 (Sam Cannon for The Washington Post) The Washington Post spoke to youth activists, scientists, government leaders and people whose livelihoods are threatened by climate change. By Brady Dennis, Sarah Kaplan, William Booth and Samantha Schmidt ● Read more » | | | | Executives speak for the first time about reports that they tried to mislead the public about climate change. By Maxine Joselow and Dino Grandoni ● Read more » | | | | Nearly 200 nations are gathering in Glasgow, Scotland for the U.N. climate summit, COP26. By Casey Silvestri ● Read more » | | | | "We're just so far off track," says one co-author, calling for bolder and more urgent action from major emitters. By Brady Dennis ● Read more » | | | The COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, could 'become a missed opportunity,' Secretary General António Guterres told The Washington Post. By Brady Dennis ● Read more » | | | | "Driving yourselves extinct? In 70 million years, that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard," said the computer-generated dinosaur from the podium of the U.N. General Assembly. By Amy Cheng ● Read more » | | | | The Audubon Naturalist Society is the first of the 11 original Audubon societies to rebuke its namesake and his racist past. "Once you know it, you can't unknow it," its director said. By Darryl Fears ● Read more » | | | | How insurance giants might accomplish what generations of climate activists have not. By Steven Mufson ● Read more » | | | Hazard reduction burns are aimed at reducing the chance of a wildfire, or at least slowing one. But in this chess game with Mother Nature, humans have put themselves at a disadvantage. By Michael E. Miller ● Read more » | | | | The city's move to shift its electricity sector off fossil fuels by 2035, a decade earlier than previously planned, could reverberate across the globe if it succeeds. By Erica Werner ● Read more » | | | | But climate experts question the numbers and the science Russia may pitch at the U.N. climate conference. By Isabelle Khurshudyan and Mary Ilyushina ● Read more » | | | | President Biden is unwinding Donald Trump's environmental legacy, while forging his own. The Washington Post is chronicling every step. Read more » | | | | Steven Guilbeault worked for environment advocacy groups for more than a decade and once denounced then-President George W. Bush as a "climate killer." By Rachel Pannett ● Read more » | | | Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent amid the climate crisis, scientists say. By Jennifer Hassan ● Read more » | | | | Coronavirus vaccines, testing, strikes and floods are among the many concerns. By William Booth ● Read more » | | | | New research shows that methane emissions in the Boston area were up to six times higher than reported. That could make the greenhouse impact of natural gas "equivalent to coal." By Tik Root ● Read more » | | | | Secretary General António Guterres spoke with The Washington Post on the eve of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. By Brady Dennis ● Read more » | | | | The nation, one of the top per capita emitters, had faced criticism for resisting firmer action against global warming. By Michael E. Miller ● Read more » | | | | Copious rainfall and many feet of mountain snow are expected in the parched state, causing dangerous mudslides and debris flows. By Matthew Cappucci, Diana Leonard, Jacob Feuerstein and Jason Samenow ● Read more » | | | The federal ruling is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States. Legal analysts say it has no direct effect in Colombia. By Amy Cheng ● Read more » | | | | John Kerry, the climate envoy, sees an improved U.S.-China relationship as key to progress on climate. National security adviser Jake Sullivan is skeptical. By John Hudson and Ellen Nakashima ● Read more » | | | | The Portsmouth Marine Terminal will supply the blades for the Dominion Energy wind farm. By Jim Morrison ● Read more » | | | | | | |
