Max Bearak

Nations were poised to approve the first fee on pollution from ships. That’s when the Trump administration began the threats.

As Hurricane Melissa threatens island nations across the Caribbean, many are already burdened by debt from a string of climate-fueled crises.

En este país, las causas y los efectos del cambio climático están a la vista y las dolorosas compensaciones necesarias para combatirlo se sienten de forma aguda.

On Wednesday in New York, countries lined up to say they would accelerate their efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. In staying away, the U.S. was all but alone.

The global High Seas Treaty, decades in the making, will become international law. It aims to create vast maritime conservation areas.

Chris Wright, the energy secretary, said he would push Europe to loosen environmental rules and buy more gas. Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, tied fossil fuels to a need to win the A.I. race.

This year’s U.N. climate conference, on the edge of the rainforest, is fueling criticism of the host nation and the entire process of global diplomacy on climate change.

Its vast investment in solar, wind and batteries is on track to end an era of global growth in the use of coal, oil and gas, the researchers said.

A surge in high quality research and patent applications has cemented China’s dominance in the industry.

The European Union pledged to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy resources from the United States. Experts say that’s unrealistic and could hurt Europe’s climate goals.