Corporate Net Zero Pledges: Ambitious or Empty Promises?

January 21, 2022

One-fifth of the world's 2000 largest publicly traded firms have committed to net zero targets. Critics argue that such pledges are mere...

REWIND: Should Nature Have Rights?

January 14, 2022

In the last several years, a growing number of countries and places within the United States have tried to establish legal standing for natural...

John Doerr And Ryan Panchadsaram: An Action Plan For Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

January 7, 2022

Beyond his position as chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr rose to global prominence in the business world with his...

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Naomi Oreskes: The Schneider Award

December 30, 2021

Established in honor of Dr. Stephen H. Schneider, one of the founding fathers of climatology, Climate One’s Schneider Award recognizes a natural...

Managed Retreat: When Climate Hits Home

December 23, 2021

When it comes to rising seas and other climate threats, how do we figure out when to stay and when to go?  The concept of managed retreat –...

2021: This Year in Climate

December 17, 2021

From extreme weather events to COP26 in Glasgow to the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, 2021 has been a banner year. In this special...

Climate Miseducation

December 10, 2021

Climate change science isn’t taught accurately — or equally — across the country. Science standards and school curricula are always...

What the Infrastructure Deal Means for Climate

December 3, 2021

After months of negotiations, Congress finally passed President Biden’s infrastructure act and he signed it into law. Though cut back from the...

REWIND: Finding the Heart to Talk About Climate

November 25, 2021

More than half of Americans surveyed by Pew have talked about climate change one to two times in recent weeks – and that number is even higher...

Taking Stock of COP26

November 19, 2021

After two weeks of negotiations, presentations and protests in Glasgow, the huge international climate summit known as COP26 is over. World...

Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism

November 12, 2021

The outdoor clothing and gear company Patagonia is known for its commitment to sustainability and environmental health, but its prices often make...

Geoengineering: Who Should Control Our Atmosphere?

November 5, 2021

Solar geoengineering – such as putting sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere to reduce the amount of the sun’s heat from reaching the earth...

Electrify Everything

October 29, 2021

In the not-to-distant future, your entire home could be electric – from your stove to your water heater to the car you drive. And all of it...

What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow

October 22, 2021

Delegates from around the world are set to convene in Glasgow at the international climate summit known as COP26 – ideally to hammer out...

Zen and Coping with Climate

October 15, 2021

More and more of us are seriously worrying about what we’ve done to the earth’s climate. But while climate predictions can be scary, Sister...

Firefight: How to Live in the Pyrocene

October 8, 2021

We’ve experienced yet another summer of record wildfires in the western U.S., endangering lives, displacing communities, and sending unhealthy...

Katharine Hayhoe on Hope and Healing

October 1, 2021

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to the most recent IPCC report as a “code red for humanity.” But do we fully acknowledge...

Preparing for Disasters We Don’t Want to Think About

September 24, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed structural weaknesses and inequities that existed long before 2020. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disruption...

Diet for a Threatened Planet

September 17, 2021

Diet for a Small Planet is celebrating 50 years this fall. It’s been a hugely influential book in the environmental movement and has inspired...

Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse

September 10, 2021

Water is essential for life, and throughout human history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new...