Climate Change | "Global Possibilities"

The New Politics of Climate Ch...

Nov 16, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

The dust is settling on the 2018 midterms—and no plan to fight global warming has emerged unscathed.

Call climate change what it is...

Nov 14, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

Social unrest and famine, superstorms and droughts. Places, species and human beings – none will be spared. Welcome to Occupy Earth

The Left Lung of the Planet &#...

Nov 10, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

Africa’s Congo Basin is home to the second-largest rainforest on the planet. But according to a new study, this may soon not be the case. It finds that at current rates of deforestation, all primary forest will be gone by the end of the century.

Up Against Big Oil in the Midt...

Nov 8, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

The election produced some wins for the climate, but also underscored the power of the fossil fuel industry.

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.

New UN Report Warns of Impendi...

Nov 2, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen.

UN Says Climate Genocide Is Co...

Nov 1, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

Life after warming, you now have permission to freak out.

James Hansen’s Views On Climat...

Oct 31, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

Two weeks of being in a bubble of climate talks felt like time had stopped, with nothing else on my mind but the COP even days after.

What’s Really Needed to Fight ...

Oct 31, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Who will close the gap?

Big Oil is using brute financi...

Oct 26, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

There is seemingly no limit to the fossil fuel money that will fight decarbonization.

Trump has an F in science. Can...

Oct 26, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

It’s no secret that President Trump doesn’t have a firm grasp of climate science.

Leaders move past Trump to pro...

Oct 26, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

Far more must be invested in adapting to warming, says new global commission that aims to rebuild political will after US withdrawal from Paris agreement

Rising sea levels will claim h...

Oct 26, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

Third of coastline cannot be affordably protected, government climate change advisers say, with current plans ‘not fit for purpose…

Don’t despair: the clima...

Oct 25, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

After the panicky IPCC report on climate change, it’s easy for pessimism to set in – but that would be conceding defeat

Paradise Threatened: Fiji’s Wa...

Oct 24, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

The South Pacific nation faces major environmental challenges, from the destruction of coral reefs to rising sea levels. At least one resort is asking tourists to help.

Trump’s failure to fight...

Oct 24, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and others who oppose action to address human-induced climate change should be held accountable…

Climate Scientists to World: W...

Oct 21, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

So we’d better get it together and do something NOW.

Trump administration asks high...

Oct 18, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday for a second time asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put the brakes on a lawsuit…

Searching for Water Across Bor...

Oct 18, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Saudi Arabia and China are among the countries that have turned to the United States and elsewhere.

New Supreme Court ruling could...

Oct 17, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

A new SCOTUS ruling could open the door to corporate liability, making it easier to fight for things like climate change awareness, gun control, and the opioid crisis.