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John J. Berger

John J. Berger is an environmental science and policy specialist who has written dozens of articles and several books on climate change. He is the author of Climate Peril, The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to the Climate Crisis and is at work on, Climate Solutions: Turning Climate Crisis into Jobs and Prosperity.

We Can’t Save the Climate Without Also Saving the Trees

Scientists agree: Preserving forests is critical to combating climate change.
By John J. Berger October 29, 2018
In this story: forests, climate change
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