Topic: Climate Change Archives

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio holds up a copy of the One NYC 2050 plan as he speaks about the city's response to climate change at Hunter's Point South Park on April 22nd, 2019, in the Queens borough of New York City. The Climate Mobilization Act, which has been referred to as a Green New Deal for the city, passed the city council last Thursday. The legislation, which is part of a broader plan to reduce the city's carbon footprint, would require private building owners to cut their emissions by 40 percent by 2030. The One NYC 2050 report, released Monday, includes plans for how the city can meet that goal.

Viewfinder: Mayor Bill de Blasio Discusses New York City’s ‘Green New Deal’ on Earth Day

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks about the city's response to climate change at Hunter's Point South Park on April 22nd, 2019, in the Queens borough of New York City.

Pacific Standard Staff

Though climate studies broadly show that global warming is happening and human-driven, scientists are still working to zero in on exact forecasts for the future.

Climate Change Has Increased Global Economic Inequality

New research concludes that warmer temperatures are slowing economic development in poorer countries.

Tom Jacobs

Climate change activists block the road junction at Oxford Circus in central London on April 18th, 2019, during an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group. Climate change activists on Thursday brought parts of the British capital to a standstill on the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations.

Extinction Rebellion Stages Demonstrations Around the World (in Photos)

Climate change protests around the world are stopping traffic and leading to widespread arrests.

Leah Dunlevy

Sea ice seen from NASA's Operation IceBridge research aircraft off the northwest coast of Greenland on March 30th, 2017. Scientists say that the Arctic has been one of the regions hardest hit by climate change.

Two New Accounts of How Corporations (and Conservatives) Have Thwarted Action on Climate Change

Nathaniel Rich recounts America's failure to act on global warming in the 1980s; Bill McKibben offers dire prophecies about climate—and artificial intelligence.

Amy Brady

Mud is seen on land that was under the Salton Sea a few years ago on January 1st, 2019, near Calipatria, California.

News in Brief

Trump Just Signed a New Plan for the Colorado River. There’s Already a Lawsuit to Halt It.

The Imperial Irrigation District in California has sued to halt the plan, arguing that it wrongly ignores the Salton Sea.

Leah Dunlevy

Air pollution hangs over the heart of London in this view along the River Thames.

Environment

Air Pollution Is Killing More People Than Smoking—and Fossil Fuels Are Largely to Blame

A new study finds that air pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions is killing millions and disrupting the water cycle.

Sharon Zhang

Viewfinder: Police Remove Climate Protesters Blocking Waterloo Bridge

Police officers remove protesters from a blockade on Waterloo Bridge during the second day of a coordinated protest by the Extinction Rebellion group on April 16th, 2019, in London, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

A person battles high winds and rain to take pictures of the flooding along the Miami River as Hurricane Irma passes through on September 10th, 2017, in Miami, Florida.

Environment

Can Miami’s ‘Forever Bond’ Be a Model for Fair Development in a Flood-Prone City?

Advocates in Miami are working to ensure that minority and low-income communities have a say in how to spend a $400 million bond that's poised to make the city more resilient to climate change.

Sharon Zhang