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The World’s Largest Rainforest Is Failing to Adapt Quick Enough for Climate Change
New research suggests that the rate of change in tree composition within the Amazon basin lags by two orders of magnitude behind the change in climate.
At COP24, Will Climate Action Include Basic Protections for Human Rights?
In the final hours of COP24, human rights activists lament that nations still consider human rights a bargaining chip in climate negotiations.
The Continued Clearing of Rainforests Spells Disaster for Curbing Climate Change
The countries with the richest swaths of rainforest are still cutting them down, undermining one of the best available solutions to staving off climate change impacts.
The Head of the U.S.’s Earth Sciences Agency Gives Weird Answers to Questions About Climate Change
Asked when scientists would know enough about climate change for people to take action, he compared time to a rubber band.
At COP24, Poland Unveils a Declaration to Protect Its Forests
Environmentalists are concerned that Poland's declaration could be used as an excuse to continue burning coal.
Scientists Are Finally Comfortable Saying Climate Change Caused Deaths and Worse Weather
In a presentation about America's National Climate Assessment, their messages were sure and simple.
COP24: New U.N. Guidelines Will Help People Displaced by Climate Change
The agreement marks a rare moment of unity on an increasingly fraught topic.
How Oil Companies Are Still Undermining the Paris Agreement
Climate advocates respond to a Shell executive's claim that the oil giant influenced the text of the Paris Agreement.
In Katowice, Protesters Disrupt a U.S. Event Promoting Fossil Fuels
For the second year in a row, climate advocates disrupted the U.S. government's attempts to promote coal and other fossil fuels at the United Nations climate conference.