The world promised progress at the Glasgow climate conference. Now it has to turn those promises into reality. A former senior UN official describes what to watch for in the coming year.

To combat global warming we need to use atmospheric greenhouse gas observations to keep track of emissions.

Misinformation about climate change has been spreading in other ways, and social media companies have been reluctant to stop it.

The global shipping sector delivers 90% of global trade and has a carbon footprint the size of Germany’s.

Yes, trees and soils can absorb and store carbon, but the carbon doesn’t stay stored forever. That’s one of the problems with how net-zero plans for the climate are being designed.

Coal is the dirtiest fuel source – eliminating it is a priority for tackling climate change.

Understanding where emissions come from is only one part of the climate justice dilemma.

Halting forest loss is a crucial milestone on the road to net zero.

Methane emissions from the distribution and use of natural gas across U.S. cities are 2 to 10 times higher than recent estimates from the EPA.

Saudi Arabia and soon Australia are making net zero pledges, but they have no plans to wind down fossil fuel output soon.