Fossil Fuel Industry Granted Defendant Status in Youths’ Landmark Climate Lawsuit
In their lawsuit, the young plaintiffs assert the federal government violated their constitutional rights to life, liberty and property by allowing and facilitating the exploitation of fossil fuels.
New research warns severe climate-related droughts could threaten 60% of global wheat crop by...
Underscoring the necessity of aggressive action to combat human-caused global warming, research published Wednesday warns that the majority of the world's wheat...
This is what 2030 could look like if we win the war on climate...
If we consider what the future could be, picking up the mantle against climate change may not seem so bad after all.
Young climate activists have far more power than they realize
This story is part of The Conversation’s coverage on COP26, the Glasgow climate conference, by experts from around the world.
House committee investigates the role of PR firms in spreading climate disinformation
There is a long history of PR firms creating and spreading climate disinformation in order to block climate policy and promote fossil fuel interests.
Uprisings: From climate to austerity, autumn protests engulf the world
Solving the climate crisis with ambitious policy programs like Green New Deals might help to alleviate some of the suffering caused by the austerity that is breaking the backs of working people in rich and poor countries alike.
Trump admin sits on $43 billion intended for clean energy loans while unemployment soars
"These utility-led programs could drive significant job and economic growth statewide as we step out of our current pause."
These industry titans oppose Trump’s order to build pipelines with U.S. steel
The U.S. Department of Commerce will consider all of these comments as it inches toward a draft set of regulations.
Legal action against high emitters failing to use latest climate science, study finds
Most of the lawsuits analyzed did not quantify the extent to which climate change was responsible for the impacts suffered by plaintiffs, known as “attribution science”.
Trump’s push for offshore oil drilling
Offshore oil drilling: regularly disastrous – and unnecessary.