Climate change
Analysis of the science, politics and economics of the climate
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Why it’s so hard to tell which climate policies actually work
Better tools are needed to analyse their effects
Can the voluntary carbon market save the Amazon?
Entrepreneurs in Brazil are betting big on planting trees
Sport is getting hotter, harder and deadlier
As players vomit and boil, even John McEnroe reckons “it is not humane”
Fewer babies are born in the months following hot days
The effect is small but consistent
New tech can make air-conditioning less harmful to the planet
The key is energy efficiency
How Africans can stay cool as the climate warms
Air-conditioning is only part of the answer
Politics
The poisonous global politics of water
Polarisation makes it harder to adapt to climate change
China is itching to mine the ocean floor
It wants to dominate critical-mineral supply chains
Simple steps to stop people dying from heatwaves
As much of the world roasts, don’t despair
Private firms are driving a revolution in solar power in Africa
Unreliable grids and falling costs are persuading companies to go off-grid
As seas rise, the relocation of Caribbean islanders has begun
The government-managed movement of 300 families from the island of Gardi Sugdub is a test case for “planned retreat” in Latin America
Business and finance
Is coal the new gold?
The world’s dirtiest fuel is a disturbingly safe investment
The exponential growth of solar power will change the world
An energy-rich future is within reach
Why any estimate of the cost of climate change will be flawed
Temperature fluctuations are unpredictable. Humans are even more so
Climate change casts a shadow over Britain’s biggest food export
Scottish salmon farms endure a rising mortality rate
Meet the Swedish firm trying to shake up heat pumps
It sees a big opportunity in an old technology
Science and data
The rise of the truly cruel summer
Deadly heat is increasingly the norm, not an exception to it
Climate change is making the monsoon more dangerous
People in South Asia and India can expect more extreme weather
Why 2024 could become the hottest year on record
Global temperatures reach record highs twice in less than a week
A new age of sail begins
By harnessing wind power, high-tech sails can help cut marine pollution
The Great Barrier Reef is seeing unprecedented coral bleaching
Continued global warming will mean its obliteration
Six charts help to explain 2024’s freakish temperatures
Could the end of El Niño bring some relief?
Latest coverage
United States
Hurricane Helene was America’s deadliest storm in nearly two decades
It wiped out North Carolina’s mountain towns
Science & technology
Why it’s so hard to tell which climate policies actually work
Better tools are needed to analyse their effects
1843 magazine | The storm chasers trying to save the world from drought
Everyone agrees the planet needs more water. So why is cloud-seeding so controversial?
By Invitation
COP29 is greenwashing a dictatorship, writes Azerbaijan’s main opposition leader
Ali Karimli on the hypocrisy of holding the climate conference in a petrostate where dissent is silenced
Finance & economics
The world’s poorest countries have experienced a brutal decade
Why has development ground to a halt?
The Americas
Can the voluntary carbon market save the Amazon?
Entrepreneurs in Brazil are betting big on planting trees
International
Sport is getting hotter, harder and deadlier
As players vomit and boil, even John McEnroe reckons “it is not humane”
Middle East & Africa
How Africans can stay cool as the climate warms
Air-conditioning is only part of the answer
United States
America’s endless summers are good for mosquitoes, too
Outbreaks of EEE and West Nile virus have health officials on the alert
Science & technology
Fewer babies are born in the months following hot days
The effect is small but consistent
Science & technology
New tech can make air-conditioning less harmful to the planet
The key is energy efficiency
International
The poisonous global politics of water
Polarisation makes it harder to adapt to climate change
Science & technology
Climate change could reawaken harmful invasive plants
The sooner they can be weeded out, the better
Graphic detail
Why 2024 could become the hottest year on record
Global temperatures reach record highs twice in less than a week