By Jessica Corbett “We must take immediate action to sharply reduce heat-trapping emissions to limit the worst climate change impacts, protect public health...
Archive for tag: Climate Change
UN Chief Reminds Leaders of Need for ‘Clear and Unambiguous Commitment’ to 1.5°C
By Jessica Corbett United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday issued a statement emphasizing the importance of ambitious climate action after officials at...
‘We Must Heed the Warning’: 1 in 3 Freshwater Fishes—Vital to Food and Jobs for Millions—Face Extinction
By Jessica Corbett “Humanity can’t afford to lose any more of the world’s forgotten fishes or the freshwater ecosystems they inhabit.” The world’s freshwater...
Climate Groups Cheer Keep It in the Ground Act of 2021
By Andrea Germanos “Our public lands and waters belong to all of us—not to fossil fuel executives who want to exploit our health and...
What the Covid-19 Pandemic can teach us about dealing with Climate Change
By Scott Brideau Five or ten years from now, 2020 may well be viewed as a critical tipping point in our collective...
‘Frightening Milestone’: Scientists Sound Alarm Over Record Amount of Open, Iceless Sea in the Arctic
By Jessica Corbett Climate scientists and activists responded with alarm Thursday to reporting that this is the latest date in recorded history that “the...
Researchers Worry Methane Discovery in Arctic Ocean Could Signal Dangerous New Climate Feedback Loop
By Brett Wilkins “Climate warming is awakening the ‘sleeping giants’ of the carbon cycle,” warned one researcher. An international team of researchers aboard a Russian research ship...
Chase Climate Pledge ‘Shows the Power of Relentless Environmental Activism’ But ‘Not Aggressive Enough’
By Jessica Corbett “Chase must move much farther and much faster, and we will do our best to prod them in that direction!” declared...
Biden-Harris Victory: A Win for the Planet
By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Rejoining the Paris Agreement On June 1, 2017, in a blow to climate action, Donald Trump announced that...
Greta Thunberg Tells US Voters on Election Day Their Choice ‘Will Affect Countless Generations to Come’
By Julia Conley “Every election is a climate election.” With the very future of the planet at stake, international climate leader Greta Thunberg on Tuesday...