News & Commentary

The Final Fifth

February 2, 2016 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Current regulations will achieve 80 percent of the country’s climate goal. Where will the rest come from?

Watered Down

January 26, 2016 Latest NewsFlintBrian Palmer

Flint made many mistakes, but its haphazard lead monitoring system was the worst of them.

As India Goes, So Goes Civilization

January 22, 2016 Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer

How India builds its energy grid could decide the fate of humanity. Maybe we should help the country out.

2015 Was the Hottest Year on…zzzz

January 20, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Heat records are no longer newsworthy. Uh-oh.

It’s the End of the Beginning of the End for U.S. Coal

January 15, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The government has just suspended new coal leases on federal land. The coal industry may never recover.

Save the Forests or the Trees?

January 7, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Forest conservation is crucial to climate change mitigation. But do we have any idea how to do it?

What to Watch for in 2016

January 6, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The new year offers some interesting environmental subplots.

Can Congress Stop the Climate Change Deal?

December 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Here are the Senate’s options for trying to muck up the international agreement made in Paris.

Things Are Looking Up

December 17, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The Department of Energy just announced what may be the most significant efficiency rule ever—and one that businesses can get behind.

Promises, Promises

December 15, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

Cities, states, and businesses—not just those world leaders in Paris—will save us from climate change. Here’s what they’re going to do.

We Have an Agreement

December 12, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Negotiators in Paris have signed a historic and comprehensive deal to address climate change.

The Latin Quarter

December 11, 2015 ExplainerInternational, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, PanamaBrian Palmer

Latin America is key to addressing climate change at the Paris conference. Why doesn’t it get more attention?

Step Aside, Gentlemen

December 10, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland, Brian Palmer

Women from around the world gather in Paris to solve climate change.

COP-ping Out

December 7, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

What’s it like to attend a climate denial conference for an hour? Here’s a minute-by-minute rundown.

The Putin Puzzle

December 3, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

How to decipher the Russian president’s mystifying statements on global warming.

If Bhutan Can, You Can

December 2, 2015 DispatchInternationalBrian Palmer

The tiny South Asian kingdom absorbs three times as much carbon as it emits.

Arc de Triomphe

November 30, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Here are the best- and worst-case outcomes for the Paris climate talks.

What’s on the Table in Paris (Besides Croissants)?

November 24, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

The carbon-cutting pledges are already in. So what exactly are we still negotiating?

Advice and Resent

November 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

President Obama has cut the Senate out of the Paris climate change agreement. Cue the tantrums.

There’s No Such Thing as a Climate Change Refugee

November 16, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

But there ought to be.