Ukraine and the Middle East: Climate Action in Conflict Zones

August 26, 2022

Climate is often called a “threat multiplier,” because it can worsen already challenging situations. In places experiencing ongoing armed...

Will Sustainable Aviation Ever Take Off?

August 19, 2022

For those of us who love to travel, climate guilt weighs heavily. Civil aviation accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and...

The Inflation Reduction Act: What’s in the Sausage?

August 10, 2022

For nearly six decades, the US government passed no comprehensive climate legislation. Now that’s changed. The Inflation Reduction Act contains...

REWIND: Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism

August 5, 2022

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

Patti Poppe: Reinventing Utilities During a Climate Emergency

July 29, 2022

In 2006, PG&E was perceived to be one of the most progressive utilities in the country. They supported California’s landmark climate law AB 32,...

Turning Down the Heat: Decarbonizing Cement and Steel

July 22, 2022

Along with aviation, the construction industry is one of the hardest to decarbonize sectors in the global economy. Cement and steel production...

On The Run: Voluntary and Forced Climate Migration

July 15, 2022

The climate crisis may not be the sole driver of human displacement but it is a contributing and growing factor, exacerbating the misery of...

REWIND: Firefight: How to Live in the Pyrocene

July 8, 2022

We’re on track for yet another year of record wildfires in the western U.S., endangering lives, displacing communities, and sending unhealthy...

Wanjira Mathai on Sustainable Development and the Power of Women

July 1, 2022

Africa is responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet its people are already suffering some of the world’s most...

Rebuilding for Climate: Successful City Strategies

June 24, 2022

83% of people in the United States live in urban areas. And these days that’s where important climate progress is happening. Cities all over the...

REWIND: Climate Miseducation

June 17, 2022

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

Digging Deep into the Next Farm Bill

June 10, 2022

Roughly every five years, the U.S. designs and implements a new farm bill, which sets federal policy on agriculture across a huge swath of...

Disrupted Energy Markets: Fossil Revival or Renewable Opportunity?

June 3, 2022

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and surging inflation disrupt global energy markets, even insiders are scrambling to make sense of this moment....

Indigenous Insights on Healing Land and Sky

May 27, 2022

According to the World Bank, land managed by Indigenous peoples is associated with lower rates of deforestation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions,...

Coping with Climate through Music

May 20, 2022

Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States....

Russ Feingold on Biodiversity, Climate and The Courts

May 13, 2022

Historically, the United States has been the world's biggest carbon emitter. That legacy puts a certain onus on the U.S. to be the world leader in...