Most Utilities That Pledge “Net Zero by 2050” Are Doing Little to Achieve That Goal New report shows that a dirty energy status quo prevails in America’s power sector By Jonathan Hahn October 10, 2023 In this story: clean energy, climate change, electric vehicles, air
ICYMI: Fluorescent Dormice, Gobsmacking Heat, Lifetime Limits on Flying & At Least We’ll Have Coffee A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber October 6, 2023 In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
ICYMI: Flamingos in Michigan, Porpoise-Killer Whales, Don’t Breathe the Smoke & Range Extension on Toy Sharks A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber September 29, 2023 In this story: Roundup, climate change
Are the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Working? Climate action is a fundamental part of the goals, but progress has fallen behind By Emily Driehaus September 28, 2023 In this story: climate change, international climate policy
On Its 15th Anniversary, Climate Week Is Still Rife With Corporate Greenwashing This year’s sponsors included some of the most notorious polluters By Marlowe Starling September 23, 2023 In this story: climate change, corporate accountability, oil, fracked gas, plastic
Solar Geoengineering Could Become the “New Form of Denial” for Silicon Valley Enthusiasts, Critics Say The idea of dimming the sun to slow climate change is gaining popularity—but only with billionaires in the Global North By Joanna Thompson September 21, 2023 In this story: technology, climate change
Solar Geoengineering Could Wreak Havoc on the Planet To respond to climate change, we should focus on ramping down fossil fuels By Krystal Vasquez September 21, 2023 In this story: technology, climate change
New Climate Corps Will Put Young People to Work to Address Global Warming The Biden administration fulfills a promise the president made to young climate voters By Jeremy Miller September 20, 2023 In this story: climate change, clean energy, green jobs
Earth’s Annual Average Temperatures Set to Breach 1.5°C for the First Time The grave reality of a do-little-on-climate scenario is becoming clear By Jonathan Hahn September 20, 2023 In this story: climate change, climate negotiations, federal climate policy, international climate policy
Tens of Thousands of Marchers Fill New York City Streets to Demand an End to Fossil Fuel Extraction People of all ages and from around the world call on President Biden to stop exacerbating the climate emergency By Emily Driehaus and Marlowe Starling September 18, 2023 In this story: climate change, activism, federal climate policy, international climate policy