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News about global warming and climate change, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

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Latest Articles

Six Scientists, 1,000 Miles, One Prize: The Arctic Bumblebee

A team of researchers scours the wilds of northern Alaska for Bombus polaris, the ‘panda of the insect world.’

By JAMES GORMAN

Opinion

When the Next Hurricane Hits Texas

The petrochemical industry from Galveston to Houston is an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen.

By ROY SCRANTON

Editorial

Canada’s Trudeau Steps Up on Climate Change

The prime minister’s plan to put a price on carbon emissions is a significant environmental step, and leaves provinces with choices on how to carry it out.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Op-Ed Columnist

What About the Planet?

Why is the media not raising climate change as part of the presidential race?

By PAUL KRUGMAN

Over 190 Countries Adopt Plan to Offset Air Travel Emissions

The measure takes effect in 2021 and will reduce the climate impact of international jet travel. The first six years will be voluntary.

By HENRY FOUNTAIN

Oil Glut? Here Comes Some More!

Oil finds in Texas and Alaska come at a time when the industry is struggling with low prices and faces pressure to leave hydrocarbons in the ground.

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS

Questions and Answers on Hurricane Matthew

John Schwartz, a New York Times reporter who covers climate change and the environment, is answering reader questions about the storm.

By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Poll Finds Deep Split on Climate Change. Party Allegiance Is a Big Factor.

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to care deeply about climate change and to believe that it is mainly the result of human activity.

By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG

Economic Scene

Next ‘Renewable Energy’: Burning Forests, if Senators Get Their Way

The president’s Clean Power Plan is being fought by 28 states, and a bipartisan group of senators who want burning wood for electricity to be considered carbon neutral.

By EDUARDO PORTER

Take a Number

A Milestone for Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere

Scripps said that levels had recently risen above 400 parts per million, and were likely to stay that way “for the indefinite future.”

By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Dot Earth

As Warnings Build, Is There a ‘;Spiral of Silence’ on Climate Change?

A new survey shows most Americans are moderately or very interested in global warming, but rarely or never talk about it.

By ANDREW C. REVKIN

Editorial

A Flimsy Legal Attack on Clean Air

Power industry groups and 28 states are challenging a plan that is a key part of President Obama’s response to climate change.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Op-Ed Columnist

The Dog Ate My Planet

The refusal to accept the reality of climate change is the most worrisome sign that the country currently lacks a functioning conservative party.

By DAVID LEONHARDT

Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Obama’s Climate Change Rules

Federal judges hear oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by 28 states and hundreds of companies and industry groups opposed to the Clean Power Plan.

By CORAL DAVENPORT

Trilobites

An App to Help Save Emissions (and Maybe Money) When Buying a Car

The app is a result of research that looks at 125 cars and measures their mileage and the greenhouse gases generated in making and powering them.

By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Dot Earth

No Debate: Trump Picks a Perfect Transition Man for the E.P.A.

A longtime defender of fossil fuels and critic of regulations limiting greenhouse gases appears to be Trump’s pick to handle the transition at the Environmental Protection Agency should he prevail.

By ANDREW C. REVKIN

A New Debate Over Pricing the Risks of Climate Change

Exxon Mobil says it’s not possible to predict how climate change will affect its business. A bill in Congress says it shouldn’t be asked to.

By HIROKO TABUCHI and CLIFFORD KRAUSS

How Small Forests Can Help Save the Planet

More than half of the forestland in the United States is held privately by families. Small forests may be a potent weapon against climate change, experts say.

‘Aviation’s Paris Moment’ as Nations Near Emissions Deal

The measure would be a major step in reducing the effect of an often-overlooked contributor to climate change: greenhouse gas emissions from overseas flights.

By HENRY FOUNTAIN

Obama Climate Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990 Law

A failure to resolve conflicting amendments in the Clean Air Act about 26 years ago could imperil the president’s signature climate change policy.

By CORAL DAVENPORT