Stories by Jean Chemnick

The 156-page “rulebook” governs how nations will achieve their pledged emissions reductions

At a meeting to coordinate climate action, the nations thwarted recognition of a recent report expressing the urgency of reducing emissions

A request from Bahrain to alleviate its water crisis would also have offset cleanup costs for oil companies

The far-right president-elect has proposed opening the rainforest to trade and withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement

Palau, under threat from sea level rise, wants to have 70 percent renewable energy by 2050

Government representatives are weighing in before a final international report on limiting warming is released

Representatives are gathered in Bangkok to iron out arguments over how to carry out the landmark agreement

Without U.S. participation, some experts worry other nations could relax their CO2 emissions reduction efforts

U.N. meeting is aimed in part at strengthening countries’ commitments to climate action

Nonbinding resolution, opposed by U.S., is a key step toward mandatory regulations

Shifts from coal to natural gas have shrunk emissions from electrical plants

Programs emphasizing sustainability and biodiversity fared well, whereas climate-focused efforts came up short

Duke Energy's Jim Rogers is trying to light up rural countries one village at a time

The president claimed yesterday that the true danger to U.S. security is not climate change, but regulations

But the country has limited emissions monitoring and verification capabilities

Under the deal, the U.S. will work globally to limit a class of superpollutants called hydrofluorocarbons

The United States will not have its top two negotiators at COP23 as the talks enter a crucial period

The Trump administration’s panel on fossil fuels became an outlet for international rage at the president

Some islands may see large strips of territory disappear by the end of the century

A group of states are on track to meet or exceed their share of the Paris accord target

There's a 50 percent chance that temperatures will rise 4 degrees Celsius under a business-as-usual scenario

Nations reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris accord at the Group of 20 summit, highlighting U.S. isolation

If the president decides to stay in, he might choose to weaken the U.S.’s commitment on emissions

The coming weeks are expected to settle whether Trump will stay or leave the agreement