COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action
By Bob Berwyn for Inside Climate News Offering no new plans to cut fossil fuels, the UN’s climate conference failed to produce a roadmap to stop global warming BELÉM, Brazil—After…
Will Climate Change force Tehran to Evacuate?
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian landed himself in hot water on November 6 by broaching the possibility of having to…
When Even Saudi Arabia Jumps Into Solar and Wind Power, You Know Change is Here
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an…
Juan Cole: Earth Hottest On Record Again, as CO2 Still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American Meteorological Society has issued its annual climate report, this one summarizing changes in 2024 now that all…
Facing the Climate Crisis and Human Mortality (w/ Eiren Caffall) | The Chris Hedges Report
Author Eiren Caffall joins Chris Hedges to discuss her novel and memoir, and the consequences of a society unable to accept its own mortality.
Push to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage Losing Steam in California Legislature
After climate-driven L.A. fires, “rancid” politics and fear of job loss, gas prices, slows momentum to confront industry.
An $18M Grant Would Have Drastically Reduced Food Waste. Then the EPA Cut It.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
Chris Hedges: Fire Weather
The wildfires in California replicate the massive fire storms in the boreal forest in Canada and Siberia, the lungs of the earth. Our addiction to fossil fuel has ignited an…
Chris Hedges: Burn the Planet and Lock Up the Dissidents
The fossil fuel industry, and the politician class they own, have no intention of halting the ecocide. As the climate crisis worsens, so do the laws and security measures to…
What Does It Take to Destroy a World Order?
By Alfred McCoy / TomDispatch Once upon a time in America, we could all argue about whether or not U.S. global power was declining. Now, most observers have little doubt…
Biden Administration Announces More Than $2 Billion in Grants to Boost US Power Grid
The grid is overburdened, under-resourced — and vital to the energy transition. New federal funding aims to increase capacity and get more clean energy built.
US Prisons and Jails Exposed to an Increasing Number of Hazardous Heat Days, Study Says
Incarcerated people in southern states had the greatest exposure to extreme temperatures, yet do not have access to universal air conditioning, researchers found.
Climate Activists Blockade Citigroup’s Doors with Model Pipeline and Protest Bank’s Ties to Israel
Environmental protesters partnering with pro-Palestine campaigners called for an end to the bank’s financing of fossil fuel infrastructure and Israel’s war on Gaza.
Mexico Elected a Climate Scientist. But Will She Be a Climate President?
Mexico’s outgoing president put climate policy on the backburner. His mentee, incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum, talks a good game on renewables—but remains committed to oil and gas.
As Amazon Eliminates Plastic Packaging Abroad, It’s Using Even More in the US
A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations.