COP30 U.N. Climate Talks Are Starting in Brazil. Here’s What to Know.

Diplomats and leaders from around the world are gathering on the edge of the Amazon rainforest for annual talks on how to limit global warming.

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The Two Big Questions Surrounding Bill Gates’s Climate Memo

The Microsoft co-founder wrote a lengthy memo warning against climate alarmism. Will it change how people talk about the issue or who funds climate action?

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Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’

In a memo, the Microsoft co-founder warned against a “doomsday outlook” and appears to have shifted some of his views about climate change.

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Subsidizing Fossil Fuels, but Not Clean Energy

The Trump administration has sharply cut tax credits for renewable energy, while it adds to longstanding subsidies for fossil fuels.

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Why Trump Wants to Revive the Coal Industry

The burning of coal is the largest contributor to climate change worldwide. But the Trump administration sees United States coal as crucial.

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The World Comes to New York for a Very Different Climate Week

As world leaders arrive in New York City for Climate Week, the United States has all but left the global fight against climate change under President Trump.

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How Six World Leaders Are Confronting Climate Change

The leaders told us how they are facing a warming planet in a world where international collaboration on climate change is fraying.

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Your Most Pressing Climate Questions

Ahead of the Climate Forward conference on Sept. 24, Times readers sent us their most urgent questions about climate change.

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The Irony of Corporate America’s Many Patagonia Vests

Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, hates the idea of billionaires and says he doesn’t trust the stock market.

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Patagonia’s Big Bet on a Modest Grain

The apparel company thinks that a little-used wheat alternative can boost regenerative farming and help the planet. Not everyone agrees.

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