The World Is Half-Prepared for a Different Energy Future
Humanity’s energy plans have two giant gaps.
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Your guide to life on a warming planet
How Bad Are Plastics, Really?
They’re harmful to health, environment, and human rights—and now poised to dominate this century as an unchecked cause of climate change.
It Keeps on Raining Too Much Too Fast
Even an inch of rain, if it falls too quickly, can overwhelm a place.
K-pop Fans Have a New Nemesis
Young, progressive listeners are making a stink about carbon-torching NFTs. But will greener versions be enough to get them on board?
We’re Heading Toward a Very American Climate Tragedy
If Democrats fail to pass a climate policy, they will all but guarantee that the world will warm a dangerous degree and that the U.S. will surrender its technological advantage to China.
Snowless Winters Are Already Here
The consequences will go far beyond closed ski resorts.
Climate Change Is Going to Be Gross
The thick layer of mucilage that covered the Sea of Marmara for weeks was an unsettling glimpse of climate change’s more oozy effects.
A New Estimate of the ‘Most Effective’ Way to Fight Climate Change
Climate-concerned donors should focus on helping to pass climate policy, not offset their emissions, an advisory group says.
A Legendary VC Has a Plan for Solving Climate Change
John Doerr’s new book, Speed and Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now, is a checklist for global action.
Climate Advocates Are Gambling With Fate
Climate advocates finally have some power—and all the dilemmas that come with it.