SOMINI SENGUPTA

The presumed winner supports policies that have led to a boom in coal-burning, but also to the creation of a nascent electric-battery industry.

The crisis, worsened partly by climate change, has been accompanied by soaring food prices and could have consequences for hunger, elections and migration worldwide.

Here’s why the meeting was important, and what to watch for going forward.

A road map to trim the climate footprint of food shows how hard it is to feed the world on a hotter planet.

Outside the negotiating rooms, COP28 is part trade fair, part lobbyist jamboree, part debate tournament. And, there’s a light show every evening.

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...

António Guterres has spoken sharply of “planet wreckers” ahead of this week’s United Nations climate summit, but politics makes it tricky to get specific.

Climate change is melting the ice on Mount Rainier. The environmental effects will be widespread, a Park Service study warned.

Lack of rain and changing weather patterns are slowing the ship traffic that moves goods around the world.

The group of 37, including a three-week-old infant, traveled by bus to Los Angeles at a time when officials were warning against driving.