According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change" as it started to read out an opinion on the legal obligations of states to take action.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says money, not just science, makes the case for curbing climate change.

Advocates hope International Court of Justice's advisory opinion adds weight to global courtroom and diplomatic efforts.

The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world.

The top U.N. court has opened a hearing to deliver an opinion in a landmark case about nations’ obligations to tackle climate change.

Extreme weather caused by climate change is driving up the prices of basic food products worldwide and posing wider risks to society, a new study has found.

The assessment builds on a 2019 report published by the Environmental Law and Policy Center and conducted by a team of scientists from around the region.

In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of forests burned around the world. The fires sent veils of smoke and several billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, subjecting millions of people to poor air quality.

The deaths in the Texas Hill Country are a tragic testament to the force of a raging river. Flood-stricken Vermont has a radical plan to counter the threat it faces.

The constant deluge of bad news about rising global temperatures and their impacts can make it feel like the world is ending. Is it?

Known as the “endangerment finding,” the 2009 declaration has served as the basis for federal rules limiting greenhouse gas pollution from power plants, cars and trucks, and the oil and gas industry.