CLIMATE CHANGE

Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday that global warming is devastating oceans and Earth's frozen spaces in ways that directly threaten a large slice of humanity.Crumbling ice sheets, marine heatwaves, melting glaciers, ocean dead zones, thawing permafrost -- a raft of impacts on sea and ice are decimating fish stocks, lifting seas, depleting fresh water stores, and incubating superstorms that will ravage some cities annually by mid-century.

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a Climate Crisis Committee joint hearing on September 18, 2019 in Washington

Carbon emissions are high on the agenda at the International Civil Aviation Organization's annual conference in Montreal

The worst banker in the world when it comes to funding the climate crisis is JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

Oil giant Saudi Arabia is blocking the adoption of a major UN report on oceans and climate change by challenging an earlier UN assessment highlighting the need to slash carbon emissions

While many applauded the young activist for calling the world's government to the carpet, she has faced just as sharp criticism about how educated she is on the subject.

Greta Thunberg (L) and French activist Iris Duquesne (C) attend a press conference where 16 children from across the world presented their official complaint on the climate crisis to the United Nations

Youth Climate activist Greta Thunberg accused world leaders of betraying her generation through their inaction on reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Map of climate protests planned during Global Climate Action Week (Sept 20-27)

Almost 90 companies have signed a UN climate pact ahead of a summit on global warming on Monday.

Pacific Islanders marched in Sydney in one of the first protests in a global day of action on climate change

Teen activist Greta Thunberg told AFP she hoped worldwide youth strikes would mark a turning point in the fight against climate change

Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg (C) speaks with Militza Flaco (R) from the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities Guardians of the Forest after a gathering outside the US Supreme Court

Austin-based firm Hypergiant Industries is developing a bioreactor that harnesses algae to process carbon dioxide.

The 2014 basket of climate models show Earth warming on current trends an additional 3C by 2100, and at least 2C even if national carbon cutting pledges are all met

The 2014 basket of climate models show Earth warming on current trends an additional 3C by 2100, and at least 2C even if national carbon cutting pledges are all met

Our analysis indicates that if China fully executes existing policies and finishes reforming its electric power sector into a market-based system, its carbon dioxide emissions are likely to peak well before its 2030 target.

Teen climate champion Greta Thunberg brought her global environmental message to the heart of the US government on Friday, telling her legion of supporters outside the White House: "Never give up."The 16-year-old Swede, who has inspired youngsters across the world with her urgent call to arms, demanded action from the world's number one economy and its notoriously climate change skeptical president as part of a demonstration kicking off two weeks of protest.

Those polled also say President Trump is mishandling the situation.

A group of Amazon employees will demonstrate against the company on Sept 20. and have urged the e-commerce giant to reduce its carbon emissions to zero by 2030.

The growing population, agriculture and long term rainfall trends have put turtles' fragile ecosystem in danger, making it hard for them to survive.