Climate Law & Liability
More Than 100 Countries at COP28 Call For Fossil Fuel Phaseout
By Bob Berwyn
Judith Kimerling’s 1991 ‘Amazon Crude’ Exposed the Devastation of Oil Exploration in Ecuador. If Only She Could Make it Stop
By Katie Surma
Indigenous Leaders Urge COP28 Negotiators to Focus on Preventing Loss and Damage and Drastically Reducing Emissions
By Liza Gross
Has COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber Used the UN Climate Summit to Advance the Interests of UAE’s Oil Company?
Interview by Steve Curwood, "Living on Earth"
Wolverines Are Finally Listed as Threatened. Decades of Reversals May Have Caused the Protections to Come Too Late
By Grant Stringer
At COP28, the United States Will Stress an End to Fossil Emissions, Not Fuels
By Marianne Lavelle
A New Law Regulating the Cosmetics Industry Expands the FDA’s Power But Fails to Ban Toxic Chemicals in Beauty Products
By Victoria St. Martin
A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Autumn
Text and photos by David Sassoon
The EU Overhauls Its Law Covering Environmental Crimes, Banning Specific Acts and Increasing Penalties
By Katie Surma
Environmental Justice a Key Theme Throughout Biden’s National Climate Assessment
By Kristoffer Tigue, Georgina Gustin, Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin
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
After a Last-Minute Challenge to New Loss and Damage Deal, U.S. Joins Global Consensus Ahead of COP28
By Bob Berwyn
Deep Rifts at UN Loss and Damage Talks Cast a Shadow on Upcoming Climate Conference
By Bob Berwyn
Q&A: Rich and Poor Nations Have One More Chance to Come to Terms Over a Climate Change ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund
Interview by Jenni Doering, “Living on Earth”
How Climate Change Drives Conflict and War Crimes Around the Globe
By Katie Surma
Most Countries are Falling Short of Their Promises to Stop Cutting Down the World’s Trees
By Georgina Gustin