From malicious AI use and nuclear conflict to climate change and pandemics, a Lancet Commission assessment identifies 17 major threats that could shape humanity’s future by 2100. What can governments ...

At COP28, the annual United Nations climate summit in Dubai, nations stepped up their climate pledges, signing a voluntary agreement to "[transition] away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a ...

:: "Throughout 2024, hope has been hard to find. Wars are causing enormous pain, suffering and displacement. Inequalities and divisions are rife — fueling tensions and mistrust. And today I can ...

There is a profound irony at the heart of climate change. Countries in the Global South that have contributed relatively little to historical greenhouse-gas emissions are among those most exposed to ...

The world has entered a new climate era that threatens the fabric of civilization because it’s the reverse of the climate system that society was built upon. As it happens, the biosphere is starting ...

In the sharpest possible contrast to the US approach to climate change, in a very grown-up adult fashion, the EU has publicly stated: “EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss are ruining ...

Current climate news on how fast warming is happening is truly scary. As Antonio Guterres said recently — we need to do everything, everywhere all at once. The question my climate activist friends ...

If this type of unbearable heat is going to be part of humanity’s long-term future, it behooves us to turn to history for precedents. Only in that way can we better understand what awaits us. “While ...

Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address the accelerating pace of species loss and the dangers of ecosystem breakdown. COP15 brings together ...