Energy and Environment: Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds

U.S. and China issue joint pledge to slow climate change; Harnessing the energy of the ocean to power homes, planes and whisky distilleries; What's next after the climate summit in Glasgow? Post reporters answered your questions.; As details of COP26 deal emerge, a push to cut emissions faster and phase out fossil fuels ; After Trump, an agency key to Biden's climate agenda tries to rebuild; Toronto is home to the world's largest lake-powered cooling system. Here's how it works. ; Obama, playing 'hype man,' tries to jolt COP26; In Australia's coal country, the mines are booming — but their costs are ever present; Cities will be the focus of COP26 on Thursday. Here's what you need to know.; The world created about 8 million tons of pandemic plastic waste, and much of it is now in the ocean; Despite COP26 pledges, world still on track for dire warming; 2C or 1.5C? How global climate targets are set and what they mean; How satellites could help hold countries to emissions promises made at COP26 summit ; London's River Thames, now home to sharks, seals and sea horses, is no longer 'biologically dead'; Renewable energy in the U.S. nearly quadrupled in the past decade, report finds; COP26 climate summit draft reveals which fights remain; Photos show Kenya's drought has left animals starving to death ; E.U.'s big climate ambitions have the scent of wood smoke; Planes, trains and automobiles: It's transport day at COP26. Here's what you need to know. ; How climate change is disproportionately affecting girls in low-income countries; On gender day at U.N. climate talks, a call for action that empowers women and girls; The U.N. climate summit will take on '​​adaptation, loss and damage' Monday. Here's what you need to know.; Friday's COP26 theme is youth and public empowerment. Here's what you need to know.; Photos show Senegal neighborhood disappearing as sea levels rise; Justice Dept. to investigate rural Alabama county with inadequate sewage systems ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Photos for The Washington Post) Countries' climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds An examination of 196 country reports to the United Nations reveals a giant gap between what nations declare their emissions to be versus the greenhouse gases they are sending into the atmosphere. The gap ranges from at least 8.5 billion to as high as 13.3 billion tons a year -- surpassing the annual emissions of China. By Chris Mooney, Juliet Eilperin, Desmond Butler, John Muyskens, Anu Narayanswamy and Naema Ahmed ●  Read more »   U.S. and China issue joint pledge to slow climate change 'We both see that the challenge of climate change is an existential and severe one,' Chinese envoy says in announcing agreement. By Brady Dennis, Sarah Kaplan, Steven Mufson and Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »   Harnessing the energy of the ocean to power homes, planes and whisky distilleries On Scotland's Orkney Islands, an audacious experiment is underway. By William Booth ●  Read more »   What's next after the climate summit in Glasgow? Post reporters answered your questions. The Post's William Booth and Sarah Kaplan answered questions about the United Nations climate summit on Wednesday. By William Booth and Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   As details of COP26 deal emerge, a push to cut emissions faster and phase out fossil fuels "It's quite clear this is not a plan to solve the climate emergency," said one activist at the conference. By Brady Dennis, Sarah Kaplan and Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   After Trump, an agency key to Biden's climate agenda tries to rebuild The Bureau of Land Management, whose headquarters was shifted out West, remains hobbled as it seeks to curb oil and gas drilling. By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   Toronto is home to the world's largest lake-powered cooling system. Here's how it works. Deep lake water cooling (DLWC) is used to cool over 100 buildings in the city. It saves enough electricity to power a town of 25,000 — and it's so popular the city is pursuing an expansion. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   Obama, playing 'hype man,' tries to jolt COP26 The former president lands in Glasgow to bolster U.S. leadership and channel activists' anger. By Dan Zak ●  Read more »   In Australia's coal country, the mines are booming — but their costs are ever present While officials at the COP26 talks wrestle with how to rein in climate change, in Australia's Hunter Valley the end of coal seems a century away. By Michael E. Miller ●  Read more »   Cities will be the focus of COP26 on Thursday. Here's what you need to know. Cities present exciting opportunities for sustainability and solutions — but they're also intensely vulnerable to the growing effects of climate change By Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The world created about 8 million tons of pandemic plastic waste, and much of it is now in the ocean While only about 30 percent of all coronavirus cases were detected in Asia as of late August, the region was responsible for most of the global plastic discharge. By Amy Cheng ●  Read more »   Despite COP26 pledges, world still on track for dire warming A United Nations analysis released Tuesday found a massive gap between countries' long-term plans to zero out carbon emissions and the official, short-term plans they have actually submitted. By Sarah Kaplan and Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »   2C or 1.5C? How global climate targets are set and what they mean A preliminary draft of the COP26 agreement released on Wednesday "reaffirms" the Paris agreement goal of limiting warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius but doesn't commit to the more ambitious 1.5C target. By Adam Taylor and Harry Stevens ●  Read more »   How satellites could help hold countries to emissions promises made at COP26 summit The proliferation of satellites is helping to pinpoint emissions sources and to hold countries and corporations accountable. By Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   London's River Thames, now home to sharks, seals and sea horses, is no longer 'biologically dead' The British capital's Zoological Society said cleanup efforts have brought down levels of chemicals such as phosphorus, making the river "home to myriad wildlife as diverse as London itself." By Amy Cheng ●  Read more »   Renewable energy in the U.S. nearly quadrupled in the past decade, report finds If the current growth rate continues, the country would meet its current electricity needs with renewable energy by 2035 By Tik Root ●  Read more »   COP26 climate summit draft reveals which fights remain The provisional draft accelerates how often countries would need to ramp up emissions-reduction targets and makes direct reference to phasing out coal. By Brady Dennis, Steven Mufson and Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Photos show Kenya's drought has left animals starving to death As rivers dry up and vegetation disappears in northern Kenya, rangers and herders do what they can to keep more animals from perishing. By Sammy Westfall and Brian Inganga ●  Read more »   E.U.'s big climate ambitions have the scent of wood smoke Europe is a leader on climate change — but it burns lots of wood for energy and then doesn't count the emissions. By Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »   Planes, trains and automobiles: It's transport day at COP26. Here's what you need to know. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   How climate change is disproportionately affecting girls in low-income countries More intense extreme weather is taking girls out of school, forcing them into earlier marriages and increasing their exposure to violence. By Kasha Patel ●  Read more »   On gender day at U.N. climate talks, a call for action that empowers women and girls Women and children bear a disproportionate impact of climate change. Here's what you need to know about Tuesday's COP26 theme. By Casey Quackenbush ●  Read more »   The U.N. climate summit will take on '​​adaptation, loss and damage' Monday. Here's what you need to know. Climate disasters cause as much as $500 billion in damage each year. Vulnerable countries want wealthy ones to help pay. By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Friday's COP26 theme is youth and public empowerment. Here's what you need to know. The international summit will focus on how to engage the public — and particularly young people — in tackling climate issues and bringing about systemic change By Tik Root ●  Read more »   Photos show Senegal neighborhood disappearing as sea levels rise By Danielle Paquette and Leo Correa ●  Read more »   Justice Dept. to investigate rural Alabama county with inadequate sewage systems Civil rights probe follows long-standing complaints of failing septic tanks and sewage backups in the mostly Black county of Lowndes. By David Nakamura and Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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