Climate Change
The Journal tracks all aspects of the ongoing climate crisis, from how it’s impacting communities across the world, to local, national, and international policies aimed at tackling the issue, to myriad climate solutions being thought up and/or implemented across the world.
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May 24, 2023 – Investigation finds energy giant’s efforts to offset its huge emissions rely on schemes with little impact.
May 10, 2023 – Company accused of ‘lobbying and greenwashing’ for more fossil fuels despite knowing of risks.
April 6, 2023 – It’s time for the legal profession to take a stand on working for the fossil fuel industry.
April 4, 2023 – In Review: Educating for the Anthropocene: Schooling and Activism in the Face of Slow Violence
March 29, 2023 – In India, cities are restoring ancient stepwells to build climate resilience.
March 22, 2023 – High-impact, individual climate actions can help create a tidal wave of change, says scientist Kimberly Nicholas.
March 13, 2023 – Critics say the project is a ‘carbon bomb’ that runs counter to president’s climate goals.
January 25, 2023 – Yet existing polices fail to recognize women as agents of change in responding to the climate crisis.
January 18, 2023 – Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating.
April 21, 2022 – IPCC Mitigation Report — Part Three
April 20, 2022 – Without legal protection, the iconic trees could vanish from California by 2100.
April 14, 2022 – For agricultural workers engaging daily with the natural world, warming temperatures are putting a strain on mental health.
April 12, 2022 – IPCC Mitigation Report 2022 Analysis — Part Two
April 8, 2022 – IPCC Mitigation Report 2022 Analysis — Part One
March 30, 2022 – Fighting for better public transit also means fighting for a healthy planet to continue calling home.
March 22, 2022 – Climate action rules announced by SEC chair Gary Gensler expected to face opposition from Republicans and industry groups.
March 15, 2022 – Democrat with strong ties to fossil fuel lobby, who holds key swing vote in US Senate, has poured scorn on the idea of phasing out gasoline and diesel cars.
March 10, 2022 – US Army aims for net zero by 2050 but with a carbon footprint greater than some 140 countries critics say it needs radical change.
March 4, 2022 – Climate justice is only possible when there is peace, they say, pushing for an end to fossil fuel wars in other parts of the world as well.
February 28, 2022 – Major IPCC report, approved by 195 countries, lays bare devastating harm caused by unchecked global heating.
February 22, 2022 – On creating an integrated climate change curriculum for public schools.
February 15, 2022 – Human-caused climate change significant driver of destructive conditions as even drier decades lie ahead, researchers say
February 4, 2022 – The state pumps millions into methane produced by manure — but critics say it increases greenhouse gas emissions and encourages factory farming.
January 13, 2022 – Tackling the climate crisis will require transitioning the grid to carbon-free wind and solar.
November 3, 2021 – The US constitutional system could pose a major obstacle to addressing catastrophic threats. A new set of cases shows why.
October 28, 2021 – Hundreds of billions to be given to clean energy, electric vehicles, and flood defenses, officials say — but some key parts left out.
October 20, 2021 – West Virginia senator objects to legislation that would steadily retire the coal industry, which provides ample financial support to him.
July 30, 2021 – Netflix’s newest documentary featuring Britain’s most famous natural history filmmaker explores the causes of and solutions to the climate crisis.
July 5, 2021 – There's simply not enough water to go around as the region buckles under stress of climate change.
May 21, 2021 – Can contemplative action, and forging a mindful relationship with the natural world, allow for healing in the face of a global crisis?
January 28, 2021 – President signs flurry of orders to halt fossil fuel activity on public lands and transform the government's fleet of cars into electric vehicles.
October 22, 2020 – As the election nears, young Americans are calling on US politicians to take action on climate, police brutality and immigration
August 6, 2019 – New report summarizing 1,500-plus scientific studies on fracking impacts proves risk to people, wildlife, and nature.
January 23, 2019 – Total of 72 percent of those polled by Yale say climate change is personally important to them
October 8, 2018 – World's leading scientists say it can still be done, hope new report will mobilize people to action
September 23, 2016 – Search is on for ancient or near-extinct crops that might be better suited for this new reality
July 14, 2015 – In Conversation with French scientist Jean Jouzel
June 19, 2015 – In a visit to San Francisco, the UN’s top climate diplomat explains why she is so confident countries will reach a global climate agreement in December
November 2, 2014 – Most important assessment of global warming says solutions to cutting carbon are available and affordable
July 14, 2014 – Physicist Christopher Keating’s challenge to climate skeptics goes viral
April 3, 2014 – The consensus text does not track the bleeding edge of anxiety
April 1, 2014 – UN science panel's chairman, Rajendra Pachauri, says report on impacts of rising temperatures should push leaders to act
March 31, 2014 – Look to the sun and save lives
September 27, 2013 – Observations by farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America confirm reports of rising temperatures and extreme weather
September 6, 2011 – Increasingly Bizarre Attempts at Geo-engineering Simply Deflect Attention from the Fact we Need to Cut Emissions
June 24, 2010 – Big Talk.