A group of Swiss pensioners took their government to a top European court on Wednesday over what they claim is its failure to take stronger action on climate change.
Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen gave a muted response on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, to calls from the head of the United Nations for countries to show greater ambition when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Snow falls thick as skiers shed their gear and duck into the Sundeck Restaurant, one of the first certified energy-efficient buildings in the U.S. — this one at 3,413 metres above sea level atop Aspen Mountain in Colorado.
A major new United Nations report being released on Monday is expected to provide a sobering reminder that time is running out if humanity wants to avoid passing a dangerous global warming threshold.
