The idea is that if everyone aims for net-zero by 2050 and comes reasonably close to achieving it, the world will be spared a climate nightmare. This strategy has only worked to a limited extent ...

Scientists uncover signs that Earth’s resilience to carbon emissions may be unraveling faster than climate models suggest. A ...

A vital system of ocean currents could collapse within a few decades if the world continues to pump out planet-heating pollution, scientists are warning – an event that would be catastrophic for ...

Two new studies of the North and South Poles remind us that the global climate system remains unpredictable, defying simplistic expectations that change moves only in one direction.

The debate about tipping points in the climate system has intensified over the past two decades, according to the study. Read more about our changing planet: Sign up for USA TODAY's Climate Point ...

The climate advocacy group Stand.earth organized the protest and has called on Amazon to eliminate emissions from maritime shipments by 2030, heavy-duty trucking by 2035 and airfreight by 2040.

A major system of ocean currents that ferries heat from the tropics to the North Atlantic could shut down far sooner than expected, per new predictions.

Coldplay's 'Music of the Spheres' tour has set new standards in sustainability, reducing the band's carbon footprint by using renewable energy. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

Corporate climate targets are a mess. Could tracking ‘spheres of influence’ help? New research proposes a new, more expansive way to look at companies’ contribution to global net-zero.