Justin Worland

Justin Worland is a Washington D.C.-based senior correspondent for TIME covering climate change and the intersection of policy, politics and society.

Recent Articles

Washington Can Do Better Talking to Black and Latino Voters About Climate Change

Study after study has shown the disparate impact of climate change and other environmental crises on communities of color in the United States. Whether it’s urban heat waves or hurricanes, the effects routinely hit people...

By Justin Worland January 11, 2022

Did We Just Blow Our Last, Best Chance?

2020 and 2021 were supposed to be landmark years for the planet, but leaders didn't deliver

By Justin Worland December 30, 2021

Don't Look Up Is More Than Your Standard Climate Cautionary Tale

If you follow the public conversation around climate change, you have probably heard about Don’t Look Up. The Netflix disaster movie, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as ignored scientists Randall Mindy and Kate...

By Justin Worland December 24, 2021

What Rising Oil Prices Can Teach Us About Climate Politics in the U.S.

For decades, U.S. presidents have reacted harshly to high oil prices, using whatever limited power they had to try to push them lower and then publicizing said efforts in hopes that they would win political...

By Justin Worland December 3, 2021

Why It Feels So Hard to Understand What Happened at COP26

The overarching narrative emerging from COP26 is complicated, but there are some clear takeaways from the global climate conference

By Justin Worland November 17, 2021

COP26 Ends With Nobody Really Happy

Climate negotiators at COP26 have signed an agreement—but it's not likely to leave many countries truly satisfied.

By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland November 13, 2021

At COP26, It’s Domestic Politics, Stupid

At COP26, it has become clear that domestic politics are getting in the way of taking the action on climate change that science calls for

By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland November 12, 2021

COP26 Won’t Keep the World to 1.5°C. Have the Talks Failed?

Two new reports show the 1.5°C target far from being met as conference organizers release a draft of the final agreement

By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland November 10, 2021

Vulnerable Countries Face Tough Battle to Shape COP26

On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi all sat down in a large convention room with more than 100 of their counterparts from around the world....

By Justin Worland/Glasgow, Scotland November 5, 2021

One Big Reason Why COP26 Actually Matters

From the outside—and sometimes from the inside also—annual U.N. climate conferences known as COPs can seem like a bunch of aimless talk. For more than three decades, the U.N. has held these conferences, and the...

By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland November 2, 2021
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