Climate Justice
After the G7 Summit, Germany’s Climate Envoy Says Rich Countries Are Still Falling Short
Jennifer Morgan is candid: G7 countries need to do more to halt the climate emergency and address the spike in world hunger.
Mark HertsgaardFood Prices Are Up. A "Bean New Deal" May Be the Answer.
With prices for poultry and beef continuing to rise, the government should ease spending on meat and pay farmers to plant beans.
Matthew Miles GoodrichCan’t Stand All the Political Heat? Escape to the Park.
Many cities have Frederick Law Olmsted to thank for these spaces.
Katrina vanden HeuvelCovering Climate Now
A Windfall Tax on Covid Profits Could Ease the Catastrophic Food Crisis
A levy on food and fossil fuel giants could save lives now and help create a sustainable food system, says Oxfam head Gabriela Bucher.
Fiona Harvey
Native Growers Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. Will the New Farm Bill Offer Enough Support?
A conversation with Carly Griffith Hotvedt about the Native Farm Bill, traditional Indigenous knowledge, and environmental conservation.
Danielle Renwick
“Handshake Activism” Won’t Defuse the Climate Emergency
We need to mobilize many more people from all walks of life, say climate activists Kumi Naidoo and Luisa Neubauer.
Bill McKibbenCovering Climate Now
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May 19, 2022
Nations Are Nowhere on Their Climate Commitments, and Too Few Journalists Are Holding Them Accountable
At a time of many crises, new climate reporting from The Guardian shows just how far off-target we’ve come.
Andrew McCormick -
May 11, 2022
Exxon Doubles Down on “Advanced Recycling” Claims That Yield Few Results
The petroleum company is under investigation for misleading the public while exacerbating the global plastic pollution crisis.
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April 21, 2022
“Act or Die”: Earth Day, Still a Question of Survival
If a point of view is inevitable in journalism, let ours be one that favors defusing the catastrophic climate threat to our planet.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope -
April 15, 2022
Blue State Activists Are Working to Decarbonize Trillions
And they don’t need Joe Manchin’s permission.
Nathan Newman
Climate Change Archive
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June 28, 2022
How to Fight Decades of Environmental Racism
The NRDC’s new head of justice and equity talks about what environmental justice means, and how community power-building is essential to that work.
Danielle Renwick -
June 28, 2022
Letters From the July 11/18, 2022, Issue
Not just a women’s issue… How we win… Collective power…
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June 22, 2022
The Perils of Shaping a Recalcitrant World
Relying on military power to shape events in distant countries requires very deep pockets and infinite patience—neither of which we currently possess.
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June 21, 2022
Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies
The university seems set to replicate the mistakes of past climate research: soliciting oil and gas funding, while paying lip service to environmental justice.
Celina Scott-Buechler and Ada Statler