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Beijing Issues Highest Possible Alert Over Poisonous Smog for the First Time Ever
Dangerous levels of air pollution prompted the city's government to halt outdoor construction and urge schools to close. Authorities told people to stay indoors and implemented traffic restrictions to reduce the number of cars on the road.
Toxic Tours and Civil Disobedience: COP21 - Climate Emergency (Dispatch 3)
VICE News follows a crowd of activists, outraged by corporate greenwashing, crashing the Solutions COP21 exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris.
How to Lead a Nation That Will Be Swallowed by the Sea
The president of low-lying Kiribati has spent nearly a decade trying to save his people from rising sea levels. There’s a good chance he will not succeed. This is how he leads a nation that will likely not exist in 100 years.
600 Fake Ads Flood Paris to Protest Climate Talks
We spoke to street art group Brandalism's chief organizer about why art is the best weapon against climate change.
Police Clash With Protesters in Paris: COP21 - Climate Emergency (Dispatch 1)
VICE News follows climate activists on the ground in Paris at COP21 as they defy a protest ban to demand world leaders take action to save the planet, clashing violently with police in the process.
Drastic Reductions in Meat Consumption Worldwide Could Help Fight Climate Change
Meat consumption among growing middle classes in Asia is projected to rise dramatically — 116 percent in China between 2006 and 2050 and 138 percent in India — and that's causing an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
Norway Is Building an Environmentally Friendly Fleet of Ships
The international shipping industry is coming under increasing pressure to cut down on planet-warming emissions, as traffic is projected to increase by 250 percent by mid-century.
Unless Earth Is Hit by a Huge Asteroid, 2015 Will Likely Be the Hottest Year on Record
Last month was the hottest October on record as well as the largest recorded monthly temperature anomaly, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, making it almost certain that 2015 will beat 2014 for hottest year.
These Nations Might Have the Most to Lose With a Global Climate Deal
While nations like the US might see only minor economic impacts from transitioning to clean energy, OPEC nations face serious challenges with lower fossil fuel consumption.
Six Months Before the Paris Climate Talks, Nations Have a Lot of Work to Do
An analysis of greenhouse gas reduction pledges shows that a lot more needs to be done to hold off a dangerous level of global warming.
The Campaign to Kick Out Fossil Fuel Companies from The UN Climate Talks
A decade ago, public health advocates successfully isolated tobacco companies from UN negotiations about regulating the industry — and now climate activists are trying to do the same with fossil fuel companies.
The Great Recession May Have Been the Best Chance We Had To Address Climate Change
UK economist Lord Nicholas Stern says world leaders see economic prosperity and efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions as antithetical — and that's a mistake.