LE BOURGET, France -- The French host of U.N. talks aimed at saving mankind from climate catastrophe said Thursday a historic accord was "extremely close," but called for unprecedented compromises…

LE BOURGET, France - Perhaps the most surprising story out of the Paris climate talks so far is the shift that seems to be occurring in favor…

LE BOURGET, France - The United States will double its assistance to poor countries struggling to cope with the effects of climate change, Secretary of State John…

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's government announced $23 billion in investments on Tuesday to modernize its refineries while sharply slashing greenhouse gas emissions produced by oil-processing facilities and gasoline.…

In 2013, then-Environment Minister René Castro called transportation the “Achilles’ heel” of Costa Rica’s carbon-neutrality ambitions. In the last two years little has changed. Vehicles are still…

The two-week United Nations conference on climate change is halfway over, and no matter what else happens, it has already been a clear-cut success in two critical…

The first week of the United Nations climate talks -- where 195 countries are trying to hash out a plan for averting catastrophic climate change -- is coming…

LE BOURGET, France – Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti top a new list of nations hardest hit by two decades of storms, floods and landslides that killed more…

PARIS - The United States fired the opening salvo in the debate about financing the fight against climate change, suggesting the United Nations ask more countries to…

Coffee fans will soon have another reason to buy Costa Rican brews. On Tuesday, officials from the Environment Ministry (MINAE) announced a new goal to convert 25,000…