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CLIMATE CHANGE

French Environment Minister Monique Barbut delivers a speech at the lower house of the French parliament in Paris on Jan. 27.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 4, 2026
EU must be ‘less naive’ in COP climate talks: French ecology ministry
Last November’s U.N. climate summit ended with a watered-down pact that omitted EU demands over fossil fuels.
Greenlanders near the shore in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 29. Greenland is warming fast, and its massive ice sheet contains enough fresh water to raise global sea levels by 7 meters (23 feet).
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 2, 2026
Trump’s Greenland threats put crucial climate change research at risk
The U.S. president’s vows have chilled relationships between American and Greenlandic researchers, halting some projects and making collaborations uncertain.
A cloud-seeding generator outside the town of Fraser, Colorado, produces snow for the Winter Park ski resort, several miles downwind.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 2, 2026
U.S. ski resorts turn to drones to make it snow amid dire drought
Resorts are increasingly seeking solutions to freshen up the brown slopes spanning the American West this winter, even as the East Coast grapples with back-to-back storms.
Flooding in the Philippines. Countries in Southeast Asia consistently rank among those most vulnerable to flood risks.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 30, 2026
Flood losses set to soar tenfold in Southeast Asia, study finds
Major regional flooding events have the potential to cause economic losses in excess of $10 billion, according to insurance broker Willis Towers Watson.
The sun rises by the Eiffel Tower and the Sacre Coeur Basilica in Paris on July 1.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 27, 2026
World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say
Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050, and while tropical countries will bear the brunt, cooler regions will also need to adapt, scientists said Monday.
A flooded area in Sultan, Washington, in December last year
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 24, 2026
What one year of Trump’s climate censorship reveals
The administration has methodically removed references to climate change and environmental justice from government resources.
The Jaguari-Jacarei dam during a drought in Joanopolis, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Three-quarters of the world’s population — about 6.1 billion people — now live in countries where freshwater supplies are insecure or critically insecure, according to U.N. report.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jan 23, 2026
Water ‘bankruptcy’ era has begun for billions, scientists say
Chronic overuse of groundwater, forest destruction, land degradation and pollution have caused irreversible freshwater loss in many parts of the world.
Firefighters try to extinguish a burning house during a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jan 19, 2026
Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 18
Wildfires have severely impacted Chile in recent years amid growing signs of the impact of climate change in the country, including extreme weather, droughts and floods.
A solar farm in Nakai, Kanagawa Prefecture, in March 2016. Japan gets about a tenth of its electricity from solar panels despite having nearly no domestic production of photovoltaics (PVs).
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Jan 18, 2026
Beijing row highlights need for Japan to reduce cleantech dependence on China
To reach net zero, Japan will need to rapidly expand renewables, but its solar manufacturing capacity is virtually non-existent despite it being a pioneer of the technology.
An annual ranking of corporate climate efforts has put Japanese firms ahead of those from the United Kingdom, the European Union, China and others.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2026
Japanese companies ahead on climate leadership, data shows
Japan took the lead in an annual ranking with 22% ‍of companies achieving what CDP defined as “climate leadership,” followed by the U.K. with 17%.
Professor Yoshinori Iizuka cuts a slice from an ice core sample taken from a glacier in Tajikistan, at the Hokkaido University Institute of Low Temperature Science in Sapporo on Dec. 9.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 14, 2026
Scientists look toward ancient ice for clues on saving present-day glaciers
Researchers are studying ice cores extracted from Tajikistan, where glaciers have resisted the rapid melting seen almost everywhere else, to determine the cause of the anomaly.
The Eaton Fire, which ravaged part of Los Angeles in January 2025, was one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 14, 2026
Scientists confirm 2025 was third-hottest year on record
2025 saw a cooling phase in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, yet heat from greenhouse gases countered that cooling enough that the year still was among the warmest.
A monitor shows Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivering a speech at a ministerial meeting of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, in November.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2026
Japan to stay the course on fighting climate change despite U.S. exit
Experts say the U.S.’s recent departure from international climate organizations will have a limited impact on Japan’s own initiatives.
A fishing boat sails out to sea in Tosa Bay off Kochi Prefecture in May 2022. As the planet warms, fish native to Japanese waters are swimming from south to north in pursuit of their desired temperatures.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Jan 11, 2026
How Japan’s warming seas are affecting livelihoods and culture
As climate change forces fish to migrate to cooler waters, culture and jobs are being left behind in their wake.
The United Nations headquarters in New York. U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered his government to withdraw from 31 U.N. entities.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2026
Trump withdraws U.S. from 31 bodies in U.N., already in fiscal peril
The U.S. leader also directed the government to cease participating in 35 non-U.N. organizations because they “no longer serve American interests.”
A young local Fijian walks on flooded land in her village in February 2016. The ocean is nearing a dangerous tipping point, but 2025 marked a shift from incrementalism toward meaningful global action.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2026
A decisive year for ocean conservation
The ocean’s decline is not inevitable. It is our choice whether to deliver a healthier, more abundant oceans for future generations.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Over her short two months in office, Takaichi has emphasized the restart of aging nuclear reactors and developing futuristic — but not yet commercially viable — technologies like nuclear fusion.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Jan 4, 2026
With a focus on nuclear power, Takaichi’s energy policy takes shape
As she settles into the nation’s top office, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s energy policy is quickly coming into focus and nuclear power stands at the forefront.
In 2025, overlooked climate challenges included the warming effects of reduced pollution, stalled progress in green hydrogen and rising financing costs for renewables.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2025
Here’s the bad climate news you missed this year
The current renewables boom will need to prove those fossil plants superfluous, and quickly, if we want to stop them getting built.
Participants play Master of Disaster, a board game about disaster preparedness, at a library in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, on Dec. 9.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2025
Filipinos master disaster readiness, one roll of the dice at a time
Called Master of Disaster, one board game aims to boost lagging preparedness in the Philippines, which has been ranked the most disaster-prone on earth for four years running.
Workers assemble new Nissan Leaf electric vehicles at a production facility in Sunderland, England, on Dec. 16.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2025
The positive climate news you may have missed this year
Much climate news is gloomy, but there are positive developments all the time — so many, in fact, that it’s easy to miss some of the things that have been happening.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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