Climate Justice
The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
COP29 in Baku reveals the contradictions of having climate negotiations in a petro-state.
Carol Schaeffer
COP29 in Baku reveals the contradictions of having climate negotiations in a petro-state.
When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance.
If we want to deploy actual power to block Trump’s vicious agenda once he takes control of the federal government, we will have to look to the states.
Van Gosse If we want to deploy actual power to block Trump’s vicious agenda once he takes control of the federal government, we will have to look to the states.
Climate Realism (Still) Means Climate Justice
An interview with Tom Athanasiou on where climate geopolitics goes from here, and why unlocking trillions in climate finance is an “existential necessity.”
Wen Stephenson An interview with Tom Athanasiou on where climate geopolitics goes from here, and why unlocking trillions in climate finance is an “existential necessity.”
Covering Climate Now
Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides
The media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope The media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism.
Jane Fonda to Young People: “Do Not Sit This Election Out”
Electing Kamala Harris and then pushing her to deliver is the only chance for climate survival, says the Hollywood actress and activist.
Mark Hertsgaard Electing Kamala Harris and then pushing her to deliver is the only chance for climate survival, says the Hollywood actress and activist.
It’s the 2024 Election Season. Where’s the Climate Story?
Despite the threats to all of humanity, news outlets around the world are largely sidelining the climate conversation
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope Despite the threats to all of humanity, news outlets around the world are largely sidelining the climate conversation
Covering Climate Now
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December 28, 2023
Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam
Anna HiattThe climate activists are putting pressure on Dutch officials to reduce emissions at Europe’s most polluting port.
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November 30, 2023
“No One Wins on a Dead Planet”: A Former UN Climate Chief Loses Faith in Fossil Fuel Companies
Ajit NiranjanAt COP28, Christiana Figueres, the architect of the Paris climate agreement, said people must balance outrage and optimism.
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November 29, 2023
How TV News Can Help Save the Planet
Kyle Pope and Elena GonzálezTelevision stations should take the lead on transforming the global climate story into a local one.
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October 4, 2023
Jane Fonda’s Last Crusade
Mark HertsgaardThe activist and Hollywood legend is “having a ball” electing climate champions across the US.
Climate Change Archive
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November 6, 2024
Anti-Protest Laws Won’t Silence Climate Activists
Stan CoxStill, punitive measures against climate protest are reaching new extremes.
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October 28, 2024
How Weathercasters Became the Newest Targets of Conspiracy Theorists
Mark HertsgaardWeather forecasters used to be some of the most trusted people in the news business. Then they began speaking openly about climate change.
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October 16, 2024
The Story of the Hurricanes
How Floridians struggled through the successive traumas of Helene and Milton
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October 14, 2024
Florida Lawmakers’ Climate Denialism Is Pure, Unadulterated Lunacy
Craig PittmanClimate change will only make future hurricane seasons worse. So why are Florida legislators pretending like nothing’s amiss?