https://www.voanews.com/z/6837 News about the effects of climate change and policies aimed at slowing or mitigating those effects, as well as other environmental issues. https://www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.voanews.com/z/6837 en 2026 - VOA 60 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:22:23 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA Australia, New Zealand, the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Estonia and Iceland made the grade, https://www.voanews.com/a/only-seven-countries-met-who-air-quality-standards-in-2024-data-shows/8006336.html https://www.voanews.com/a/only-seven-countries-met-who-air-quality-standards-in-2024-data-shows/8006336.html Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:12:46 -0400 Climate ChangeEast AsiaAfricaSouth & Central Asiawebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) U.S. had pledged $17.5 million when fund was agreed upon in 2022 https://www.voanews.com/a/us-pulls-out-of-climate-damage-compensation-fund-/8005960.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-pulls-out-of-climate-damage-compensation-fund-/8005960.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:15:48 -0400 USAClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) The effort is part of a global scientific trial to study how indoor heat impacts health and economic outcomes in developing countries https://www.voanews.com/a/indian-slums-get-cool-roofs-to-combat-extreme-heat/8004901.html https://www.voanews.com/a/indian-slums-get-cool-roofs-to-combat-extreme-heat/8004901.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:58:46 -0400 South & Central AsiaClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Storm leaves more than 50,000 homes without electricity https://www.voanews.com/a/australians-told-prepare-for-worst-as-tropical-cyclone-nears/8002088.html https://www.voanews.com/a/australians-told-prepare-for-worst-as-tropical-cyclone-nears/8002088.html Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:34:54 -0500 East AsiaClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) Collisions with boats are the cause of at least 20% of manatee deaths in Florida every year. But as Valdya Baraputri reports, that’s not the only threat faced by these gentle giants of the sea. Camera: Laurentius Wahyudi and Nabila Ganinda https://www.voanews.com/a/florida-s-gentle-giants-manatees-fight-for-survival/8000979.html https://www.voanews.com/a/florida-s-gentle-giants-manatees-fight-for-survival/8000979.html Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:41:10 -0500 USAScience & HealthClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Valdya Baraputri) Airports, schools, public transport shut down https://www.voanews.com/a/cyclone-alfred-stalls-off-australia-s-east-as-millions-brace-for-impact/8000728.html https://www.voanews.com/a/cyclone-alfred-stalls-off-australia-s-east-as-millions-brace-for-impact/8000728.html Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:37:23 -0500 East AsiaClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Among the proposed projects cited in the report by the state planning agency was a controversial hydropower facility on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet https://www.voanews.com/a/china-announces-plans-for-major-renewable-projects-to-tackle-climate-change/7998428.html https://www.voanews.com/a/china-announces-plans-for-major-renewable-projects-to-tackle-climate-change/7998428.html Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:38:52 -0500 China NewsEast AsiaClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Rich and developing countries work out a compromise on raising and delivering billions of dollars needed to protect species https://www.voanews.com/a/at-un-talks-nations-agree-to-invest-in-plan-to-protect-nature-/7991178.html https://www.voanews.com/a/at-un-talks-nations-agree-to-invest-in-plan-to-protect-nature-/7991178.html Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:28:27 -0500 EuropeClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) The overall financial aim was to achieve $20 billion a year in the fund by 2025, and then $30 billion by 2030. So far, only $383 million had been pledged as of November https://www.voanews.com/a/talks-to-protect-earth-s-biodiversity-resume-with-money-topping-the-agenda-/7987061.html https://www.voanews.com/a/talks-to-protect-earth-s-biodiversity-resume-with-money-topping-the-agenda-/7987061.html Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:50:14 -0500 Climate ChangeScience & HealthEuropeAmericaswebdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) Mauritania residents say the desert is their destiny https://www.voanews.com/a/hold-for-wknd---mauritania-residents-say-the-desert-is-their-destiny-/7984232.html