Mark Hertsgaard

Mark Hertsgaard is the executive director of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism initiative committed to more and better coverage of the climate story. He is also the environment correspondent for The Nation and author of books including HOT: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth.

January 13, 2021

Trump’s Insurrection Threatens US Democracy—and Therefore Climate Survival

Only a democracy that works can defuse the climate crisis.

Mark Hertsgaard
Media AnalysisJanuary 6, 2021

A New Year’s Resolution: Climate Journalism to Match the Crisis

With climate action finally on the table, journalists must redouble their commitment to the climate story.

Mark Hertsgaard and Andrew McCormick
Media AnalysisDecember 17, 2020

As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’

Scientists say they have “a moral obligation” to “tell it like it is”—don’t journalists too?

Mark Hertsgaard
December 2, 2020

UN Secretary General: Without the US in the Paris Agreement, Humanity Faces Climate ‘Suicide’

Joining China and other big polluters, Biden’s pledge of “net zero” US emissions by 2050 brings the Paris Agreement goals “within reach.”

Mark Hertsgaard
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Climate ChangeNovember 11, 2020

The Fall of Trump Propels the Climate Story Into a Decisive New Era

Humanity dodged a bullet, but journalists need to explore why half of the electorate voted not to.

Mark Hertsgaard
Election 2020October 29, 2020

The World Is Burning, but the Political Press Insists It’s a Horse Race

Strong questions in the final debate handed the political press a golden opportunity to talk about climate change. They blew it.

Mark Hertsgaard and Andrew McCormick
Climate ChangeOctober 21, 2020

What Amy Coney Barrett Means For the Climate

Roe v. Wade and Obamacare aren’t the only things endangered by Republicans’ rushed Supreme Court nomination.

Mark Hertsgaard
Media AnalysisOctober 14, 2020

Journalists Must Demystify the Green New Deal

Everyone’s talking about it—but in most journalism there’s no telling what the Green New Deal actually is.

Mark Hertsgaard
Climate ChangeOctober 7, 2020

‘60 Minutes,’ ‘The Guardian,’ and Game-Changing New Climate Science

The climate crisis is a scientific reality, not a partisan issue—and one of America’s most widely watched programs just gave it the weight it deserves.

Mark Hertsgaard
Election 2020September 29, 2020

What Is Chris Wallace Thinking?

If he can ask about Trump’s taxes, he can probe the president’s climate denial.

Mark Hertsgaard

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January 13, 2021

Only a democracy that works can defuse the climate crisis.

Media AnalysisJanuary 6, 2021

With climate action finally on the table, journalists must redouble their commitment to the climate story.

Media AnalysisDecember 17, 2020

Scientists say they have “a moral obligation” to “tell it like it is”—don’t journalists too?

December 2, 2020

Joining China and other big polluters, Biden’s pledge of “net zero” US emissions by 2050 brings the Paris Agreement goals “within reach.”

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Climate ChangeNovember 11, 2020

Humanity dodged a bullet, but journalists need to explore why half of the electorate voted not to.

Election 2020October 29, 2020

Strong questions in the final debate handed the political press a golden opportunity to talk about climate change. They blew it.

Climate ChangeOctober 21, 2020

Roe v. Wade and Obamacare aren’t the only things endangered by Republicans’ rushed Supreme Court nomination.

Media AnalysisOctober 14, 2020

Everyone’s talking about it—but in most journalism there’s no telling what the Green New Deal actually is.

Climate ChangeOctober 7, 2020

The climate crisis is a scientific reality, not a partisan issue—and one of America’s most widely watched programs just gave it the weight it deserves.

Election 2020September 29, 2020

If he can ask about Trump’s taxes, he can probe the president’s climate denial.