2026 climate agenda: Reform the UN COPs but look beyond for rapid action
The United Nations COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, was not the decisive gathering that…
Environment
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters
A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska,…
The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change
This year’s COP30 comes after the international Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond…
A blueprint to free Arctic research trapped in data silos
Decades of Arctic research have generated vast amounts of data. Yet as the region…
US research official departs as Trump overhauls Arctic policy
An Alaska Native official who helped oversee the federal agency in charge of U.S.…
Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a…
COP30: Only highest possible ambition can cut global damage from accelerating ice loss
Given the heated times we live in, (in all the senses of the word)…
Typhoons and other climate threats could cost Alaska billions. After last month’s storm, advocates say it’s time to act
A study published before the storm said there’s an $80 million-a-year gap in money…
Will COP30 have the same procedure as every year? I hope not
As world leaders head for Brazil to focus on climate change, it is time…
