2021: This Year in Climate

December 17, 2021

From extreme weather events to COP26 in Glasgow to the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, 2021 has been a banner year. In this special...

Taking Stock of COP26

November 19, 2021

After two weeks of negotiations, presentations and protests in Glasgow, the huge international climate summit known as COP26 is over. World...

What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow

October 22, 2021

Delegates from around the world are set to convene in Glasgow at the international climate summit known as COP26 – ideally to hammer out...

Which Way Are Swing Voters Swinging on Climate?

August 20, 2021

In early August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report unequivocally connecting global warming and extreme weather to...

Mark Carney, Fatih Birol and the Narrow Path to Net Zero

July 9, 2021

Five years ago, most of the world’s nations entered into an agreement to dramatically ratchet down their carbon dioxide emissions with the goal...

Daniel Yergin: Energy, Markets and the Clash of Nations

September 18, 2020

The world economy is moving away from oil, and many world leaders think that transition needs to happen faster than the fossil fuel industry...

John Kerry: The Global Dynamics Of Decarbonization

July 17, 2020

What will it take to get the world’s major economies off fossil fuels? In late 2019, former US senator and secretary of state John Kerry,...

The Paris Agreement at Three: Floundering or Flourishing?

December 13, 2018

In its infancy, the Paris Agreement carried the promise of a truly global climate solution. Supporters still say the Agreement is the first step...

Saudi America

October 18, 2018

Production of oil and gas in the U.S. has surged to levels unthinkable a decade ago due to the revolution in hydraulic fracturing, which has...

Will China Save the Planet?

October 18, 2018

Chinese factories churn out parts and products that end up in our cars, our kitchens and our cell phones. And all that productivity has improved...