Earth is living through its hottest year on record, and global efforts to curb human-generated greenhouse gas emissions driving those high temperatures are not keeping up with commitments to cut emissions.

Saying that 'humanity has opened the gates of hell,' UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an end to subsidies for fossil fuels worldwide and a phaseout of all coal-fired generation in well-off countries by 2030.

The United Nations' global stocktake report showed that while some steps have been taken on climate change, more work is needed and soon to avoid its worst impacts.

World leaders at COP27 said fossil fuel companies should be required to put some of their billions in profits into the fight against climate change.

The world must quickly and radically cut its dependence on fossil fuels or face disaster, says the latest United Nations report on climate change.

Leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies agreed in a climate communiqué to support meaningful and effective action to limit global warming.

American companies with global operations are partnering with international organizations to fully decarbonize their activities by 2030.

The United Nations convened a “high-level dialogue on energy,” the first gathering of leaders at the U.N. in more than 40 years devoted solely to energy issues.