Environment Meet the Country That’s Making Carbon Reduction Look Easy The tiny South Asian kingdom of Bhutan absorbs three times as much carbon as it emits. Brian Palmer
Environment What Would Success—and Failure—Look Like at COP21? Here are the best- and worst-case outcomes for the Paris climate talks. Brian Palmer
Environment Can COP21 Save the World? How can we save the world? During the United Nations climate conference, we can—and should—find our inspiration in history. Look to Winston Churchill. Jeff Turrentine
News in Brief How Climate-Skeptic Organizations Have Influenced American News and Presidents A new analysis scours climate-skeptic PR, American news articles, and American presidential speeches. The results aren’t good. Francie Diep
Environment Is There Really a Link Between Climate Change and National Security? It would appear so, going by current research. Madeleine Thomas
News in Brief Will This Year’s International Climate Change Pledges Actually Work? We look at a model of the consequences of different countries' pledges. Francie Diep
News in Brief Can Canada’s New Prime Minister Back Up His Talk on Climate Change With Meaningful Action? Under Justin Trudeau, Canada has a chance to make amends for a decade of climate inaction. But if it’s ever to catch up, it needs to start right now. Jeff Turrentine
News in Brief Chasing the Rain in Zimbabwe How the West can (and must) help developing countries adapt to extreme weather. Lucia Graves
Economics Airlines Can Cut Greenhouse Gases and Save Money A new study highlights how American air carriers can cut emissions and improve their bottom lines at the same time. Nathan Collins
Environment There Is No Legal Protection for Climate Change Refugees—and That’s Inexcusable Solutions are available. We just need the political will to pursue them. Brian Palmer