Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
At COP28, the Role of Food Systems in the Climate Crisis Will Get More Attention Than Ever
By Georgina Gustin
Public Funding Gave This Alabama Woman Shelter From the Storm. Then Her Neighbor Fenced Her Out
By Lee Hedgepeth
Activists Condemn Speakers at The New York Times’ Dealbook Summit for Driving Climate Change and Call for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
By Keerti Gopal
At COP28, the United States Will Stress an End to Fossil Emissions, Not Fuels
By Marianne Lavelle
“Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark
By Sam Schramski and Cícero Pedrosa Neto
Black Women Face Disproportionate Risks From Largely Unregulated Toxic Substances in Beauty and Personal Care Products
By Victoria St. Martin
The EU Overhauls Its Law Covering Environmental Crimes, Banning Specific Acts and Increasing Penalties
By Katie Surma
Fulcrum Bioenergy, Aiming to Produce ‘Net-Zero’ Jet Fuel From Plastic Waste, Hits Heavy Turbulence
By James Bruggers
Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?
By Phil McKenna, Peter Aldhous
New Research Makes it Harder to Kick The Climate Can Down the Road from COP28
By Bob Berwyn
US Regions Will Suffer a Stunning Variety of Climate-Caused Disasters, Report Finds
By Nicholas Kusnetz, Lee Hedgepeth, Amy Green, Phil McKenna, Dylan Baddour, Aydali Campa, Wyatt Myskow, Marianne Lavelle and Kristoffer Tigue
Can US, China Climate Talks Spur Progress at COP28?
By Bob Berwyn, Phil McKenna and Nicholas Kusnetz
Report Charts Climate Change’s Growing Impact in the US, While Stressing Benefits of Action
By Marianne Lavelle, Katie Surma, Kiley Price, Nicholas Kusnetz
This Week in Nairobi, Nations Gather for a Third Round of Talks on an International Plastics Treaty, Focusing on Its Scope and Ambition
By James Bruggers
A Train Derailment Spilled Toxic Chemicals in her Ohio Town. Then She Ran for Mayor
By Jessica Kutz, The 19th
With Democrats Back in Control of Virginia’s General Assembly, Environmentalists See a Narrow Path Forward for Climate Policy
By Hannah Chanatry
