8 in 10 people now see climate change as a “catastrophic risk” – survey
"I really hope that political leaders will realise the mandate they seem to have to act" on the problem"
Climate change court cases on the rise globally, majority in U.S.
Cases include efforts to push governments for more aggressive national policies to reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions
Merkel calls for unity in climate talks before G7 as U.S. holds out
"We are responsible for each other," said Merkel, without naming the United States
Company climate risk disclosure could become mandatory in a few years
Investors have urged companies to disclose financial impact of long-term climate change
Combating climate change could boost G20 economies, OECD says
Investing $6.9 trillion per year in clean infrastructure between 2016 and 2030 in G20 countries would help limit global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius
New World Health Organization head must act on climate
WHO’s job will be made harder by the growing threat and worsening impacts of climate change
Island nations on front line of global struggle to build disaster resilience
Future disaster losses represent an existential threat to small island states, undermining efforts to eradicate poverty and build resilient cities and communities
Hawaii faces more flooding with possible record high tides
Rising global sea levels will likely drive flooding many times a year by 2050, and may pose serious risks during storm seasons
Climate-threatened Bangladesh to impose carbon tax in June
Carbon taxes for using fossil fuels are one of the simplest, most market-friendly ways of driving climate action
Trump can't stop American progress on climate, Al Gore tells Cannes
"No one person ... can stop the climate movement"