Coming Sunday: The People Behind the Climate Numbers Coming Sunday: The People Behind the Climate Numbers
The next phase of The 89 Percent Project profiles climate’s supermajority.
Oct 23, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How. AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How.
It’s not hostile super robots you should worry about—it’s the heat they’ll generate.
Oct 17, 2025 / Delaney Nolan
The Climate Movement Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them. The Climate Movement Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them.
The people most harmed by ecological violence are usually the least represented in the stories we consume about climate change. That’s why the podcast A People’s Climate exists.
Sep 22, 2025 / Shilpi Chhotray
“It’s a Warning, Set to a Dance Beat”: Jon Batiste on His New Song 20 Years After Katrina “It’s a Warning, Set to a Dance Beat”: Jon Batiste on His New Song 20 Years After Katrina
The New Orleans jazz great tells Covering Climate Now, “When you make a song, you want to inspire people, but you also want to let them know what they can do.”
Aug 28, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Invisible Snakes of Climate Change The Invisible Snakes of Climate Change
Tony Bartelme’s new book shows how great storytelling can wake people up.
Aug 21, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
Trump’s Fossil Fuel Fanaticism Is Surrendering the Future to China Trump’s Fossil Fuel Fanaticism Is Surrendering the Future to China
If the planet is to survive, the future needs to be green. China seems to get that—but the US is blowing it.
Aug 1, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The World Court Adds Muscle to the Climate Fight The World Court Adds Muscle to the Climate Fight
After a “landmark” ruling from the International Court of Justice, journalists can expect more lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.
Jul 31, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won
The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a yearslong campaign that began with university students.
Jul 23, 2025 / Panthea Lee
How to Save the Amazon How to Save the Amazon
Listen to the people who live there, the slain journalist Dom Phillips advised.
Jun 12, 2025 / Jonathan Watts
A Silent Climate Majority A Silent Climate Majority
Most of the world’s people want stronger climate action—but don’t realize they’re the majority.
Apr 23, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope