Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
As Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry Will Be No Stranger to International Climate Negotiations
By Phil McKenna
Biden’s Appointment of John Kerry as Climate Envoy Sends a ‘Signal to the World,’ Advocates Say
By Marianne Lavelle
Biden Has Promised to Kill the Keystone XL Pipeline. Activists Hope He’ll Nix Dakota Access, Too
By Ilana Cohen
Covid-19 Shutdowns Were Just a Blip in the Upward Trajectory of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Bob Berwyn
Is Climate-Related Financial Regulation Coming Under Biden? Wall Street Is Betting on It
By Kristoffer Tigue
An Unlikely Alliance of Farm and Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change
By Georgina Gustin
Vintners and Farmers Are Breathing Easier After the Demise of Proposition 15, a ‘Headache’ at Best
By Evelyn Nieves
Trump Rolled Back 100+ Environmental Rules. Biden May Focus on Undoing Five of the Biggest Ones
By Marianne Lavelle
In Maine, Many Voters Defied the Polls and Split Their Tickets
By Sabrina Shankman
Senate 2020: The Loeffler-Warnock Senate Runoff in Georgia Offers Extreme Contrasts on Climate
By James Bruggers
Senate 2020: In the Perdue-Ossoff Senate Runoff, Support for Fossil Fuels Is the Dividing Line
By James Bruggers
Was a Federal Scientist’s Dismissal an 11th-hour Bid to Give Climate Denial Long-Term Legitimacy?
By Marianne Lavelle
For a Climate-Concerned President and a Hostile Senate, One Technology May Provide Common Ground
By Nicholas Kusnetz
With Biden’s Win, Climate Activists See New Potential But Say They’ll ‘Push Where We Need to Push’
By Georgina Gustin
Young Voters, Motivated by Climate Change and Environmental Justice, Helped Propel Biden’s Campaign
By Ilana Cohen
Trump Demoted FERC Chairman Chatterjee After He Expressed Support for Carbon Pricing
By Dan Gearino
