doing well by doing good is a common mantra in business circles. A new examination of a voluntary carbon-limiting exchange finds the businesses benefited most when the market believed they were anticipating inevitable regulations.

The president's all-of-the-above approach to oil, gas, coal, wind, solar and everything else has been comprehensive, but incomprehensible.