Climate Change

Elder Mrs. Jane Dragon (Setsune) at her cabin on the Taltson River. Photo: The Gordon Foundation Through a partnership with the Gordon Foundation, The Arctic Institute is publishing a series of papers on Canadian Arctic policy critiques and solutions written by Jane Glassco Northern Fellows. The Jane Glassco Northern Fellowship…

The prime minister's words promoting fossil fuels are loaded with meaning — they just don't mean what they say. Prime Minister Scott Morrison. (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas) Scott Morrison is very much at home spinning the story for the fossil-fuel industry, with phrases like "gas-led recovery" and "transition fuel" leading his…

This file photo taken on May 25, 2020, and provided on July 3, courtesy of the charity National Park Rescue, shows the carcass of one of the many elephants that have died mysteriously in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. -/AFP/Getty Images Investigators say the mysterious deaths of 330 elephants in…

Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Register to VoteVoter GuideNaturalist David Attenborough hopes a new documentary about his life and career - "David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet" - alerts people to the need to act over climate change. (Sept. 21)APRead More

News Sean Douglas 3 Days AgoFormer Jamaica prime minister P.J Patterson - FORMER Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson said the two crises of covid19 and climate change now present an opportunity to Caribbean leaders to work together to advance their countries relative to external governance systems. He spoke at a…

America’s worsening climate change problem is as polarized as its politics. Some parts of the country have been burning this month while others were underwater in extreme weather disasters. The already parched West is getting drier and suffering deadly wildfires because of it, while the much wetter East keeps getting…

The Trump administration's scuttling or weakening of key Obama-era climate policies could together add 1.8 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent to the atmosphere by 2035, a Rhodium Group analysis concludes. Why it matters: The 1.8 gigatons is "more than the combined energy emissions of Germany, Britain and Canada in one…

This post has been updated with additional details from Drapkin. A former archaeologist and journalist, Julia Kumari Drapkin has explored many careers (she’s also a 2019 Grist 50 Fixer). But a common theme runs through her CV: using storytelling to shine a light on climate change. Now she is a…

These birds are flying. Other birds have not been so lucky, though! (Photo: Sean Gallup, Getty Images) Since this year hasn’t been spooky enough, thousands of migratory birds are now dropping dead across the Southwest. In late August, biologists got word about dozens of birds falling from the sky at…

Our office burned down last Tuesday. The little green and white rented bungalow along Route 99 was filled with art, houseplants, laughter, and sometimes tears. It was a meeting place for Latinx youth to have coffee and organize climate justice events in their community. We built folding desks so we…