Climate

A third of the world’s largest companies have set net zero commitments, but only 7% are on track. Could these climate actions help them get back on target?

As climate-driven deaths rise worldwide, a report finds only 23 percent of countries use climate data to inform their public health strategies.

The same instruments used to measure earthquakes pick up vibrations as ocean waves put pressure on the sea floor. Four decades of data tell a story about ocean storms.

The COVID-19 pandemic showed how vulnerable local food systems in the United States are to unforeseen climate shocks. Local data can help inform conversations about racial equity, climate risk, agricultural production, and food security.

Climate adaptation progress is slowing when it should be speeding up, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says.

Reducing consumption of meat and dairy by 50% could lead to greenhouse gas emissions from land use and agriculture being reduced 31% by 2050.

How New York’s rich history of urban gardening connects food justice and climate mitigation.

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How will Earth’s vast boreal forests look in a warmer world? Combining satellite-based research with fieldwork shows that the planet’s largest wilderness may be changing in unexpected ways.

At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership statement, calling for countries to support the leadership of women…

The World Health Organization estimates that climate change will cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050 from various illnesses, while the direct damage costs to health…

A new editorial challenges health professionals and world leaders to see biodiversity loss and climate change as “one indivisible crisis.”…