https://www.voanews.com/a/hold-for-wknd---mauritania-residents-say-the-desert-is-their-destiny-/7984232.html Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:44:17 -0500 AfricaClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) Team of researchers finds sharp increase in melting over the past decade https://www.voanews.com/a/global-glacier-melt-is-accelerating-scientists-say/7983001.html https://www.voanews.com/a/global-glacier-melt-is-accelerating-scientists-say/7983001.html Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:27:57 -0500 Science & HealthClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) Activists filed a class action lawsuit in 2022 with a district court claiming the state violates their rights as laid out in the European Convention on Human Rights by not doing enough to limit climate change https://www.voanews.com/a/swedish-supreme-court-activists-can-t-sue-over-climate-action/7980241.html https://www.voanews.com/a/swedish-supreme-court-activists-can-t-sue-over-climate-action/7980241.html Wed, 19 Feb 2025 04:11:28 -0500 EuropeClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) The emissions-cutting target sparked calls for deeper reductions from experts and ruling coalition members when it was first proposed https://www.voanews.com/a/japan-approves-new-climate-energy-and-industry-policies-through-2040/7978736.html https://www.voanews.com/a/japan-approves-new-climate-energy-and-industry-policies-through-2040/7978736.html Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:36:01 -0500 East AsiaClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) China is world's biggest coal consumer and emitter of greenhouse gases https://www.voanews.com/a/china-s-2024-coal-power-construction-hits-10-year-high-researchers-say/7973302.html https://www.voanews.com/a/china-s-2024-coal-power-construction-hits-10-year-high-researchers-say/7973302.html Thu, 13 Feb 2025 02:52:13 -0500 China NewsEast AsiaClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Just 10 of nearly 200 countries required under the Paris Agreement to deliver fresh climate plans by Feb. 10 did so on time https://www.voanews.com/a/almost-all-nations-miss-un-deadline-for-new-climate-targets/7969128.html https://www.voanews.com/a/almost-all-nations-miss-un-deadline-for-new-climate-targets/7969128.html Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:17:33 -0500 Climate ChangeScience & HealthEuropewebdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) Climate change is rapidly altering the Arctic region, creating environmental danger, economic opportunity and geopolitical tension as the world’s major powers scramble to control newly accessible shipping lanes and resource deposits. https://www.voanews.com/a/tensions-heat-up-in-the-arctic/7969016.html https://www.voanews.com/a/tensions-heat-up-in-the-arctic/7969016.html Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:53:21 -0500 USAScience & HealthEuropeChina NewsClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) 24-hour rainfall totals likely up to 30 centimeters https://www.voanews.com/a/dead-thousands-urged-to-evacuate-as-australia-s-northeast-battles-floods/7959859.html https://www.voanews.com/a/dead-thousands-urged-to-evacuate-as-australia-s-northeast-battles-floods/7959859.html Sat, 01 Feb 2025 22:02:59 -0500 East AsiaClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Heat waves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather kept children away https://www.voanews.com/a/unicef-extreme-weather-kept-242-million-children-out-of-school-last-year/7949863.html https://www.voanews.com/a/unicef-extreme-weather-kept-242-million-children-out-of-school-last-year/7949863.html Sun, 26 Jan 2025 02:30:03 -0500 Climate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday went to areas of the United States affected by natural disasters. He visited the state of North Carolina, which was hard hit by Hurricane Helen in September, and toured parts of California, where fires are still burning. Genia Dulot reports from Los Angeles. https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-visits-scenes-of-natural-disasters-in-california-north-carolina-/7950249.html https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-visits-scenes-of-natural-disasters-in-california-north-carolina-/7950249.html Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:00:44 -0500 USAClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (Genia Dulot) The new president has criticized the local response to the blazes, and critics say some of charges are not accurate https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-visits-fire-stricken-california-vows-to-get-it-fixed-/7949855.html https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-visits-fire-stricken-california-vows-to-get-it-fixed-/7949855.html Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:41:39 -0500 USAClimate Changewebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)