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Climate change has all but disappeared from Democrats' campaign pitches, replaced by promises to lower electricity bills. So what would the party really do for climate policy should it win control of Congress?
Climate activists in Brazil are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest.
Climate activists in Brazil and beyond are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest, appropriately nicknamed the planet's lungs. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.
Two doctors discuss the challenges for the medical sector from a warming world
How Jackdaw ignites arguments over climate and costs
On the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), the United Nations Network on Migration calls on Member States to recognize the opportunities to work towards sustainable, rights-based mitigation and adaptation to climate change in order to address human mobility(1) in this context in line with the recommendations of the UNFCCC Taskforce on Displacement.
Scientists have discovered that some forest soils are becoming surprisingly better at removing methane from the atmosphere as temperatures rise and rainfall declines. A study spanning up to 24 years found methane absorption increasing by an average of 3% annually, challenging previous predictions about climate change's effects on forests.
Aid groups warn of an imminent collapse of the health system as fighting continues to displace civilians amid the planting season. The UN has extended an arms embargo, but only for Darfur.
The mission aims to protect the base which is home to the world’s southernmost Post Office.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined demonstrating high school students in France as protests continue to grow.
French students are taking to the streets for a fourth consecutive week of protests over poor school conditions, including teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating facilities. Backed by trade unions and university students, the movement has led to school blockades and clashes with police. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined a demonstration near Paris, while around 200 schools were reported closed amid the mobilisation. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali has the latest from the ground.
From droughts to floods and fires, El Niño is exposing vulnerabilities in Latin America’s food systems by putting farmers, food supplies and household budgets under growing pressure across the region.
Climate change is blamed for dramatic decline of chinstrap penguins living on a remote volcanic island.
A National Trust manager says recent summers have "brought home" the impact of climate change.
Prominent climate leaders have called on governments, businesses, institutions and the public to make a push for solar power before the decade is out, repowering the world with cheap, clean energy. Is that possible?
Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing habitat at both ends of the planet, an annual report said Wednesday. The Copernicus Ocean State Report depicts profound changes across the world's seas, from record-breaking heatwaves in the Mediterranean and Black seas to shifts in marine ecosystems and increasingly acidic waters.
Climate activist Vanessa Nakate says she is determined to raise awareness of how global warming is affecting Africa.
Student protesters have interrupted an NVIDIA panel during NYC Climate Week.
Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.
It has been called Europe's disaster year. 2026 has seen more than 30,000 excess deaths linked to heatwaves, along with mega wildfires, nuclear power plants having to shut down, gas plants under pressure, droughts reducing hydropower generation from rivers and wild fluctuations in electricity prices, not to mention major disruptions to crops and farming in general.
