Climate Change
Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It’s Still Not Taken Seriously Enough.
Democratic presidential candidates were given the chance to talk about the most pressing environmental issue—but only briefly and inadequately.
Jeet HeerA New Beginning for Climate Reporting
Could it be that the press, especially the US press, is finally waking up to the climate story?
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle PopeWhat if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II?
The new Covering Climate Now project will help media “tell the story so people get it.”
Bill MoyersPublic Health
‘Like a Sunburn on Your Lungs’: How Does the Climate Crisis Impact Health?
Children, pregnant people, and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat—but the impact is already being felt across every specialty of medicine.
Emily HoldenSenegal
In Senegal, Climate Change Is Robbing Thousands of Their Homes
No region has done less to contribute to the climate crisis than Africa—or stands to lose more.
Daniel JudtGreen New Deal
The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal
Only a massive, democratically elected administrative apparatus can stop climate change.
John FefferAOC on the Green New Deal
What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like?
Molly CrabappleThe Green New Deal Is Cheaper Than Climate Change
The economic cost of allowing temperatures to rise even a couple of degrees above that target is simply staggering.
Joshua HollandUnited 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.
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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
Climate Kids
‘How Dare You!’ Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders
“We will not let you get away with this,” the 16-year-old climate strike leader tells the UN Climate Action Summit.
Mark HertsgaardEurope’s Striking Climate Kids Show How to Defeat the Far Right
Fighting climate change now polls as a top priority among European voters—while most far-right leaders are climate denialists.
Paul HockenosThe Climate Kids Are Coming
With a Green New Deal and Student Strikes For Climate, will young people save us yet?
Mark Hertsgaard
Domestic Violence and the Climate
Violence Is in the Air
A new study shows that the rate of violent crime increases with the level of smog.
Michelle ChenThis 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 >
From the Archives
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. [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he United States Navy has a big problem, one quite peculiar for such a huge seagoing… Continue Reading >
Voices
Climate and Politics
The Once Common Republican Environmentalist Is Virtually Extinct
Our corrupted American elections may well be the greatest environmental threat facing the planet. But if elections pose a threat, they also offer a possibility.
John NicholsThe Problem With Our Climate Debate Is That Only Democrats Are Showing Up
While Democrats are getting ambitious on climate change, the GOP continues to derail the conversation from the sidelines.
Jeet HeerJoe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis
CNN’s climate change town hall was a good moment for activists—and a rough one for the Democratic front-runner.
Zoë Carpenter