80% of new cars sold in Norway are now electric vehicles
"There is no excuse for the internal combustion engines' unnecessary pollution when the climate crisis is so urgent," says the head of the country's EV association.
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"There is no excuse for the internal combustion engines' unnecessary pollution when the climate crisis is so urgent," says the head of the country's EV association.
Leading biologist tells Scott Pelley humans would need "five more Earths" to maintain our current way of life.
CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy and Kevin Book, managing director of ClearView Energy Partners, discuss efforts to plan for the effects of climate change, and what is being done to mitigate them.
Scientists are building a sensor network to spot Lake Huron water chemistry trends. It's a first step toward a hoped-for system that would track carbon dioxide and pH in all five Great Lakes over multiple years.
The 84-year-old actress and activist called it the "best birthday present ever."
Rep. Ted Lieu of California said if the announcement this week is what's expected, "it could be a game changer for the world."
In a statement, Prince William said that his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, remembered her own visit to Boston "with great fondness."
Minnesota spends close to $100 million every year to clear snow and ice from state roads. From giant plows and maintenance, to deicing material and labor, it all adds up. But there's a way to cut down on costs, crashes and the impact on the environment.
There's now 51% more CO2 in the atmosphere than in pre-industrial times, scientists said in a new report, making it far less likely that the world can minimize global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The record heat comes as "the tell-tale signs and impacts of climate change are becoming more dramatic."
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the COP27 climate summit in Egypt nations must "cooperate or perish."
Europe is a leader in climate mitigation. That couldn't save it from also becoming a leader in temperature increases.
Republicans from North Dakota to Texas are ramping up their criticism of "ESG investing," a fast-growing movement that says it can pay dividends to consider environmental, social and corporate-governance issues when deciding where to invest pension and other public funds.
Nations pledged to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but three new U.N. reports show that the world is on track to hit nearly double that in less than 80 years.
The world is still "far behind" and isn't doing nearly enough or even promising to do enough to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a U.N. report says.
Leaders held a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Shakopee.
Trees are dying in Minneapolis' historic Loring Park, and a forest ecology expert has an unfortunate hypothesis about why it’s happening.
"We're starting to see impacts from climate change on trees in Minnesota," said Professor Lee Frelich.
Shelby knows he's lucky to have been able to save up enough money to make this house happen, but he says doing small things to make your house more efficient will save you in the long run.
When you turn on the stove to make a meal, you probably aren't thinking about climate change - but some cities are starting to ban gas stoves.
Members of Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency and Department of Transportation are turning to indigenous communities throughout the state for climate solutions.
Members of Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency and Department of Transportation are turning to indigenous communities throughout the state for climate solutions.
Biden to urge "respect for the core principles of the international order" as Russia's war on Ukraine drives a "crisis in confidence" in the U.N. system.
This month, temperatures have been above average for 12 out of 19 days in the Twin Cities. Jeff Wagner learned there's a heating trend impacting that fall feel.
Tom Vilsack stopped by the Winfield United Innovation Center in River Falls, Wisconsin to talk about new investments in sustainability.
