International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve concrete emission reduction targets.

As climate change accelerates, Ohio’s cities and counties are bracing for a wide range of costly impacts. They span nearly every aspect of public infrastructure and services. Cities will need to retrofit buildings for energy efficiency,

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says money, not just science, makes the case for curbing climate change.

A recent report from the Public Policy Institute of California found additionally that 60% were very concerned, a remarkable increase from 47% last year.

Tourism is also affected, with changes in seasonal activities. Warmer and shorter winters are making it harder to sell skiing and snowmobiling equipment, much less operate hills and trails. And more frequent heat waves, extreme rain events and vanishing fish populations are making summer events less predictable.

Joellen Russell, an oceanographer at the University of Arizona, says her identities as climate scientist and concerned mother merged long before she helped start Science Moms. “We feel like we have an obligation to both, get prepared, get on it, reduce our emissions, and help our people weather this.”

At the COP29 Heads of Delegation retreat held in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Climate Change, Dr. Musadik Malik, strongly urged developed countries to fulfill their $100 billion annual climate finance pledge.

"Climate change especially irregular rainfall patterns and high temperatures is likely to affect the productivity of horticultural crops," the minister said.