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2023 Shatters Climate Records, But Where’s the 1.5°C Limit?
2023 Shatters Climate Records, But Where’s the 1.5°C Limit?
The Planet is Burning Behind the Hypocrisy of the 1.5°C Curtain
Ricky Lanusse
Dec 4
COP28: Feverishly Negotiating for a Cooler Planet
COP28: Feverishly Negotiating for a Cooler Planet
Our leaders, with their preference to postpone harsh decisions, have raised the climate change challenge simply by doing too little too…
Alexander Verbeek
Dec 4
How a College Essay Entered the Almond Milk vs. Cow Milk Debate
How a College Essay Entered the Almond Milk vs. Cow Milk Debate
The dangers of blindly trusting sources: widespread and harmful misinformation can still catch us off guard.
Kenny Minker
Nov 27
What’s Going To Happen When We Run Out Of Oil?
What’s Going To Happen When We Run Out Of Oil?
By design or disaster, the age of oil is going to end. Then what?
Paul Abela, MSc
Dec 4
Why I’m Hearing Earth’s SOS in Every Raindrop
Why I’m Hearing Earth’s SOS in Every Raindrop
The worrisome decline of Earth’s biosphere
Rui Alves
Dec 1
The Environmental Pawprint of Cats
The Environmental Pawprint of Cats
Are our cats an environmental disaster? And what can we do about it?
Mike Grindle
Nov 17
The New Climate: Submission Guidelines
The New Climate: Submission Guidelines
Calling skilled environmental writers — read these guidelines before submitting to The New Climate.
Tim Smedley
Jan 9
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The Price We Must Pay: Navigating Emissions Trading Schemes
The Price We Must Pay: Navigating Emissions Trading Schemes
Are we ready to put our money where our mouth is?
Peter Borg
Dec 6
COP28: When Emissions Soar, Temperatures Rise, and Leaders Fall Short
COP28: When Emissions Soar, Temperatures Rise, and Leaders Fall Short
At COP28, remember that the wealthiest one percent of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66 percent.
Alexander Verbeek
Nov 30
Microplastics Are Everywhere, but How Worried Should You Be?
Microplastics Are Everywhere, but How Worried Should You Be?
From the bottom of the ocean to the clouds in the sky, humanity has covered the world in plastic.
Mike Grindle
Nov 29
Iceland’s Volcanic Puzzle: Earthquakes, But No Eruptions— Yet
Iceland’s Volcanic Puzzle: Earthquakes, But No Eruptions— Yet
The Enigma of Dormant Geological Forces and The Real Impact of Volcanic Eruptions vs. Human Activities in Climate Change.
Ricky Lanusse
Nov 27
Will Big Carbon Capture the COP?
Will Big Carbon Capture the COP?
The Dubai meeting could change the direction of climate politics
George Dillard
Nov 27
When the water runs out
When the water runs out
No one expects to run out of water — until they do. Perspectives from Mexico and India.
Nitya Muralidharan
Nov 23
Reconsidering Watership Down Going Into COP28
Reconsidering Watership Down Going Into COP28
Those rabbits have a lot to teach us about the climate crisis and climate leadership.
Heather Pegas
Nov 22
Planting Pledges: The Race to Reforest the Earth
Planting Pledges: The Race to Reforest the Earth
Government Promises to Revitalize the Earth’s Green Lungs.
Peter Borg
Nov 20
Lost in the News: Brazil’s 137°F and the Need for Systemic Change
Lost in the News: Brazil’s 137°F and the Need for Systemic Change
Let’s not forget what we need to do
Anthony Signorelli
Nov 20
How I Justified a Week in the Bahamas
How I Justified a Week in the Bahamas
(And does this make me a massive climate hypocrite?)
T. J. Brearton
Nov 17
Why Don’t Americans Understand Our Climate Laws?
Why Don’t Americans Understand Our Climate Laws?
Or: will you get a rebate for that heat pump?
George Dillard
Nov 17
Climate Suicide: The Insanity of Fossil Fuel Expansions
Climate Suicide: The Insanity of Fossil Fuel Expansions
The Predatory Capitalism Equation We’re Ignoring.
Ricky Lanusse
Nov 17
Does English Strip the Soul From Its Trees?
Does English Strip the Soul From Its Trees?
How colonizer languages create a rift between humans and nature
Ally Bush
Nov 17
Will Right-Wing Or Left-Wing Politics Help Us Move to a Sustainable Future?
Will Right-Wing Or Left-Wing Politics Help Us Move to a Sustainable Future?
Seemingly worlds apart but with a critical shared characteristic
Paul Abela, MSc
Nov 10
How to Escape the Rat Race and Live Off-Grid
How to Escape the Rat Race and Live Off-Grid
What I learned about sustainable living in Portugal
Andrew Theophilou
Nov 9
Fuel Subsidies: Governments’ Dirty Secret
Fuel Subsidies: Governments’ Dirty Secret
Despite the urgent need to combat climate change, fuel subsidies equivalent to 7.1% global GDP have significant consequences.
Peter Borg
Nov 7
Global Warning: 2023 Will Be The Hottest Year On Record
Global Warning: 2023 Will Be The Hottest Year On Record
A Defining Moment for Climate Action
Ricky Lanusse
Nov 6
Bioacoustics: Symphony of the Species
Bioacoustics: Symphony of the Species
Biophony offers a deep insight into the health, diversity and potential conservation of ecosystems.
Tia Merotto
Nov 5
Whatever You Think Climate Change Will Be Like, You’re Wrong
Whatever You Think Climate Change Will Be Like, You’re Wrong
Predicting disaster is impossible but important
George Dillard
Nov 3
Why I, a Clean Energy Writer, Don’t Use Rooftop Solar
Why I, a Clean Energy Writer, Don’t Use Rooftop Solar
How Oregon’s green electricity plan prioritizes efficient utility-scale solar and wind farms over a million tiny power plants.
Matt Traverso
Nov 3
How You Can Change the System to Solve Climate Change
How You Can Change the System to Solve Climate Change
Going Beyond Personal Action.
Anthony Signorelli
Nov 1
COP28: The Global Stocktake
COP28: The Global Stocktake
Where do we stand and what can we expect from COP28 in the United Arab Emirates?
Peter Borg
Nov 1
Why Forecasters Failed to Predict Hurricane Otis
Why Forecasters Failed to Predict Hurricane Otis
Climate Change is Rewriting the Rules of Forecasting
Ricky Lanusse
Nov 1
The Most Terrifying Halloween Costume is Dressing Up as a Human Being
The Most Terrifying Halloween Costume is Dressing Up as a Human Being
The Scariest Creature on Earth? Hint: It’s Not a Lion
Ricky Lanusse
Oct 26
Is It Human Nature to Destroy the Environment?
Is It Human Nature to Destroy the Environment?
In contrast to Hardin’s famous ‘tragedy of the commons’, there is plenty of evidence to suggest otherwise.
Paul Abela, MSc
Oct 26
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