Articles by Staff Writer Jake Bittle
Jake Bittle is a staff writer at Grist, covering climate change, energy, and natural disasters. He is the author of The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration. He is writing a book about Kern County, California, and is currently a New America fellow.
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![U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas, pictured in Washington, DC, in March 2024.]()
![U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas, pictured in Washington, DC, in March 2024.]()
Trump’s GOP at UN climate talks: We’re in charge now
In a swaggering press conference at COP29, House Republicans delivered an aggressive message in support of oil, gas, and coal — but kept their options open.
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![Participants walk by an entrance of COP29, UN Climate Change Conference venue, an event held by UNFCCC in Baku Olympic Stadium.]()
![Participants walk by an entrance of COP29, UN Climate Change Conference venue, an event held by UNFCCC in Baku Olympic Stadium.]()
The question bringing COP29 to a halt: Who’s rich enough to pay for climate change?
Trillions of dollars depend on whether major emerging economies like China will have to step up climate aid.
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![Illustration of hourglass and puzzle pieces combining to create a dollar bill]()
Can you solve the world’s trillion-dollar climate finance puzzle?
As countries deadlock at COP29, take Grist’s quiz to find out whose side you’re on.
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![People walk past the logotype at the venue for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024.]()
![People walk past the logotype at the venue for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024.]()
Biden wants to triple nuclear energy generation. Trump will make the call.
At this year's U.N. climate talks, the Biden team hopes a push for one of the most controversial forms of zero-emissions power will be palatable to the president's successor.
