Climate Justice
Backsliding in Belém
Petrostates at COP30 quash fossil fuel and deforestation phaseouts.
Mark Hertsgaard
Petrostates at COP30 quash fossil fuel and deforestation phaseouts.
Wake Up and Smell the Oil. Your Nation’s Military Is Hiding Its Pollution From You.
A fact all but ignored at COP30.
Ashley Gate A fact all but ignored at COP30.
Trump Promised to Bring Back Coal. This Town Listened.
Through executive orders, Congress, and a loyalist cabinet, the Trump administration has delivered big for enclaves of coal country like Colstrip, Montana. But how long can it last?
Ezra Graham Through executive orders, Congress, and a loyalist cabinet, the Trump administration has delivered big for enclaves of coal country like Colstrip, Montana. But how long can it last?
Covering Climate Now
Indigenous Activists to COP30: “We Will Fight to the Death”
Indigenous people lead COP30 protests against agribusinesses that “want to take everything.”
Mark Hertsgaard Indigenous people lead COP30 protests against agribusinesses that “want to take everything.”
Global Leaders Are Glad the US Isn’t Attending COP30
Momentum behind decarbonizing the global economy has built to the point where it is inevitable—with or without the United States.
Mark Hertsgaard Momentum behind decarbonizing the global economy has built to the point where it is inevitable—with or without the United States.
At COP30, Will Lula Be a Rain Forest Champion?
During this term, Brazil’s president has reduced deforestation but he is government is pushing projects that would open up the Amazon to extractivism.
Jonathan Watts During this term, Brazil’s president has reduced deforestation but he is government is pushing projects that would open up the Amazon to extractivism.
Covering Climate Now
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November 7, 2025
How Much Suffering Can COP30 Prevent?
Andrew McCormickBill Gates gets climate change wrong. It’s not a binary—humanity survives or goes extinct—it’s a questions of scale: How many people will die or be left destitute?
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November 5, 2025
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
Amy WesterveltThe vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
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November 3, 2025
Climate Disasters Are Traumatizing Brazil’s Children
Giovana GirardiThe generation coming into the world now is expected will face unprecedented extreme weather events throughout their lives.
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October 23, 2025
Coming Sunday: The People Behind the Climate Numbers
Mark HertsgaardThe next phase of The 89 Percent Project profiles climate’s supermajority.
Climate Change Archive
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November 18, 2025
China Is Now the World’s Climate Champion
Paul HockenosThe news out of COP30 does not engender much hope, but China’s embrace of renewable energy shows that climate protection makes smart economic sense.
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November 12, 2025
There’s No Quitting the Climate Fight
Wen StephensonThis is the worst-ever year for climate politics—but the struggle is far from over.
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November 6, 2025
Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.
Eric RossNearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?
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October 21, 2025
The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal
Erik LoomisWhat drives Trump’s politics is nostalgia for the age of coal, when dirty fuel and no environmental regulations created his version of a great America.