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The 2010s Killed Off the Polite Climate Change Conversation
The decade that began with the defeat of a relatively moderate climate bill is ending amid calls for capitalism to be dismantled.
This Global Map Shows You How Nature Benefits You Directly
The map displays how people all over the world receive benefits from the environment, and who is most likely to lose them due to land use issues and the climate crisis.
What I Saw Inside the Messy, Desperate Chaos of the UN Climate Summit
Under rapidly approaching deadlines to keep global warming to a tolerable level, too many world leaders seem unable or unwilling to act.
Tiny Island Nations Are Carbon-Shaming Everyone at the UN
A total of 15 countries, including several low-lying island nations, committed to zero-out their carbon emissions by 2050
The Era of Polite Climate Activism Is Dead and Buried
Activists blocked the streets of Washington as Greta Thunberg issued an ultimatum to world leaders at the UN.
Teen Climate Activists Wanted Real Action. The UN Gave Them iMovie Lessons and a 'Games of Thrones' Actor.
"Nothing here produced anything tangible that could be handed to our world leaders on Monday from the youth movement.”
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Teen Climate Strikers Are Being Treated Seriously by the UN
After a day of angry, passionate rallies, United Nations officials had a message for young protesters: We hear you.
Life in the Last Capital City Still Split by a Border Zone
For decades, a hard border has divided Greek Cyprus and Turkish Cyprus, through Nicosia. One photographer spoke to those on both sides.
A UN Official Compared Rohingya Living Conditions to Nazi Concentration Camps
“Let’s call it what it is,” he said.
1 Million Species Are Threatened with Extinction Thanks to Humans, UN Report Says
A comprehensive United Nations report compiled by more than 450 researchers warns of a dire future for both humans and nature if business continues as usual.
Kim Jong Un and Putin Are About to Take Their Relationship to the Next Level
The two world leaders could have their first meeting as early as next week.
South Korea Supplied Oil to North Korea and Didn’t Tell Anyone
The revelation comes amid a standstill on denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang.