By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Feb. 11, 2016 Despite a Supreme Court decision this week to put … More
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Historic Paris deal puts globe on path to limit warming to 1.5 C
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 12, 2015 Climate negotiators in Paris have approved a historic agreement … More
Draft of Paris climate deal omits references to human rights
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 11, 2015 The latest draft of the Paris climate agreement leaves out all … More
Threat from oxygen loss in oceans left off table in Paris talks
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 11, 2015 While some effects of climate change on the oceans — including acidification and rising … More
Indigenous rights could be left out of Paris climate treaty
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 10, 2015 The Paris climate treaty being hammered out by nearly 200 nations … More
Obama meets heads of small island nations at risk of climate catastrophe
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 1, 2015 The president of the world’s second-biggest carbon emitting country … More
World leaders begin push for climate deal at critical talks in Paris
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Nov. 30, 2015 World leaders on Monday outlined the “urgent threat” posed … More
World is 1 degree C hotter – halfway to threshold, researchers say
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Nov. 9, 2015 This year, global temperatures are set to reach 1 … More
US companies pledge to make big cuts in carbon emissions
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Oct. 19, 2015 More than 80 companies — including Nike, Ikea and … More
Long road of climate action to follow Paris, officials say
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Sept. 29, 2015 Four negotiating days remain at the United Nations in … More