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Representatives are in Paris hammering out an agreement to cut CO2 emissions. But most of the people charged with preparing cities and towns for the worst impacts of climate change won't be there.

Many Republicans say regulation is not the most efficient way to curtail climate change. David Greene talks to Matthew Continetti, editor of The Washington Free Beacon.

In the new book The Quickening, author Elizabeth Rush charts a journey to Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" — and muses about contemplating parenthood in a time of climate change.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Greenstone, professor and director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago the impact of the rising cost of carbon on climate policy.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Antonia Sebastian, professor of environmental science at UNC Chapel Hill, about the flood risk facing inland communities as hurricanes become more intense.

According to official statistics, the average price of fresh vegetables in China rose nearly 20% in August. A visit to the crops in China's northeast helps explain the price spike.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama agreed on at least one thing this week: They need to coordinate action to lower greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Todd Stern, former United States special envoy for climate change, about President Trump's likely withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. Stern led the negotiations for this deal.

The wide-ranging legislation puts the state on a path to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, establishes new appliance efficiency standards, sets sector-specific emission reduction targets, and addresses the needs of environmental justice communities.

In honor of Women's History Month, NPR takes a look at five women photographing the worst effects of climate change around the world.