Media Coverage of Climate Change Is Caught in an Equilibrium Trap
The media outlets focused on climate change are centered in areas where the actual effects of climate change generally haven't become tangible.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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What’s the Point of the IPCC’s New Climate Report?
Even as some observers were struck by the dire forecast, many others say that this is nothing new—and that national leaders will ignore it anyway.
How the Trump Administration Is Accelerating Climate Change
The Trump administration is doing the opposite of what a new report says is needed to keep global climate change to a minimum.
Climate Change Is Bad for Your Mental Health
As temperatures rise, mental health often declines, but researchers still don't know why.
Why Policy Ideas for Climate Change Don’t Work
There's a lack of diversity among those who create the world's "consensus documents" on climate change.
How Much of an Increase in Temperature Can We Tolerate?
An IPCC author assails the current two-degree target as scientifically bankrupt and geographically biased.
In Battle Against Climate Change, Cities Are Left All Alone
Cities must play a critical role in shifting the world to a fossil fuel-free future. So why won't anybody help them?
Speaking of Climate Change: Is It Time to Agree on a Language of Defeat?
We should continue to fight for new building codes and oppose the construction of new oil pipelines—and more ambitious projects still—but only because they offer hope and aspiration in the midst of despair, not because they will actually help at this point.