Emissions

A new report pushes for zero carbon emissions by 2050, more electric vehicles, and retrofitting urban buildings.

A new multi-country survey found that there is little public support for coal projects in key countries for China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.

The city recently passed groundbreaking climate legislation, including the largest mandated pollution reduction in any city in the world.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks about the city's response to climate change at Hunter's Point South Park on April 22nd, 2019, in the Queens borough of New York City.

A green sign demarcates London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone as the charge comes into effect on April 8th, 2019, in London, England.

Anything is possible, if you're willing to pay the price.

A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that higher levels of pollution can lead to behavioral and academic problems.

While it may sound like an easy climate win to have buses run on battery power, the technology may not be ready to support such initiatives.

A new U.N. report finds that, to address climate change, we don't need new laws or regulations, but to get countries to comply with laws that already exist.

During his tenure, the administration has blocked research, prioritized corporations over citizens, and put endangered species at even greater risk.

Researchers find high lead levels in an Ohio county, Fiat Chrysler pays the price for its emissions scandal, and the Supreme Court upholds California's foie gras ban.

Using a cutting-edge observation system, researchers have found that, unless we reduce emissions, the warming of the world's oceans will continue at a rapid pace.

Health-care professionals have brought much-needed attention to the harm that climate change can cause on human health. But the very system that has helped bring attention to climate change is also driving it.

Left out of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the shipping industry is finally joining the rest of the world on the path to decarbonization.

Will it be enough to save coal jobs?

Replacing gas-guzzling planes with electric ones could put a real dent in global emissions—if we can get them in the sky fast enough.

According to a new analysis, tropical forest loss currently accounts for 8 percent of the world's annual carbon dioxide emissions.

An Environmental Protection Agency watchdog calls out Scott Pruitt's failure to penalize three Oklahoma-based oil and gas companies for polluting.

A Danish government memorandum suggests that the country's carbon emissions are due to rise sharply, by as much as 10 percent between now and 2030.

Plaintiffs say that so-called glider trucks are putting Americans' lives directly at risk.

California reached a critical emissions reduction milestone four years earlier than expected, data released Wednesday shows.

New research shows that even temperate forests in cities may be able to sequester nearly as much carbon as a similarly sized area of rainforest.

Women march against ICE, new clues arise in an environmental crime mystery, and grieving journalists keep on writing.

Because of Volkswagen's deceptive actions, 10.7 million defective vehicles were sold to customers around the world.