Climate change
Analysis of the science, politics and economics of the climate
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Los Angeles against the flames
Always vulnerable, the city is increasingly susceptible to fire
How 1.4bn Indians are adapting to climate change
As heat, floods and drought get worse, people are getting creative
Failure to prepare for climate change is costing Honduras dear
Weeks after the most recent storm, the country is still in emergency mode
Britons brace themselves for more floods
A warming planet is making a soggy island soggier
Global warming is speeding up. Another reason to think about geoengineering
Reducing sulphur emissions saves lives. But it could also be hastening planetary warming
Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why
Paradoxically, cleaner emissions from ships and power plants are playing a role
Politics
Will China’s “green Great Wall” save it from encroaching sands?
A big part of it has just been completed. Its effect is hotly debated
Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions
Without trees to circulate moisture, the land is getting hotter and drier
Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks
This year’s negotiations made very modest progress
Mega-polluter China believes it is a climate saviour
It accounts for almost 40% of global investment in clean energy
Business and finance
Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast
The industry is failing to make itself greener
The energy transition will be much cheaper than you think
Most analysts overestimate energy demand and underestimate technological advances
King coal is dirty, dangerous—and far from dead
Rumours of its rapid demise have been greatly exaggerated
Big oil may be softening its stance on climate-change regulation
ExxonMobil’s boss wants America to stick with the Paris accord
Science and data
What has four stomachs and could change the world?
Technology is transforming cattle farming, but not fast enough
The Caspian Sea is shrinking rapidly
This has big implications for Russia, which has come to rely on Central Asian ports
Artificial intelligence is helping improve climate models
More accurate predictions will lead to better policy-making
Why it’s so hard to tell which climate policies actually work
Better tools are needed to analyse their effects
Latest coverage
Leaders
Much of the damage from the LA fires could have been averted
The lesson of the tragedy is to craft better incentives to keep people safe
United States
How will calamity change Los Angeles?
Short-sighted policies amplified the destruction. Will LA–and California–learn from their mistakes?
Graphic detail
How to make sense of 2024’s wild temperatures
Our climate team highlight four charts and two maps
United States
Los Angeles against the flames
Always vulnerable, the city is increasingly susceptible to fire
The Americas
Failure to prepare for climate change is costing Honduras dear
Weeks after the most recent storm, the country is still in emergency mode
Leaders
Smarter incentives would help India adapt to climate change
It is the biggest test case for how hot, hard-up countries can cope
Asia
How 1.4bn Indians are adapting to climate change
As heat, floods and drought get worse, people are getting creative
Science & technology
Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why
Paradoxically, cleaner emissions from ships and power plants are playing a role
International
What has four stomachs and could change the world?
Technology is transforming cattle farming, but not fast enough
The Americas
The Caribbean struggles to break its dependence on fossil fuels
But moving to renewables is slow and expensive
Science & technology
Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast
The industry is failing to make itself greener
Science & technology
Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions
Without trees to circulate moisture, the land is getting hotter and drier
International
Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks
This year’s negotiations made very modest progress
By Invitation: Science & technology in 2025
Casey Handmer says solar power is changing the economics of energy
Large-scale production of synthetic fuel is now feasible, argues the founder of Terraform Industries
Science & technology in 2025
Supercomputers and AI are helping build better climate models
The coming year will be a big one for the advance of climate science