Climate Change
What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?
A recent ruling opens the door to new types of protected status.
Atossa Araxia AbrahamianThe Climate Movement Is Gaining Momentum in Spite of Trump
The Trump administration cannot suppress the will of millions of people driving for the large structural change needed to save our species.
Katrina vanden HeuvelThink Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.
Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.
Sonia ShahCovering Climate Now
Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections
America’s journalists must do much better this time around.
Mark HertsgaardDoes the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil?
Financial markets are rightfully taking climate change seriously, but it’s humanity, not bottom lines, that should be our top concern.
Mark HertsgaardHas Climate News Coverage Finally Turned a Corner?
The Covering Climate Now collaboration is changing newsrooms and public awareness worldwide.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle PopeClimate Refugees
What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?
A recent ruling opens the door to new types of protected status.
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian100 Seconds to Midnight
Stumbling Toward Doomsday
With the Doomsday Clock now set to 100 seconds to midnight, elder statesmen and scientists urge action.
James CardenDirect Action
Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign
“We are removing our consent from this system, and we are not asking for anyone’s permission.”
Wen StephensonBow, N.H., September 28, 20191 On a bright, sweaty Saturday in late September, a group of about 50 determined people marched down freight tracks toward the mountain of coal that rises at the rear of Merrimack Station, the last big coal-fired power plant in New England. Continue Reading >
United Nations
This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe
At the COP 25 summit in Madrid, the powerful countries stalled and squabbled while activists marched and pleaded for serious climate action.
Ben EhrenreichFrom the Archives
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry
Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate. They were wrong. Very wrong.
Bill McKibbenAustralia Is Burning
Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable
The country was once actually poised to lead on climate politics.
Daniel JudtWhat if Australia Were Its Own Planet?
As the world’s leading coal exporter, Australia is burning down its own house.
Bill McKibbenAustralia’s Decade of Burning Environmental Apathy
The country is paying a deadly price for its conservative politicians’ climate denialism.
Edward CavanoughDirect Action
‘This Is an Emergency,’ the Caller Said. ‘You Need to Stop the Train.’
Climate justice protesters blockaded train tracks in Massachusetts this week. Despite an emergency call and other warnings, the train kept coming.
Wen StephensonGlobal War + Climate Change
How Rising Temperatures Increase the Likelihood of Nuclear War
As climate changes stresses our human institutions, we are likely to face deadly conflicts over critical resources.
Michael T. KlareCalifornia in Flames
California’s Fires Prove the American Dream Is Flammable
If we want to keep cities safe in the face of climate change, we need to seriously question the ideal of private homeownership.
Kian GohThis story was published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 400 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story, co-founded by The Nation and Columbia Journalism Review. Continue Reading >
United Nations and Climate
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September 20, 2019
Trump Will Snub the Climate Summit for a Religious Freedom Meeting at the UN
Senior UN official confirms White House booked a room so Trump can attend a gathering in the same building as the summit.
Oliver Milman -
September 16, 2019
Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters
The media and climate activists must “name and shame” laggards, says the UN special envoy.
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December 12, 2015
The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us
The agreement will still raise global temperatures 3 to 4 degrees Celsius.
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September 19, 2019
What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like?
The United States will be a nonentity at this fall’s UN climate summit. But the 2020 election is a chance to change the game.
Zoë Carpenter
The US Navy Has a Water Problem
The Second Fleet was reactivated to patrol the Arctic. Only problem is, the fleet’s home is on the front lines of sea-level rise: Naval Station Norfolk.
Dave LindorffThis story was published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story, co-founded by The Nation and Columbia Journalism Review. Continue Reading >
Voices
Green New Deal
The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency
The Department of Interior will shape the fate of this country’s climate resilience—but first it will have to be rebuilt after being ransacked by Trump cronies.
Jimmy TobiasJoe Kennedy III Is an Insider, Not an Insurgent
Kennedy’s campaign to oust a progressive senator is an establishment takeover.
Maia HibbettWant the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment
For young people, surface-level regulations aren’t enough. They’re demanding a fundamental shift in how we think about markets and morals.
Ilana Cohen and Connor ChungFrom the Archives