Explainers

“Loss and damage” is a term used by the United Nations to describe the harms inflicted by climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to.

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe as a result of climate change, as forests in arid parts of the world become hotter and drier.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a United Nations body widely considered the world’s top authority on climate science.

The Paris Climate Agreement is a treaty that brings all the world’s peoples into a common effort to combat climate change.

Freight transportation moves billions of tons of cargo around the world each year. Nearly all freight transportation runs on oil and gas.