California governor draws crowds at COP30 climate summit in Brazil as highest-profile US politician in attendance

Under U.N. rules, the United States is still technically a party to the Paris Agreement until Jan. 27. It also remains a member of the U.N. body that convenes nations annually to monitor global progress on tackling climate change.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pulled no punches at the climate talks in Brazil, taking aim at President Donald Trump for abandoning efforts to tackle the climate crisis

Ten years after nearly every nation on the planet signed the historic Paris Agreement, a new United Nations report warns that the world is on track to officially breach the agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold within the next decade, triggering an escalation of climate change impacts worldwide.

What will our “full-fledged disasters” be in three decades, as the planet continues to warm? The year 2024 was the hottest on record. Yet 2025 has been perhaps the single most devastating year in the fight for a livable planet.

As large parts of the planet struggle with climate-inflicted woes, from floods in Pakistan to forest fires in the United States, the thorny issue of how to address "loss and damage" driven by global warming has risen up the political agenda.

Given that experts say climate change is making the skies bumpier, airlines are looking for ways to ensure passengers’ safety and comfort.View on euronews

Nearly 180 Iowa university experts point to climate change as the cause of extreme weather events boosting insurance premiums across the state.