World Nov 08 Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year's United Nations' climate talks in Egypt. By Seth Borenstein, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press
Science Nov 08 October was the 5th straight month to set new heat record in 2023 2023 is now virtually certain to be the hottest year on record, the Copernicus Climate Change service said Wednesday. By Melina Walling, Associated Press
World Nov 05 Mixed response to climate loss and damages talks set stage for conflict at COP28 Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi. By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press
Science Oct 31 Pioneering climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who argued for helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71 Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for and adapt to worsening warming impacts on poorer nations, has died. He was 71. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Oct 30 Extreme weather creates a scary sight for U.S. pumpkin patches this year By Melina Walling, Brittany Peterson, Associated Press Some pumpkin farmers in the West, particularly wholesalers in places like Colorado and New Mexico, are feeling the pinching effects of drought. Continue reading
Oct 23 Key chunk of Antarctica destined to melt even if humanity slashes carbon emissions, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The study's lead author says the full melt will take hundreds of years, but its slow addition of nearly 6 feet to sea levels will reshape where and how people live in the future. Continue reading
Oct 20 At least 2 people dead in Scotland as severe winds and floods buffet Northern Europe By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press The winds are expected to hit hardest in the eastern part of Denmark's Jutland peninsula and the Danish islands in the Baltic Sea. But the northern part of the British Isles, southern Sweden and Norway, and northern Germany are also… Continue reading
Oct 17 Stalled spending on electrical grids slows rollout of renewable energy, endangering climate goals By David McHugh, Associated Press Stalled spending on electrical grids worldwide is slowing the rollout of renewable energy and could put efforts to limit climate change at risk if millions of miles of power lines aren't added or refurbished in the next few years. Continue reading
Oct 15 Analysis: The potential global impact of California’s new corporate climate disclosure laws By Lily Hsueh, The Conversation The legislation is a major leap from current federal and state reporting requirements, which require reporting of only certain emissions from companies’ direct operations. Continue reading