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The Last Democratic Debate Had No Climate Change Questions. This Year That Will Change.

The Democratic Party refused to host a single issue climate debate, but as 20 presidential candidates square off in Miami this week, the topic is expected to be discussed.

Kate Wheeling

The Exelon Byron Nuclear Generating Stations running at full capacity on May 14th, 2007, in Byron, Illinois.

Going Nuclear Might Be the Best Way to Combat Climate Change

Without federal policy supporting nuclear energy, we'll run out of time to decarbonize.

Sharon Zhang

Smoke stacks at Pacificorp's 1,000-megawatt coal-fired power plant, pictured on October 9th, 2017, outside Huntington, Utah.

Environment

Exactly How Much Has Global Warming Exacerbated Global Economic Inequality?

A chat with one of the authors of a recent study reporting that global warming has slowed the progress of warm countries.

Sharon Zhang

Environment

Could Climate Change Save the United States’ Nuclear Energy Industry?

The Three Mile Island partial meltdown led the U.S. away from nuclear. Global warming might bring it back.

Kate Wheeling

The Simplest Climate Action You Can Take Is in the Kitchen

American climate action might be stymied at the federal level, but there's one place you can still make a major difference: on your plate.

Kate Wheeling

Delegates and experts attend the opening ceremony of the 48th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Incheon, South Korea, on October 1st, 2018.

Will the United Nations’ Dire Climate Report Light a Fire Under Negotiators at COP24?

The latest report from the IPCC finds that climate action is both urgent and possible. Political will might be in shorter supply.

Kate Wheeling

Greenpeace activists display a banner at a rally during a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change in Incheon, South Korea, on October 8th, 2018.

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.

Sophie Yeo

A press conference at the meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change in Incheon, South Korea, on October 8th, 2018.

Environment

The New IPCC Report Offers Climate Solutions That Depend on Magic

To solve the crisis, we'd have to slow growth. And no one wants to admit that.

Richard Heinberg

Environment

What to Expect From the U.N.’s Big New Climate Report

The United Nations' highly anticipated climate science report is due out Monday, and it's unlikely to bring good news.

Kate Wheeling

The United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland.

Fixing Sexism at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

A sexist remark at a recent meeting prompted some soul-searching among the world's top climate scientists. How can they prevent women's expertise from being excluded?

Sophie Yeo