Pakistan Flooding ‘Calamity’ Prompts Call for Reparations
“I have seen many humanitarian disasters in the world, but I have never seen climate carnage on this scale,” says UN Secretary General António Guterres of the recent floods in…
How This Solar Town Survived Hurricane Ian Shows the Promise of a Green Energy Future
The Babcock Ranch community near Ft Meyers shows building a resilient and low-carbon America will save both money and lives. We need to start now.
Brazil’s Amazon Losses Will Fall 89% If Lula Beats Bolsonaro: Study
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix New analysis shows that forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon could drop by 89% if incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro is voted out of…
Ben & Jerry’s Pilot Project Aims to Halve Ice Cream Emissions by 2024
By Christopher Bonasia | The Energy Mix Iconic ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s will work with 15 dairy farms to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2024 as part of…
The Hidden Downside for Democracy in the Patagonia Sale
There's a worrying detail in Yvon Chouinard's recent sale of outdoor retail giant Patagonia.
The Main Driver Behind Pakistan’s Floods Has a Familiar Name
In a new paper, scientists conclude climate change contributed to a third of Pakistan being under water as calls for debt relief and reparations grow.
The Pentagon Is Waging War on Planet Earth
What does it mean, in climate terms, for the U.S., no matter the administration, to pour ever more taxpayer dollars into the Pentagon and the rest of the national security…
How Humans Are Making Pandemics Three Times More Likely
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix Habitat loss and global heating are making extreme epidemics like COVID-19 three times more likely, finds a new study. The yearly probability of…
Shift from Fossils to Renewables Will Save $12 Trillion by 2050
The green transition just became an even bigger no-brainer.
How a City’s Unequal Infrastructure Makes Poorer Neighborhoods Hotter
Why poor neighborhoods are often hotter than rich neighborhoods — and what to do about it.
Patagonia’s Founder Found the Only Way to Be a Good Billionaire
By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams Patagonia founder and “reluctant billionaire” Yvon Chouinard just raised the bar for corporate action on the fossil fuel-driven planetary emergency. “Instead of ‘going public,’…
Catastrophic Climate Tipping Points ‘Probable’ Above 1.5°C
Even at the today’s average global temperature increase, there could be devastating, irreversible consequences that would permanently change the planetary climate regime.
If You Thought This Summer’s Heat Waves Were Bad, Here’s Some Disturbing News
A new climate study has stark warnings about dangerous heat in the future.
Lima Becomes First Latin American Capital to Back Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Peru's capital just took a huge step towards a greener future.
Big Oil Would ‘Bust the Paris Agreement’ With Inadequate Decarbonization Plans
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix Three of the world’s biggest fossil companies—BP, Shell, and Equinor—are relying on decarbonization scenarios that fall short of the objectives of the Paris…