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What the ‘Fossil Fuel Ec...

Jun 21, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

“Unless we change course now and treat the crisis for what it is, we will continue to see more disasters like today.”

Renewables are winning the eco...

Jun 18, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

By 2030, wind and solar will “undercut existing coal and gas almost everywhere.”

Conservatives for the Climate

Apr 25, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

How a skeptic of the science changed his mind.

Dead bodies are emerging from ...

Mar 21, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

With a warming climate, the remains of unlucky mountaineers are beginning to rise from the ice.

How the Weather Gets Weaponize...

Mar 1, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Welcome to the weather wars. As battle lines harden between climate advocates and deniers, both are increasingly using bouts of extreme weather as a weapon to try to win people to their side.

Valve turners try to shut off ...

Feb 5, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Four climate activists attempted to shut down the Enbridge Line 3 and Line 4 pipelines, which carry oil from Canada’s tar sands region into the U.S., on Monday.

Gavin Newsom talks tough (with...

Jan 21, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

California’s new governor started his term with gusto this month, presenting a set of policy proposals that should improve the state’s chances of hitting its ambitious climate targets

China demands developed countr...

Dec 14, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Key sticking point at UN negotiations is how countries should account for their greenhouse gas emissions

‘Future-proofing’ is how you s...

Dec 14, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

There’s a new term for all the work needed to prepare coasts and cities for the consequences of climate change, and it’s blissfully free of the words “climate change.”

This Badass 15-Year-Old Just S...

Dec 5, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Our leaders are behaving like children,” she told the UN summit.

The Democratic Party Wants to ...

Dec 5, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

After years of infighting, the Democrats may finally have found an environmental consensus in the Green New Deal.

How to Move From Concern to Ac...

Dec 2, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

A study conducted by The Yale Program on Climate Communication has determined that only 21% of all Americans are actively doing something to address Climate Change in their everyday lives…

Knowledge, Ignorance and Clima...

Nov 26, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Philosophers have been talking about skepticism for a long time. Some of those insights can shed light on our public discourse regarding climate change.

Science Returns to the House

Nov 7, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology may finally live up to its name.

The Green New Deal: How to fix...

Nov 6, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

We’ve all heard the excuse that fighting climate change will cost jobs.

The Role Harassment Plays in C...

Nov 2, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Many of the same patterns have appeared when extremists attack other targets.

Vote like the world depends on...

Nov 1, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

The few hundred families still a thousand miles away from the US border are absolutely no cause for alarm. The tens of millions who will be forced from their homes by climate change definitely are.

Worry Wards

Oct 31, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

How might environmental anxiety impact the midterm elections? Grist looked at the nation’s most competitive House races.

Unintended consequences: Clima...

Oct 21, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

As the effects of climate change begin to take a tangible toll, should we be thinking more seriously about geoengineering?

Amid dire climate warnings, bl...

Oct 18, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

With thousands of scientists calling for transformational climate action, many Americans are looking to local governments to lead the climate action charge.