Climate Change

Father and son trek to South Pole, using only renewable energy

Thirty-two years after becoming the first man to walk to both poles, Robert Swan teamed up with his son Barney for another first: trekking to the South Pole using only renewable energy

Corals, blueberry bushes and polar bears: Signs of change are all around

You don't need a thermometer or a rain gauge to notice climate change -- and you don't need to be a scientist to see it

30 years after warning, global warming "is in our living room"

In 1988, NASA's top scientist and other doomsayers were right; James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn't approaching -- it had already arrived

Antarctic ice melting at alarming rate, study finds

Since 1992, Antarctica has lost 3 trillion tons of ice – enough water to cover Texas to a depth of nearly 13 feet, scientists calculated

8 things you can do to make a difference for our oceans

"Things are bad but we're at a state where we can definitely make a change," said Samantha Mackiewicz, director of World Oceans Day

"In dire need of action": High-tide flooding doubles over last 30 years

Ben Horton, a Rutgers University researcher who was not involved in a new study on high-tide flooding, called it "a warning, a shot across the bow"

"The U.S. sizzled": May smashes U.S. temperature records

May was 5.2 degrees above the 20th century's average for the month, according to the NOAA

India vows to ban all single-use plastics by 2022

"It is the duty of each one of use to ensure that the quest for material prosperity cannot lead to environmental degradation," said India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi

What over 60 countries have done to curb plastic waste

"Plastic isn’t the problem. It’s what we do with it," said Erik Solheim, the head of U.N. Environment

Study: Following climate accord goals could save trillions of dollars

One year ago, President Trump withdrew from the Paris climate accord, saying it would have negative impacts on the U.S. economy. But a new study from Stanford University researchers says following the agreement's guidelines could save $20 trillion. One of the study's authors, Stanford professor and senior fellow Noah Diffenbaugh, joins CBSN to discuss the research.

Bloomberg says Trump "can change his mind" on climate issues

A year after the president said U.S. would exit the Paris Agreement, the former NYC mayor is pledging $70 million to help cities cut greenhouse gas emissions

Michael Bloomberg says he hopes Trump will "change his mind" on climate change

One year ago, President Trump announced the U.S. would exit the Paris climate agreement. Former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg is working to bypass Mr. Trump's opposition to the agreement, launching a new effort today to help the U.S. achieve the goals adopted by the Obama administration. Bloomberg joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the $70 million he's pledging for the American Cities Climate Challenge, a program that will select 20 U.S. cities and help them speed up their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Can this bird adapt to a warmer climate? DNA may tell

DNA could help reveal which animal populations are most at risk in a changing world

Satellite images reveal major changes in water availability worldwide

"This is the first time that we've used observations from multiple satellites in a thorough assessment of how freshwater availability is changing, everywhere on Earth"

Federal judge scraps Oakland's coal shipment ban in scathing ruling

U.S. judge said the info the city relied on to conclude that coal operations would pose a substantial health or safety danger to the public was "riddled with inaccuracies" and "faulty analyses"

Tourism's impact on climate is getting worse, study says

"It definitely is eye opening," said co-author of study on greenhouse gas emissions from vacationers around the world

Pace of new climate change legislation has "slowed significantly"

Study also reveals that all countries, nations and territories that have signed or ratified Paris climate accord have at least one climate change policy or law

Climate change lawsuit filed by young Alaska residents heads to court

The plaintiffs, ranging from children in elementary school to college students, say the state is violating their constitutional rights by failing to limit greenhouse gas emissions

WHO reveals shocking figures on air pollution deaths

U.N. health agency says 7 million people die yearly from "exposure to fine particles in polluted air," and there's a climate change link

Climate group wants to carve Mr. Trump's face into a glacier for one purpose

"Often people only believe something when they see it with their own eyes," said Nicholas Prieto, "Melting Ice" chairman

California among 17 states suing feds over plan to scrap emission standards

California has now sued the Trump administration more than 30 times on topics including immigration and health care policy

Why 5 Winter Olympians are on Capitol Hill today

"I want the Winter Olympics to go on forever," said Arielle Gold, who won a bronze in the halfpipe snowboard event in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games

Bloomberg gives $4.5M to help U.S. keep Paris climate accord commitment

"America made a commitment and as an American if the government's not going to do it we all have responsibility," former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said