‘He Who Shall Not Be Named’: Even In Absentia, Donald Trump Overshadows COP22
How this year’s climate talks became an ongoing press conference directed at Donald Trump.
John Kerry’s Swan Song at COP22
Yesterday in Marrakech, John Kerry made the climate case to Donald Trump. It shouldn’t have gone as well as it did.
What It’s Like to Defend Science Before the House Science Committee
Tuesday's hearing was a show-trial against the Paris Agreement. Andrew Steer appeared for the defense.
The Whole World Has a Stake in the Outcome of Our Presidential Election
It would be difficult but not impossible for a Republican president to undo the Paris Agreement. For that reason alone, the 2016 election is about whether the world has a future.
With the Close of the Climate Talks, Has Laurent Fabius Earned His Champagne?
Optimism reigns as world leaders gavel a landmark climate deal at COP21.
Human Rights Are Women’s Rights, and Neither Is an Objective of the Global Climate Agreement
Climate change affects women disproportionately—yet tensions among Middle Eastern states, and a dearth of women at COP21, mean the final agreement is unlikely to do much for them.
At COP21, for Bill McKibben, the Sideshow Is the Main Event
A foundational figure in America’s contemporary green movement, McKibben says whatever the outcome of COP21, it is citizens who must exert the power.
From Shishmaref to Paris: How to Keep a Culture From Drowning
Esau Sinnok has traveled 4,500 miles to defend his small barrier island against a climate that threatens to sink it.
Three Words That Could Make or Break Global Climate Talks: ‘Differentiate,’ ‘Potodoso,’ and ‘Shall’
The closing week of COP21 will be defined by how—and whether—parties can agree to frame the final document around these three crucial words.
These Mayors Are Stealing Good Ideas, One City At a Time
At the C40 awards gala in Paris, mayors from every continent converged on la Gaîté Lyrique to share, steal, and honor each other's green initiatives. They also cut loose a little bit.