Anand Giridharadas: Persuaders in a Hot and Polarized World

October 28, 2022

When’s the last time you changed your mind about something important? 

In a democracy, meaningful change often requires adapting views and...

Political Climate: The Midterm Forecast

October 7, 2022

With the US midterm elections looming, the window for enacting meaningful climate policy may be closing. November’s elections will decide which...

Bridging The Great American Divide

September 2, 2022

Most Americans support climate action, but you wouldn’t know it from Congress or the courts – or from most of the media. A recent study found...

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...

The Political Reality of Climate Action

March 12, 2021

True to his campaign promise, President Biden dove right into the climate crisis on Day One, signing a stack of executive orders that signaled his...

John Kerry, Gina McCarthy and Biden’s Climate Team

February 26, 2021

Joe Biden did not start out as the “climate candidate” – that was a title first claimed by Washington Governor Jay Inslee, one of  more than...

This Moment in Climate with Michael Mann & Leah Stokes

February 5, 2021

With a new pro-science, pro-climate action administration in the White House, there are more pathways — and far greater political will — than...

Biden’s Climate Opportunity (Part 2)

January 15, 2021

Can President Biden bring the country back together - and move it forward?
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel believes he can. “I think...

Biden’s Climate Opportunity (Part 1)

December 18, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden says he will infuse climate change into every corner of his agenda. That’s becoming evident looking at his emerging...

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...