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New U.N. research shows that climate change disproportionately erodes income in households led by women in poorer countries. But there are ways to fix it. Extreme heat is making some [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta Coal, nickel, palm oil, rainforests. The riches of Indonesia matter to the rest of the world. Therefore, so does its presidential election. Early results on Wednesday in [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta and Monika Pronczuk Farmer protests across the continent have triggered a rollback of ambitious rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. The farmers' protests in [...]

Farmer protests across the continent have triggered a rollback of ambitious rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. The farmers' protests in Europe are a harbinger of the [...]

Two disasters, far apart, show how a dangerous climate cocktail can devastate places known for mild weather. Two far-flung corners of the world, known for their temperate climates, are being [...]

Two disasters, far apart, show how a dangerous climate cocktail can devastate places known for mild weather. Two far-flung corners of the world, known for their temperate climates, are being [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta The U.S. global food security envoy is pushing to bring back traditional African crops that American policies helped to sideline. Cary Fowler once helped build an Arctic [...]

The U.S. global food security envoy is pushing to bring back traditional African crops that American policies helped to sideline. Cary Fowler once helped build an Arctic vault to save [...]

The crisis, worsened partly by climate change, has been accompanied by soaring food prices and could have consequences for hunger, elections and migration worldwide. Pandemic. War. Now drought. Olive groves [...]

As dinner tables and snack menus feature far more chicken and cheese, farms are expanding where water is scarce. America's striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken [...]

America’s striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken and cheese, has not only contributed to concerns about American health but has taken a major, undocumented toll on [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta A road map to trim the climate footprint of food shows how hard it is to feed the world on a hotter planet. It's hard enough for [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta, Abdi Latif Dahir, Alex Travelli and Clifford Krauss Big Oil faces a tiny foe on the streets of Asia and Africa. The noisy, noxious vehicles that run [...]

Here’s why the meeting was important, and what to watch for going forward. It took 28 years of climate negotiations for world leaders to agree to wean the global economy [...]

A road map to trim the climate footprint of food shows how hard it is to feed the world on a hotter planet. It's hard enough for world leaders to [...]

Outside the negotiating rooms, COP28 is part trade fair, part lobbyist jamboree and part debate tournament. There are two climate summits taking place in Dubai. One is the gathering of [...]

Outside the negotiating rooms, COP28 is part trade fair, part lobbyist jamboree, part debate tournament. And, there’s a light show every evening. There are two climate summits taking place in [...]

Big Oil faces a tiny foe on the streets of Asia and Africa. The noisy, noxious vehicles that run on two and three wheels, carrying billions of people daily, are [...]

Byline: Lisa Friedman and Somini Sengupta Money is a very big sticking point at this year's United Nations climate summit. Part of the problem is that American promises often go [...]

Money is a very big sticking point at this year's United Nations climate summit. Part of the problem is that American promises often go unmet. When there's a global crisis, [...]

Money is a very big sticking point at this year’s United Nations climate summit. Part of the problem is that American promises often go unmet. When there’s a global crisis, [...]

Global efforts to address climate change were already clouded by bitterness and distrust among countries. Now, a widening gyre of conflict in the Middle East threatens to fracture an already [...]

Countries are taking ''baby steps,'' a U.N. official said. In a separate study, Saudi researchers warned of an ''existential crisis'' for their nation from rising temperatures. Despite the clear human [...]

Countries are taking “baby steps,” a U.N. official said. In a separate study, Saudi researchers warned of an “existential crisis” for their nation from rising temperatures. Despite the clear human [...]

A declaration on the public health impacts of climate change may lack two words: fossil fuels. Can you talk about the health impacts of climate change without mentioning the burning [...]

A declaration on the public health impacts of climate change may lack two words: fossil fuels. Can you talk about the health impacts of climate change without mentioning the burning [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta and Jim Tankersley Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy ahead of crucial climate talks. Global efforts to [...]

Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy ahead of crucial climate talks. Global efforts to address climate change are already clouded [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta António Guterres told world leaders gathered in New York that their efforts to address the climate crisis had come up 'abysmally short.' The world's top diplomat, António [...]

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, has sent a pointed message to the leaders of the world’s two most powerful countries, China and the United States, by not inviting [...]

António Guterres told world leaders gathered in New York that their efforts to address the climate crisis had come up ''abysmally short.'' The world's top diplomat, António Guterres, the United [...]

The United Nations chief’s convictions on how to address climate change came through unambiguously: a “phaseout of coal, oil and gas.” “The fossil fuel age has failed,” Secretary General António [...]

The first reactions to President Biden’s remarks by climate activists were not glowing. “President Biden’s U.N. speech rightly recognized the climate dangers of fossil fuels, but Biden ignored his own [...]

Ahead of U.N. meetings this week, thousands gathered in Midtown to demand that President Biden and other world leaders stop new oil and gas drilling. Tens of thousands of people, [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta Climate change is melting the ice on Mount Rainier. The environmental effects will be widespread, a Park Service study warned. Once, there were 29. Now at least [...]

Climate change is melting the ice on Mount Rainier. The environmental effects will be widespread, a Park Service study warned. Once, there were 29. Now at least one is gone, [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta Lack of rain and changing weather patterns are slowing the ship traffic that moves goods around the world. Shallow waters, meet Christmas shopping. Drought, aggravated by the [...]

Climate Forward's lead writer is handing over the reins. She shared her parting thoughts. Happy summer, friends. Today, I wrap up my turn at helming this newsletter. So, this is [...]

Climate Forward’s lead writer is handing over the reins. She shared her parting thoughts. Happy summer, friends. Today, I wrap up my turn at helming this newsletter. So, this is [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta Experiments suggest that sums as low as $50 can help the world's poorest protect themselves and their property in ways they couldn't otherwise. Disasters can push the [...]

Experiments suggest that sums as low as $50 can help the world's poorest protect themselves and their property in ways they couldn't otherwise. Disasters can push the world's poorest deeper [...]

The twin threats have sickened people across the continent with little relief in sight. A treacherous one-two punch of heat and fire, aggravated by the burning of oil and gas, [...]

Bangladesh, a river delta nation, is on the front line of climate change. Its coping strategies could offer lessons for the wider world. Bangladesh is a land of water. Its [...]

Bangladesh, a river delta nation, is on the front line of climate change. Its coping strategies could offer lessons for the wider world. Bangladesh is a land of water. Its [...]

The problems are an early warning for countries, especially poorer ones, that are investing in new coal-burning plants even as solar and wind get cheaper. One of the world's newest, [...]

Byline: Somini Sengupta and Julfikar Ali Manik The problems are an early warning for countries, especially poorer ones, that are investing in new coal-burning plants even as solar and wind [...]

We often ask whether the 54 countries on the continent can leapfrog fossil fuels and go straight to renewable energy. That may be the wrong question. Next week in Paris, [...]

Summer is road trip season, so we’re taking a look at what our love of automobiles means for climate. Summertime is road trip time for many of us in the [...]

Canada's devastating fires and toxic smoke might not recur every year, but the heat from climate change increases the risks of a wide range of disasters. With so much toxic [...]

Scientists have long warned that global warming will increase the chance of severe wildfires like those burning across Canada and heat waves like the one smothering Puerto Rico. It's not [...]