Articles by Reporter Emily Pontecorvo
Emily Pontecorvo is a reporter at Grist
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![Protestors hold up a sign that says stop mining indigenous land]()
![Protestors hold up a sign that says stop mining indigenous land]()
Land defenders face violence and repression. Clean energy could make it worse.
Human rights advocates faced hundreds of attacks last year. Opposition to mining was most dangerous.
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![animated illustration of a thermometer climbing from 0 to 1.5, 2, 3, and then 4 degrees celsius with drawn Earth in the background]()
![animated illustration of a thermometer climbing from 0 to 1.5, 2, 3, and then 4 degrees celsius with drawn Earth in the background]()
Can the world overshoot its climate targets — and fix it later?
Policymakers seem to be banking on it. But irreversible climate impacts could get in the way.
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![London skyline featuring Citi Bank building and HSBC building]()
![London skyline featuring Citi Bank building and HSBC building]()
Banks promised climate action. Where is it?
Not one of the top 30 financial institutions is following through on its climate pledge, a new report finds.
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The Sarah Bloom Raskin debacle is another strike to Biden’s climate agenda
Biden nominated a climate hawk to the Fed. Here’s why her nomination failed.
