Mary Nichols: A Climate Champion’s Legacy

December 11, 2020

Mary Nichols is not a household name, but she arguably has done more than any other public official to reduce America's carbon pollution. As she...

Steve Schmidt and Varshini Prakash on Disrupting Climate Politics

October 23, 2020

Can we break up the political logjam on climate? 
“The brokenness of our politics,” says Republican political strategist Stephen Schmidt, “is...

Tech to the Rescue?

October 2, 2020

Does the technology to stop the worst of climate change already exist – and if doesn’t, can we afford to wait for it? 
“It's not very clear...

Is California’s Climate Progress Going Up in Smoke?

February 21, 2020

California has been at the forefront of America’s climate fight since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 32, the country’s...

High Risk, High Hopes: A Year of Climate Conversations

December 6, 2019

In this special episode, we look back at the climate stories of 2019 by listening to excerpts from a year of climate conversations:If You Won’t,...

Tom Steyer: Power Disruptor?

August 23, 2019

Would you vote for the candidate who says he’ll declare climate change a national emergency on Day One of his presidency? Businessman and...

The Art of the Green Deal

July 26, 2019

The climate conversation in Washington has changed enough that Democrats and Republicans are talking climate deals. A lot of that change can be...

David Gergen on Climate Politics and Public Opinion

May 24, 2019

What does a former advisor to Richard Nixon think about the climate crisis?
“This is turning out exactly the way scientists predicted, with one...

Climate One at Harvard With Obama’s Climate Team

April 2, 2019

With the Green New Deal in the national spotlight, a vigorous debate is happening: how ambitiously and broadly must the U.S. act on climate? Are...

The Big Climate Stories of 2018

December 21, 2018

We’re making a list (and checking it twice) of 2018’s biggest climate stories, with the help of Vox reporter David Roberts. Roberts notes that...