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Climate ChangeNovember 29, 2021
At COP 26, A Bigger, Stronger Climate Movement Made Its Mark
The new focus on equity in the climate movement will keep the pressure where it belongs: on the Global North.
Tina Gerhardt for The Nation
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EnvironmentNovember 15, 2021
COP26 Ends With Promises, but Not Nearly Enough Progress
The UN climate conference’s agreement acknowledges several key issues for the first time—but doesn’t do enough to address them.
Tina Gerhardt
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EnvironmentNovember 12, 2021
Youth Activists Fight for Their Future at COP 26
On emissions targets, on funding to developing nations, and on phasing out fossil fuels, youth are demanding that COP26 deliver.
Tina Gerhardt
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EnvironmentNovember 9, 2021
At COP 26, Island Nations Demand Action on Funding and Emissions
Islands have contributed little to global emissions yet stand to suffer disproportionately from climate change. Now, they are demanding more funding to protect themselves.
Tina Gerhardt
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WorldNovember 5, 2021
Landmark Agreements at COP26 Put Nails in Coal’s Coffin
At least 25 countries agreed to end public subsidies for overseas oil and gas development, and more than 23 have committed to ending coal altogether.
Tina Gerhardt
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EnvironmentNovember 1, 2021
This Is the Decade to Reduce Emissions
At this week’s climate negotiations in Glasgow, countries must get serious about detailing their plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Tina Gerhardt
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Climate ChangeNovember 28, 2010
Gearing Up for Cancún
Expectations are low that the United Nations’s upcoming two-week climate conference will produce the international agreement needed to avert global warming.
Tina Gerhardt
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September 22, 2007
Youth Interrupted
Fleeing the Iraq War, increasing numbers of young refugees are forced into prostitution.
Tina Gerhardt