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Climate Is Everything
Fight Over Australia's Climate Goals is Only Just Starting
Australia is poised to pass new, ambitious climate legislation. But the bill does not ban new coal and gas projects
By Amy Gunia
August 9, 2022
What The Inflation Reduction Act Says About Climate Action
With inflation among voters' top concerns, framing a massive spending bill as a way to address the issue makes political sense
By Justin Worland
August 4, 2022
Dutch Farmer Protests Show How Messy Climate Action Will Be
Tackling climate change means rapid, wholesale transformation of the global food system.
By Ciara Nugent
July 29, 2022
Joe Manchin May Have Saved the Climate Fight
The bill would the most significant U.S. climate law of all time, and could set the world on the path to reining in climate change
By Justin Worland
July 28, 2022
Politics Doesn't Treat Climate Change as a Moral Issue
"It doesn't have the logic that really speaks to our moral emotions”
By Alejandro de la Garza
July 28, 2022
New Lithium Mining Technology Could Give Argentina a Sustainable Gold Rush
Mining for clean energy minerals is surprisingly dirty. New technology may reduce its impact on ecosystems and local communities.
By Ciara Nugent//ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA, ARGENTINA
July 26, 2022
Zoe, the World's First Named Heat Wave, Arrives in Seville
The Spanish city hopes naming heat waves like the U.S. names hurricanes will keep residents safer
By Ciara Nugent
July 25, 2022
The Next Hottest Alternative Milk Comes from Microbes
The dairy industry is a big polluter. A new type of milk offers a more climate-friendly option
By Aryn Baker
July 22, 2022
Weather Forecasters Are Now Connecting Hot Days to Climate Change
Scientists have developed a new tool to make the connection clear
By Alejandro de la Garza
July 20, 2022
The U.K.'s Hottest Day Ever Sparks a Climate Culture War
Brits were told to "keep cool and carry on" and not be "snowflakes"
By Ciara Nugent
July 20, 2022
Climate Experts Are Testing Ways To Reach the People Affected by Extreme Heat
When it comes to climate change, some communities are more vulnerable than others
By Emily Barone
July 19, 2022
How Heat Waves Could Have Long-Term Impacts on Your Health
Extreme heat due to climate change could increase the risk of chronic health problems like kidney disease and obesity
By Aryn Baker
July 13, 2022
Austria's Climate Minister Is Taking the E.U. to Court
She says the bloc has compromised its green goals
By Alejandro de la Garza
July 13, 2022
Spate of Wildfires Scorches Parts of Europe Amid Heat Wave
Wildfires in Portugal, Spain, and southern France cause hundreds to evacuate amid a heat wave authorities are linking to climate change
By Helena Alves and Joseph Wilson / AP
July 13, 2022
Rich Nations Caused Climate Harm To Poorer Ones, Study Says
"Groundbreaking" research calculates the harm and benefits each country has received from nations burning fossil fuels
By Seth Borenstein and Drew Costley / AP
July 12, 2022
Everything You're Hearing About Gas Prices Is Wrong
The current debate around gas prices tells us a lot about how policymakers can miss the forest for the trees
By Justin Worland
July 7, 2022
$5 Gas Isn't Changing How Often Americans Drive
“[Fuel] demand is lower, but not drastically lower, because the car is still the primary mode to travel this summer"
By Emily Barone
July 5, 2022
High Gas Prices Are Discouraging Americans From Buying Cars Right Now
Immediate prices at the pump appear to be influencing car-use behavior in the U.S. more than long-term climate concerns
By Kyla Mandel
July 1, 2022
What the Supreme Court's Ruling on the 'Clean Air Act' Means for Carbon Emissions
Energy emissions fell as the case moved through the courts. That may not be enough for Biden to reach his climate goals
By Emily Barone
June 30, 2022
Follow the Algae Brick Road to Plant-Based Buildings
Cement accounts for around 8% of global CO2 emissions. This company has carbon-negative alternative
By Ciara Nugent
June 30, 2022
The U.S. Senate Might Be About to Kill Biden's Clean Energy Plans
Politicians are playing hardball over worker provisions, with the climate on the line
By Alejandro de la Garza
June 30, 2022
This Is What a Radical Plastic Ban Looks Like
India is set to implement from July 1 a ban on single-use plastics
By Ismat Ara / New Delhi, India
June 30, 2022
Meet the Siblings Making Hydropower That Actually Protects Rivers and Fish
“Every hydro project is also a water project, not just an energy project”
By Amy Gunia
June 29, 2022
The Billionaire Space Race Has Big Climate Costs
Rocket exhaust is no friend of the atmosphere
By Jeffrey Kluger
June 28, 2022
G-7 Launches Climate Club to Try and Avoid Green Trade Wars
The Climate Club hopes to accelerate climate action and increase ambition towards meeting the Paris Agreement targets
By MICHAEL NIENABER AND JOHN AINGER/BLOOMBERG
June 28, 2022
Summers Are Becoming Unbearably Hot Before They Even Start
"It’s never been this hot so early in the year"
By Emily Barone
June 23, 2022
How Trees Could Save Karachi, Pakistan from Climate Havoc
On a recent Tuesday morning, several dozen Pakistani schoolchildren barreled down a wooden walkway into a thicket of mangroves. They jostled for space at a small viewing platform and eagerly pointed out fish darting between...
