News in Brief 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. Lucia Graves
News in Brief The Supreme Court v. the Paris Agreement As the Roberts court issues a stay on Obama's Clean Power Plan, the future of U.S. climate commitments remains uncertain. Jonathan M. Katz
Environment India’s Next Decade Could Decide the Future of Our Climate How India builds its energy grid could decide the fate of humanity. Maybe we should help the country out. Brian Palmer
News in Brief 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. Lucia Graves
News in Brief The COP21 Deal Will (Probably) Go Through Tomorrow, Leaving Tough Work for Activists Yesterday, the ministers pulled an all-nighter with Laurent Fabius to produce the penultimate draft of a climate agreement. Resigned to a toothless deal, activists plan their next steps. Ted Scheinman
News in Brief What to Make of Top World Leaders’ Opening Climate Bids The leaders of Russia, China, Germany, and the United States offered ambitious initiatives in their speeches at COP21. How optimistic should we be? Lucia Graves
News in Brief My Long Night With Fidel Castro Memories from a 2006 visit to Havana, where the dictator plied his American guests with food and propaganda and several of us fell asleep. Dabney P. Evans
News in Brief Why Is the Right Wing So Furious About Obama’s Iran Deal? Republicans wanted a president more like Netanyahu. Now they have one. Ted Scheinman