Climate Change

An objectionable proposal in the Senate seeks to overturn the E.P.A.’s determination that the buildup of greenhouse gases threatens public health.

Congress's failure to pass meaningful climate legislation won't actually affect the behavior of most businesses all that much: They have other, more persuasive reasons for pursuing energy efficiency and sustainability.

Although illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest -- largely to clear space for cattle ranches and soybean farms -- has slowed in recent years, it's still a huge problem in the fight against climate change, and one that our consumption choices can impact.

Berlin: Four days ahead of the G8 summit in Japan a new research examines the climate performance of G8 nations and five emerging economies, and reveals the G8 countries are lagging behind in the race against climate change.

None of the leading industrialized nations are currently on target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to avoid the threshold level for unacceptable risk of catastrophic climate change, according to new research into national policies and performance.