Musk Believes in Global Warming. Trump Doesn’t. Will That Change?
The Tesla billionaire is a key figure in the president-elect’s orbit. One question is whether his views on climate and clean energy will have any sway.
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CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times What Is COP29? Here’s What to Know About Global Climate Talks.
Diplomats and leaders from around the world are gathering for annual climate negotiations. Here’s what they’re all about and what Donald Trump’s victory means for the meeting.
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CreditAziz Karimov/Reuters 2024 Temperatures Are on Track for a Record High, Researchers Find
The new report also says that global warming has hit a threshold, at least temporarily, that countries had pledged to avoid.
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CreditEdmar Barros/Associated Press What Trump’s Victory Means for Climate Change
President-elect Donald J. Trump promised to delete climate policy. He could face pushback from Republicans benefiting from a boom in clean energy.
By Coral Davenport and
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Here’s the story of Squilla, a rare North Atlantic right whale mother, and her firstborn. To help their species continue, they’d have to navigate an increasingly dangerous ocean.
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CreditGeorgia Department of Natural Resources, NOAA permit #20556-01 Where Americans Have Been Moving Into Disaster-Prone Areas
As Americans have flocked south and west, more people have been exposed to the risk of hazards like hurricanes, floods, wildfires and dangerous heat.
By Mira Rojanasakul and
CreditThe New York Times They’ve Got a Plan to Fight Global Warming. It Could Alter the Oceans.
By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.
By Brad PlumerRaymond Zhong and
CreditGreta Rybus for The New York Times BUYING TIMEThe Hidden Environmental Costs of Food
Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat.
By Lydia DePillisManuela Andreoni and
CreditAllie Sullberg How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.
By Raymond Zhong and
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As the world gathers for U.N. climate negotiations in Azerbaijan next week, here’s what we will be watching.
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CreditAziz Karimov/Reuters Fighting Climate Change Was ‘Never an America-Only Game’
The head of the World Bank on what comes next after the U.S. election.
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CreditBrendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A Climate-Focused Guide to Election Day
As the nation heads to the polls, here’s a guide to understanding the biggest climate and environmental issues at stake.
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CreditBridget Bennett for The New York Times Protecting Nature, With the U.S. on the Sidelines
As the world gathers this week for U.N. biodiversity negotiations, the U.S. hasn’t ratified a decades-old treaty to protect nature.
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CreditJoaquin Sarmiento/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Trump’s Environmental Claims Ignore Decades of Climate Science
The former president says he wants “clean air and clean water,” but he has rolled back environmental rules and dismissed the scientific consensus on climate change.
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Biden and Environmental Groups Try to Protect Climate Policies from Trump
John Podesta, President Biden’s clean energy adviser, said agencies were racing to deliver money from the 2022 climate law before Donald Trump arrives.
By Lisa Friedman
The EthicistWe’re Getting an Induction Range. Is It All Right to Sell Our Old Gas One?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the responsibility one has to dispose of an outmoded appliance.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
With Ready Orders and an Energy Czar, Trump Plots Pivot to Fossil Fuels
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition team for climate and the environment is considering relocating the E.P.A. out of Washington and other drastic changes.
By Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman
Biden Administration Restricts Development in West to Protect Sage Grouse
Limits on building energy projects on at least 34.5 million acres could strongly protect the iconic Western bird. But the incoming Trump administration may reverse the rule.
By Austyn Gaffney
Last N.I.H. Chimps to Move From New Mexico Facility
The retired research chimpanzees, which had previously been deemed too frail to move, will be relocated to a Louisiana sanctuary.
By Emily Anthes
Trump’s ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Cuts Two Ways for Oil Companies
The president-elect has promised to make it easier to build energy infrastructure and secure drilling leases. But higher production could hurt prices and profits.
By Rebecca F. Elliott
The World Isn’t Spending Nearly Enough to Adapt to Climate Shocks, U.N. Says
A new report, urging rich nations to give more climate aid to poorer ones, comes as Donald Trump’s election throws global climate talks into disarray.
By Brad Plumer
What Is Project 2025, and Why Did Trump Distance Himself From It During the Campaign?
Democrats had attacked Donald J. Trump’s ties to the conservative policy blueprint for reshaping the federal government. Several of its authors served in his administration.
By Neil Vigdor and Simon J. Levien
News AnalysisU.S. Election Sends Alarming Message for Global Climate Efforts
The Trump victory sets back the world’s attempt to rein in dangerous levels of warming and potentially isolates the United States in the global energy transition.
By Somini Sengupta
Warren Washington, Groundbreaking Climate Scientist, Dies at 88
He invented a computer model that made it possible to measure human-induced climate change. He also helped break a color barrier in science.
By Adam Nossiter
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