News in Brief Want Green Infrastructure? First, Invest in Infrastructure That’s not all that needs to be done, but it may be a necessary first step, researchers argue.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Aviation’s Carbon Market Could Undercut the Paris Agreement Is the aviation industry’s new emissions plan a game changer, or merely a political statement? We consider all the possibilities. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Trump Loves to Be Loved. In Marrakech, Climate Leaders Hope That Could Be the Opportunity They Need Most Americans want the U.S. to take action on climate, and, at COP22, ministers say the best hope… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Photos of a Changing World: Forest Fires in British Columbia An ongoing collaboration between Pacific Standard and NOOR Images. The 52,000 acre Kelly Creek fire in the Cariboo… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can the World Meet Paris Climate Goals Without the United States? Other countries could step up to dominate renewable energy markets. By Bob Berwyn Protesters in Los Angeles, California,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can a Surprise Lawsuit in Oregon Save American Climate Policy? In 2015, a group of young Americans filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration, claiming that the United… Ted Scheinman
News in Brief Photos of a Changing World: The Coal Mines of Poland An ongoing collaboration between Pacific Standard and NOOR Images. Polish coalminers in Zabrze, Silesia Region, Poland, 2009. (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief From Indonesia to Ohio: The Struggle to Breed Sumatran Rhinos in Captivity In a desperate attempt to reverse a rapid population decline, a captive breeding program for Sumatran rhinos was… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Field Notes: Champasak Province, Laos A fisherman’s son rests on the Mekong River. Nearby, workers are building the Don Sahong dam, which threatens… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Youth Delegates at COP22 Are Mobilizing Ahead of a Trump Presidency The youngest members of civil society have the most to lose — yet for COP organizers, they are too often… Pacific Standard Staff