By Aryn Baker/Karachi, Pakistan
June 23, 2022
We're Gonna Need a Greener Boat
Container ships transport just about everything. The world wants more of all of it. So the ships are getting bigger, as are the shipping channels, port complexes, and loading cranes. “All over the world they’re...
By Alejandro de la Garza
June 23, 2022
The Motion of the Ocean Could Be the Next Big Source of Green Energy
In 1851, Charles Babbage, the English mathematician and inventor, found himself preoccupied with what might happen should coal mines—then and now one of the primary sources of usable energy—become depleted. He concluded that “the sea...
By Tom Vanderbilt
June 23, 2022
The Ocean Is Climate Change’s First Victim and Last Resort
Escalating tragedies are at hand beneath the waters that make up over 70% of earth’s surface.
By Elijah Wolfson
June 23, 2022
Colombia May Be First Oil-Rich Country to Quit Fossil Fuels
The country's new president-elect wants to end new oil exploration
By Ciara Nugent
June 22, 2022
Rich Countries Decide To Keep Discussion of Who Pays For Climate Impacts Off the COP27 Agenda
“Developed countries don’t want to pay a cent”
By LAURA MILLAN LOMBRANA AND JOHN AINGER/BLOOMBERG
June 17, 2022
Homes Made from Straw or Fungi Can Now Get You a Cheaper Mortgage in the Netherlands
Plant-based materials help fight climate change
By Ciara Nugent
June 16, 2022
To Survive Severe Drought This Summer, California Should Learn From Cape Town's Water Crisis
Almost half the global population will experience “severe water stress” by 2030
By Aryn Baker
June 15, 2022
Heat Wave Spreads Across Europe as High Summer Temperatures Arrive Early
“Every heat wave in the current climate is enhanced or boosted by climate change”
By WILL MATHIS, LAURA MILLAN LOMBRANA, AND ALAN KATZ/BLOOMBERG
June 15, 2022
Key EU Parliament Groups Reject Plans to Label Gas and Nuclear as Green Energy
“We need massive investment in the expansion of renewable energies, not the energies of the past”
By JOHN AINGER/BLOOMBERG
June 14, 2022
Heat's Impact On The Human Body
For the third weekend in a row, large swaths of the United States have wilted under early-season heatwaves that have set high temperature records from California to Texas. Nearly 100 million Americans are facing heat...
By Aryn Baker
June 13, 2022
New York Passed Crypto Mining Ban to Support Climate Change
On June 3, the New York Senate passed the U.S.’s first statewide moratorium on cryptocurrency mining, aimed at energy-intensive operations that use fossil fuels for power. The measure, which still needs to be signed into...
By Lindsay Muscato
June 3, 2022
This Year’s Hurricane Season Threatens One of the U.S.’s Biggest Economies
Florida's insurance industry must grapple with climate change as experts predict an intense hurricane season this year.
By Alejandro de la Garza
June 2, 2022
A Global Price on Water Might Help Tackle Climate Change
"We still operate the world economy with freshwater largely as a free resource. That's a market failure."
By Ciara Nugent
May 31, 2022
Inflation is Going to Get Worse. Blame a Lack of Diesel
The fuel that powers the trucks and ships and cars that bring you stuff is in short supply.
By Alana Semuels
May 31, 2022
Sara Menker Warns About the Fallout of Rising Food Insecurity
Menker talked to TIME shortly after briefing the U.N. Security Council
By Alana Semuels
May 30, 2022
Lithium Is Key to the EV Transition—And It's in Short Supply
Lithium prices are up 400%. Experts say the supply will get worse before it gets better, with implications for the electric vehicle market
By Emily Barone
May 26, 2022
Outdoor Workers Have Little Protection In A Warming World
As climate change makes heatwaves more likely, outdoor workers' health is increasingly at risk
By Aryn Baker
May 26, 2022
A Handful of Climate-Focused Independents Just Upended Australia’s Political System. Here’s What Comes Next
"It’s clear that Australians will no longer stand for a government that won’t act on climate change"
By Amy Gunia
May 25, 2022
China Pledges to Plant and Conserve 70 Billion Trees
China announced its plan to fight climate change at Davos 2022. But experts are skeptical.
By Charlie Campbell
May 25, 2022
Why Tesla CEO Elon Musk Is Calling ESG a 'Scam'
Electric car maker Tesla lost its place this month on an index dedicated to companies excelling at ESG.
By Eloise Barry
May 25, 2022
Germany to Bring Back Coal Power Plants If Russia Cuts Gas
The government meanwhile is also calling for coal to be phased-out by 2030
By ARNE DELFS/BLOOMBERG
May 24, 2022
U.S. Plastic Recycling Rates Are Even Worse Than We Thought
It’s well established that the state of U.S. plastics recycling is dismal. But plastic waste experts, who have long cautioned that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) purported recycling rate was overestimated, now say that the...
By Emily Barone
May 19, 2022
Western Architecture is Making India's Heatwaves Worse
In the face of climate change, architects are looking to the past to design more resilient buildings
By Ciara Nugent
May 16, 2022
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