The Magazine of The Sierra Club
With US Absent, China Asserts Itself at World’s Biggest Climate Summit
China’s COP30 leadership goes beyond pledges with its product showcase
Climate & Energy: Climate Change
Hurricane Melissa Is a Reminder of Our Dangerous New Reality as the Climate Crisis Accelerates
Scientists warn that “we are now pushing the limits of extreme rapid intensification”
COP30 Forges Ahead as World’s Biggest Emitter, the United States, Stays Absent
With no delegation, the US has left a vacuum that others are already filling
This Natural Disaster Has Upended Life for Rural Alaskans
Storms like Typhoon Halong will only get worse as fossil fuel emissions continue to rise
These Inuit Maps Are Reimagining the Arctic
Counter-mapping projects are supporting Indigenous sovereignty in a shifting landscape
This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects
The federal trawling of grants for misaligned priorities has brought in bycatch
Two Florida Coral Species Were Nearly Wiped Out by a Heat Wave
Corals are the canary in the coal mine for oceans, and they’re sending researchers troubling signals
A Megadrought Is Reshaping Birdlife in the Southwest
A recent bad year for elegant trogons is only the latest in a string of changes
Earth Breaches Seventh Planetary Boundary as Oceans Become More Acidic
The planet is increasingly in danger of exiting the “safe operating space” for life
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The Real Reason the Feds Want to Revive Coal
Attempts to bring back a dying industry could increase your energy bills
