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What Can the World’s Top Court Do About Climate Change?

2 December 2024 at 05:02
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide.

Β© Cesar Rodriguez for The New York Times

Mexico’s Valle de Bravo reservoir this year. The court has been asked what obligations governments have to protect the world’s climate system.

Are All These U.N. Climate Talks Doing Any Good?

26 November 2024 at 12:26
What the U.N. negotiations, known as COP, can (and can’t) do to combat climate change.

Β© Rafiq Maqbool/Associated Press

Mukhtar Babayev, an Azerbaijani official and president of the COP29 summit, led the room in applause at the close of negotiations on Sunday.

COP29 Climate Talks Get a Deal on Money, but Only After a Fight

24 November 2024 at 17:21
The financing plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations, was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.

Β© Rafiq Maqbool/Associated Press

A demonstration at the summit on Saturday. Experts have estimated the additional financing needs of developing countries at $1.3 trillion per year.

The Clean Energy Boom in Republican Districts

21 November 2024 at 15:45
Trump has said he’ll repeal President Biden’s climate law, but one North Carolina district shows how hard unwinding multibillion-dollar projects could be.

Β© Mike Belleme for The New York Times

Construction of a new battery factory being built by Toyota in Liberty, N.C., part of a major investment in the area funded in part by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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