The dramatic change in the Arctic’s role as the planet’s net absorber of carbon dioxide was brought on primarily by an increase in wildfires over many decades

Critics said a handful of oil producers fought efforts at UN talks in Korea to cut plastic production and were only willing to act on plastic waste

The law forces Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others to stop minors logging in or face fines of up to $32 million. A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January, with the ban to take effect in a year.

Officials in Beijing have moved to rein in tech giants like Tencent, Alibaba, Meituan and Bytedance, by ordering them to fix algorithms used on their apps and websites

COP29 hosts released a new draft of a deal that would see developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion a year by 2035, but the mood in Baku was grim on Friday

The breakthrough will remain overshadowed by the return to power of Donald Trump, who believes climate change is a hoax and aims to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement

The global-average temperature for the past 12 months was an estimated 1.62°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, scientists have found

Delhi's air quality is likely to remain in the "upper end" of the "very poor" category for the remainder of the week

Asian Development Bank urges countries to speed up transition to clean energy, saying trillions of dollars in coastal assets are at risk because of continued use of fossil fuels

An algae strain that grows rapidly in the presence of carbon dioxide and sinks in water has been hailed as a prime candidate for carbon sequestration projects

Justice Dept rules would ban the relay of data on government personnel and put limits on business transactions if data was likely to end in "countries of concern"

Japanese researchers say they have converted a carbon solution to a 'green fuel,' but its impact on global warming impacts on seas and oceans could be limited