Climate Language
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![Photo of Nancy Pelosi signing a bill as people around her clap]()
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Most Americans don’t know the country’s biggest climate law helps the climate
Two years on, the Inflation Reduction Act is seeing results — but not name recognition.
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DeSantis says he’s ‘restoring sanity’ by erasing climate change from Florida laws
While Floridians suffered through record heat, DeSantis signed legislation keeping "windmills off our beaches."
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The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem.
People depend on forests for food and income. Offset projects can kick them out.
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Elizabeth Kolbert wants us to rethink the stories we tell about climate change
In "H Is for Hope," Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z.
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![Photo of Ron DeSantis giving a speech. A sign on the podium says "don't allow Florida to become San Francisco"]()
![Photo of Ron DeSantis giving a speech. A sign on the podium says "don't allow Florida to become San Francisco"]()
Florida is about to erase climate change from most of its laws
The state is spending big on adapting to sea level rise, but Republicans don't want to name the cause.
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Talking about climate change can be awkward. Just ask Tim Robinson.
Does cringe comedy have anything to teach climate scientists?
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What happened when climate deniers met an AI chatbot?
A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity.
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How YouTube’s climate deniers turned into climate doomers
A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work.
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How to describe 2023 in two words? Global boiling.
Forget "rizz." These 10 words defined the hottest year ever.
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‘Phaseout’ or ‘phasedown’? Why UN climate negotiators obsess over language
Expect heated debates over single words — and even commas — at COP28.
