Articles by Senior Data Reporter Clayton Aldern
Clayton Aldern is a data reporter and data visualization developer. He has contributed to reporting teams that have won various awards, including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, multiple Online Journalism Awards, multiple Sigma Awards, and the Breaking Barriers Award from the Institute for Nonprofit News. He is the author of The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains.
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When national governments fail to halt climate change, can city action fill the gap?
Climate action by cities is important, but it's crucial that we avoid double counting municipal achievements.
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In Washington, teenagers take a state agency to court over carbon emissions — and win
Thanks to a new court decision, the state will have to design an emissions reduction rule that protects future generations.
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This map shows which countries are squandering the most money on fossil fuel subsidies
G20 nations spend $452 billion each year on fossil fuel subsidies. But some countries are at least starting to reform those programs.
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![An Indian farmer walks with his hungry cow through a parched paddy field in Agartala, India, 2005.]()
![An Indian farmer walks with his hungry cow through a parched paddy field in Agartala, India, 2005.]()
Report shows the disproportionate effects of climate change on the global poor
The World Bank predicts 100 million more people will fall into extreme poverty by 2030 due to climate change.
