When It Comes to Climate Solutions, Technical Fixes Aren’t Enough When It Comes to Climate Solutions, Technical Fixes Aren’t Enough
Experts have identified “positive” tipping points as the next big climate solution. But technical fixes don’t matter without political will.
Mar 22, 2023 / Audrey Carleton
Clean Energy Is Booming. Now Here’s the Bad News. Clean Energy Is Booming. Now Here’s the Bad News.
The transition away from dirty energy is as much a political battle as it is a technological challenge.
Nov 9, 2022 / Mitch Jones
We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe
Europe is showing the world that a clean-energy transition is possible with existing technology.
Jun 14, 2021 / Highlights / Paul Hockenos
How Climate-Driven Disasters Threaten Climate Progress How Climate-Driven Disasters Threaten Climate Progress
As climate change fans the flames of wildfires up and down the West Coast, those same fires also endanger efforts to combat climate change.
Oct 19, 2020 / Josh Lappen
States Are Doing What Big Government Won’t to Stop Climate Change States Are Doing What Big Government Won’t to Stop Climate Change
Officials hope the federal money, aimed at rebuilding economies ravaged by Covid-19, will support clean energy and carbon-cutting programs.
Sep 9, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / James Bruggers, Judy Fahys, Marianne Lavelle, Evelyn Nieves, and Sabrina Shankman
10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil 10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil
The president can still use his executive powers to do the right thing.
Apr 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Todd N. Tucker
Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story
President Evo Morales has transformed his country’s economy with an unapologetically left-wing agenda—but can it last?
Oct 1, 2019 / Hard Paywall / Zeeshan Aleem
The Green Jobs Revolution Needs to Include All of Us The Green Jobs Revolution Needs to Include All of Us
A few years ago, Adan Anguiano was in prison. Now he has a career installing solar panels in East Los Angeles.
Jul 23, 2018 / Feature / Audrea Lim
This Hurricane Season, Puerto Ricans Are Imagining a Sustainable Future This Hurricane Season, Puerto Ricans Are Imagining a Sustainable Future
Puerto Rican movements are rebuilding their island in a way that not only enhances climate resilience, but also reclaims their political power.
Jul 13, 2018 / Celia Bottger
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Is a Climate Criminal—and I’m Willing to Go to Jail to Say So Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Is a Climate Criminal—and I’m Willing to Go to Jail to Say So
A big part of what makes nonviolent civil disobedience powerful is the willingness of those engaging in it to suffer the consequences.
Nov 21, 2017 / Wen Stephenson