The Climate Fix: Africa’s Solar Revolution
Editor’s note: Last week, the United Nations’ climate chief called the global transition away from fossil fuels “unstoppable,” despite the United States’ recent turn away from the fight against climate…
Trump’s First Two Weeks Have Thrown U.S. Climate Spending Into Chaos
Over the past four years during the Biden administration, the United States started spending ever-greater sums on efforts to blunt global warming and help communities adapt to a hotter world.…
Inside Trump’s Renewed Effort to Undo a Major Climate Rule
For years, the fossil fuel industry and its allies have tried to overturn one of the most important federal rulings in the history of climate policy: the one that requires…
The Climate Migration Question: Rebuild or Relocate?
For all the trouble it has caused, River Caney is an unassuming creek. The rustling strip of water meanders slowly, less than a foot deep in some parts, along a…
The Dissonance of Climate Promises at Davos
Each January, business and political leaders descend upon the Swiss ski town of Davos to warn against urgent threats to the global order. Each year, they identify climate change as…
Anguish, despair and grief due to climate crisis are valid psychological responses
You may have read news reports of life threatening and devastating floods, hurricanes and heatwaves, all driven by human-induced climate change. Perhaps you have heard that 2024 is due to…
Five Ways Trump Made It Suddenly Harder to Face Climate Risks
President Trump’s energy agenda calls for drilling more oil and gas, something that could take years. But he took other actions this week that could more quickly affect the way…
Elevating The Connection Between The Changing Climate And Student Success
In mid-September, I spent four days in Washington, D.C. engaging in discussions about the environment and the changing climate. In all my conversations, one crucial topic was noticeably missing: the…
Leaders at Davos Economic Forum Vow to ‘Stay the Course’ on Climate Action
When President Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement on Monday as part of his flurry of moves upon taking office, it…
3 of the Most Important Trump Executive Orders on Climate
On the heels of the hottest year in recorded history, one that brought the planet to a dangerous temperature threshold, President Trump effectively told the world on Monday that the…