Our Buildings Were Built for a Different World Our Buildings Were Built for a Different World
The climate crisis demands that we retrofit them—which won’t happen at scale until architects start seeing themselves as political actors.
Aug 7, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner
It’s Time for the US to Declare a National Climate Emergency It’s Time for the US to Declare a National Climate Emergency
The US has no comprehensive climate action plan with clear, enforceable targets, timelines, and road maps for climate protection and restabilization—and it desperately needs one.
Jun 25, 2024 / John J. Berger
With Air-Conditioning, Have We Passed the Point of No Return? With Air-Conditioning, Have We Passed the Point of No Return?
Consider it the feedback loop from hell: The greenhouse gas emissions air-conditioning releases ensure that we will continue to rely on it.
Jun 17, 2024 / Stan Cox
The EU’s Secret to Slashing Emissions The EU’s Secret to Slashing Emissions
Europe proves that putting a price on carbon can dramatically transform fossil fuel–based economies.
Apr 10, 2024 / Paul Hockenos
I Saw the Future of Climate Technology—and Its Big-Oil Investors I Saw the Future of Climate Technology—and Its Big-Oil Investors
At the Cleantech North America conference, the fates of climate-tech start-ups are tangled into the balance sheets of companies who caused the crisis in the first place.
Feb 15, 2024 / Molly Taft
16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won. 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won.
Environment / August 15, 2023 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won. A state district court ruled yesterday that Montana’s failure to document greenhous…
Aug 15, 2023 / Gabriel Furshong
The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy Renaissance The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy Renaissance
Can you believe we’re fighting this shit all over again?
Jul 20, 2023 / Joshua Frank
On a Rapidly Warming Planet, Home Is a Luxury On a Rapidly Warming Planet, Home Is a Luxury
The importance of place and the draw of home is at odds with the future we have created for our planet.
Jun 8, 2023 / Jane Braxton Little
Why Has the Right Become Obsessed With Climate-Friendly Banking? Why Has the Right Become Obsessed With Climate-Friendly Banking?
It’s not because they're concerned about climate catastrophe.
Apr 6, 2023 / Stan Cox
The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5°C. What Now? The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5°C. What Now?
The only way of ensuring that the overshoot is temporary is to decisively defeat the fossil fuel cartel.
Apr 4, 2023 / Tom Athanasiou