The COP26 international commitment to sell only zero-emission vehicles is a major turning point in transportation history, but policymakers must accelerate deployment through EV standards to to have a ...

The long-awaited United Nations COP26 Climate Summit held in Glasgow, Scotland came to an end last Saturday, and diplomats and activists alike hold a mixed bag of emotions. Though many notable ...

As nations made ambitious and sometimes underwhelming pledges, their constituents at home were dealing with extreme heat, floods and more. While many nations came together in Glasgow to discuss how to ...

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP26 wraps up today in Glasgow without ever really discussing nuclear power. As COP26 wraps up today, the elephant in the room was why nuclear ...

"At the end of the day, our representation here is purely tokenistic." Young environmental activists from across the world have convened at the annual United Nations Climate Conference, or COP26, and ...

These stories celebrate success, uncover a spark of hope, share a new idea, or might just make you feel good about Planet Earth – this week with a focus on COP26. Cat Kutz To start this week's round ...

This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. “COP26 is looking like one of the most inequitable, White, and segregated ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The Global Methane Pledge (GMP) was one of the few headline commitments announced at COP26. The response to the GMP indicates that tackling methane emissions is now firmly on the agenda for the ...

Good morning! We're back in Washington after two weeks in Glasgow, Scotland, covering COP26, the United Nations climate conference. We regret that we didn't bring back any whisky or Irn-Bru, the ...