Environmental Protection Ministry initiating plan to deal with potential damage to coastal cities despite Energy Ministry's resistance to emissions bill

UN panel warns that despite 2015 pledge to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius, current and planned future use of fossil fuels makes over 2 degree rise more likely

Antonio Guterres says 900 million people living in low-lying regions, including small islands and major coastal cities, may become climate refugees if global warming ignored

Talks take place amid multiple crises including European conflict, high inflation, food shortages and energy crunch; top UN scientist highlights 'once in a generation opportunity'

Prof. Dana Fisher examines how — and whether — ordinary people can make an impact on the global problem through activism

Officials bemoan 'litany of broken climate promises' as governments refuse to meet 2015 commitments to curb fossil fuels, pushing temperatures skyward

Prof. Daniel Rosenfeld urges faster move toward renewable energy, use of natural gas only as a last resort