The Geopolitics of Cheap Oil
Economists said the market would save the planet. It didn’t.
A Green and Dirty Gift
The GOP-led Congress rushed to help the Obama administration meet U.S. commitments under the Paris climate deal.
Seven Wrinkles in the Paris Climate Deal
Will the landmark UN climate deal mark a turning point in the fight against climate change? The devil’s in the details.
Don’t Be a Fossil-Foolish Investor
The purely financial case for ditching oil, gas, and coal is getting stronger.
COP21 and the carbon market menace
There is a diplomatic silence over carbon trading at COP21, but a Paris climate agreement could offer a lifeline to carbon ‘offsetting’ schemes, while new rules could help build a global carbon market.
How Sky-High CEO Pay Pollutes Our Planet — and Our Politics
The leaders of fossil fuel companies are personally incentivized to keep their firms on a path of climate destruction.
Climate Protesters Defy State of Emergency in Paris
IPS’s Janet Redman reports from Paris on the challenges presented to world leaders by COP21
Will the Paris Climate Talks Deliver the World We Need? Not Likely.
Even as governments set climate targets, they’re working hard to expand the extractive global economy with measures that could deepen the climate crisis.
Why Justin Trudeau Makes Me Jealous of Canada
The new prime minister is championing inclusivity and tolerance.
Setting a Legal Precedent for Climate Criminals
The woes of Fossil fuel executives like former coal CEO Don Blankenship might make it easier to mobilize in the fight against climate change.
The Great Pumpkin Shortage Is Coming
Spooky weather patterns are disrupting specialty crops.
The Impeccable Timing of ‘This Changes Everything’
The new film’s creators aim to spark conversations about global warming.
Film: This Changes Everything
DC Premier screening of the new film by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein featuring seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines of an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.
U.S. Lawmakers Quick to Spurn Pope After His Plea to Protect Climate
The Boehner-led House passed an anti-environmental bill right after the pope urged Congress to protect nature.
The GOP’s Can’t-do Attitude
Refusing to address climate change could drown Florida.