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For the Democratic nominee, the optics of how he approaches climate action are almost as important as the climate policy his team puts forward.
Nations around the world are pledging to plant billions of trees to grow new forests. But a new study shows that the potential for natural forest regrowth to absorb carbon from the atmosphere and fight climate change is far greater than has previously been estimated.
JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank and the world’s top lender for fossil fuels, has announced that it will stop financing many coal companies and all fossil fuel exploration in the Arctic.
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, one writer reflects on the gains we've made, the dangerous setbacks we've faced, and the need to demand action.
“It becomes a question of who gets to access the land, and the water, and take up space, who gets to congregate, and who gets to decide.”
In the future, fires like the ones Australia saw this season will be four to eight times more likely.
After climate-protection drift and despair, Cascadia could be entering a new climate age.
Over the next several months, Gore will spread his message — “Vote Your Future: Vote Climate” — alongside youth organizers at college campuses in swing states.
Post-COVID, should countries rethink their obsession with economic growth?
