Covering Climate Now

During the UN General Assembly, a coalition of 7 countries launched a coal power initiative to keep global temperature rise to 1.5°C.
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Greta Thunberg says success at the upcoming COP26 depends on world leaders admitting that their action is not living up to their words.
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By James Gaines, Knowable Magazine Worry over the planet’s future is taking a toll on emotional well-being, researchers say. Here’s how to cope so we don’t lose hope for our planet and for ourselves. The Earth’s average global…
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What is COP26? It's not just another international summit. It’s a pivotal moment for climate change that could determine our future.
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A new marine ecology tool corrects the effect of fossil fuel emissions, helping scientists better understand ocean ecosystems.
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When climate coverage ignores the global South, it’s bad for everyone. By: Saleemul Huq and Mark Hertsgaard Climate change amounts to an undeclared, deeply unjust war against the global poor. Though they have emitted almost none of…
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Experts’ discoveries lie at the heart of two dozen lawsuits that hope to hold Big Oil accountable for the climate crisis.
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Via an unprecedented wave of lawsuits, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for the devastation caused by fossil fuels. By: Chris McGreal After a century of wielding extraordinary economic and political power, America’s…
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By: Oliver Milman Wealthy countries risk an “unforgivable lost opportunity” by not emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic with newly green economies to address the climate crisis, the United Nations secretary general has warned. Ahead…
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By: Mark Hertsgaard Warning of wars over water, the U.S. vice president joins activists, business leaders, and other Biden administration officials urging stronger action. The vice president of the United States is predicting that…
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On an overcast August morning, the world watched as Greta Thunberg set sail from a quaint port city in southwest England aboard a racing yacht en route to the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in New York City. The voyage marked a…
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By: Sharon Zhang President Joe Biden on Thursday has pledged to cut carbon emissions from the U.S. to half of what they were in 2005 by the end of this decade. His announcement came on the first day of a virtual climate summit hosted by…
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By: Melissa Godin The Rev Scott Hardin-Nieri regularly revisits the story of Noah’s ark. “People look at that story fondly, because they focus on all the animals that were saved,” the pastor says. But for Hardin-Nieri, Noah’s ark…
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By: Isobel Whitcomb Andrew Bryant, a therapist based in Tacoma, Washington, felt helpless the first time climate change came up in his office. It was 2016, and a client was agonizing over whether to have a baby. His partner wanted one,…
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By: Sarath Guttikunda Delhi has once again topped the chart of the world’s capital cities with the worst PM2.5 annual average levels in 2020. Another 34 Indian cities are in the top 50, according to the report by IQAir. That…
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By: Jeff Goodell With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights — but the clock is ticking, and there is no more room for error. The Earth’s climate has always been a work in progress. In…
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By: Harold R. Wanless Humans have locked in at least 20 feet of sea level rise—can we still fix it? The climate emergency is bigger than many experts, elected officials, and activists realize. Humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions…
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By: Oliver Milman The New York teenager has been included among a group of advisers to the president – a remarkable journey from protesting in front of the White House. If a week is a long time in politics, the past year has been an…
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Journalism should reflect what the science says: the climate emergency is here. Signed By: Covering Climate Now, Green Queen Media, Scientific American, Columbia Journalism Review, The Nation, The Guardian, Noticias Telemundo, Al…
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By: Andrew McCormick Texas had only just frozen over. In the wake of a devastating winter storm, millions in the state were without power and struggling to find warmth. They boiled snow for water; some were dying. And against all…
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By: Mongabay The world is not prepared for climate change, a new U.N. report warns, highlighting how far behind countries have fallen in implementing adaptation measures. “The hard truth is that climate change is upon us,” Inger…
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