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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

firefighters in a line
Climate Change
The world kept warming in 2022. Is the 1.5-degree Celsius target within reach?
Climate activists hold a demonstration through the venue of the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 12, 2021. Negotiators from almost 200 nations were making a fresh push to reach agreements on a series of key issues that would allow them t
Climate Change
COP26 made incremental progress but failed to deliver on ‘transformational’ change, negotiators say 
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, demonstrates with others in front of the Standard and Chartered Bank during a climate protest in London, Oct. 29, 2021. People were protesting in London ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which
Climate Change
Why COP26 is the ‘last, best hope’ for fighting climate change 
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his "Build Back Better" agenda during a visit to the International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 324, Oct. 5, 2021, in Howell, Michigan.
US credibility on climate on the line in Washington
In this Sept. 2, 2021, file photo provided by the US Department of State, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry attends a meeting with Yang Jiechi, director of China's Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs
Climate Change
US Climate Envoy John Kerry heads to China with a ‘clean energy revolution’ message, adviser says
Joe Biden inauguration
Environment
Biden brings US back to Paris climate accord. Now what?
The bust of French statesman Robert Schuman, one of the founders of the European Union, is seen while environmental activists launch a hot air balloon during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 10, 2020.
Climate Change
5 years into Paris agreement, net-zero pledges are boosting optimism
Standing in a grassy field, Joe Biden speaks about climate change during a campaign event held outside the Delaware Museum of Natural History in Wilmington, Delaware, Sept. 14, 2020.
Climate Change
The world is watching: 2020 US election will have a big impact on global climate politics
A large coal processing plant is shown from above with several smokestacks billowing emmissions.
Climate Change
China, top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060
Building reads "climate emergency" with flares of red and orange hues on the front of the building
Climate Change
UN climate chief on coronavirus and climate change: We must ‘address these two fundamental, existential crises together’
Young climate change activists sit with activist Greta Thunberg in a huddle at the climate talks in Madrid.
Climate Change
Marathon climate talks in Madrid end with disappointment
Protesters wear yellow jackets and sign that speak of climate emergency in Spanish language
Climate Change
Activists enraged by slow pace of climate diplomacy in Madrid
A person with white face paint and red robes stands near man in black uniform
Climate Change
4 things to watch at the climate talks in Madrid
Dozens of birds are shown flying next to large electricity pylons on a smoggy afternoon.
Climate Change
Global temperature rises could bring ‘destructive’ effects, UN says
climate rally
Nov. 4 is the first day Trump can legally leave the Paris Accord
A California car smog check center is seen in Los Angeles with an American flag
Climate Change
Top US leadership is ‘missing ingredient’ in climate change action
world leaders at the G20 Summit
Climate Change
Climate crisis? What climate crisis? US blocked consensus on climate action at G20.
Paris Climate Agreement 2015
Climate Change
The next UN Climate Change Summit aims to push the world to do more and do it faster
Wind turbines Morocco
Climate Change
Almost all countries have fallen short on climate change commitments
COP 24 session in Katowice, Poland
Climate Change
The Trump administration continues to undercut its own climate report
a closeup of California Governor Edmund "Jerry" Brown
Environment
California emerges as a leader at climate summit
Al Gore poses for selfies with fans
Global Politics
UN climate talks wrap with ‘modest’ progress and a subdued American presence
A man walks over a projection on the floor reading "America's pledge #wearestillin"
Environment
There’s a deep divide over Trump climate policy on display at UN talks
Presidents Trump and Xi and their wives in China
Global Politics
Is China really stepping up as the world’s new climate leader?
The Eiffel tower is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done
Environment
With Nicaragua’s signature, US and Syria are the last holdouts from the Paris climate agreement
Activists wearing masks depicting Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi d
Environment
194 countries make a historic climate deal, but it may not be worth much
An abandoned house next to a small lagoon on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati in 2013. Nations like Kiribati and the Marshall Islands may disappear due to climate change.
Environment
In Pacific island nations, there’s nowhere left to run from climate change
People's Climate March in New York City
Environment
With climate marches across the globe, the US walks gingerly toward a climate summit in Paris
Business, Economics and Jobs
Energy experts skeptical of Cancún climate talks
Activists protest during UN Climate Change talks in Warsaw, Poland.
Environment
Climate talks in Warsaw get stuck over who pays for climate-linked damage
Environment
UN Climate Secretariat meets with renewed sense of urgency
Environment
At Rio+20 Summit, little actual disappointment over lack of progress
Environment
Climate conference promises non-binding
Copenhagen climate summit expectations
Clearing the air at G8
Environment
Climate talks in Poland
Environment
Frustrated climate chief calls it quits
Conflict & Justice
Obama’s Climate Plan: Looking Beyond Washington
UN Leader Optimistic About Global Climate Deal
Global Politics
Doha Climate Talks: More Hot Air?
Hope for UN Climate Talks
RIO+20: The Earth Conference Revisited
After the Durban Climate Conference
Top of the Hour: Canada Withdraws From Kyoto Protocol, Morning Headlines
UN Reaches Climate Deal in Durban, South Africa
Durban Climate Conference
2011 Durban Climate Change Conference
Global Politics
Climate Change Talks in South Africa
Assessing the UN Climate Change Conference
Caravan of Hope
Durban Climate Talks
Environment
Global Forecast: Stormy Weather
Environment
Greenhouse Gas Numbers Are Up
Performing to Save Island Nations
U.N.Climate Talks Underway in Bonn, Germany
China Adopts Cap-and-Trade to Curb Emissions
Coal Going Green, For More Green?
Nairobi Climate Talks
Bonn Climate Change Talks
Climate Change Talks