international climate policy

In Chile, a Major Vote Looms Over the Rights of Nature

Chileans are voting on a new constitution that enshrines new protections for the environment

By Maxine Lowy August 18, 2022

In this story: international climate policy

Responding to Climate Change the Wrong Way Is Worse Than Doing Nothing

The short-term solutions miss the forest for the trees

By Lauren Leffer April 9, 2022

In this story: climate change, international climate policy

2021: The Year in Climate Change

It was a record-breaking year. Not in a good way.

By Christian Thorsberg December 4, 2021

In this story: climate change, international climate policy, science

Cloud of fire retardent bursting over a green-brown hilly landscape that is on fire, against a blue sky.

What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

And what isn’t in it but should be?

By Tina Gerhardt November 16, 2021

In this story: climate negotiations, international climate policy, international environmental justice

Yellowish gray smokestacks emerging from a rolling white blanket of fog

Youth Activists Fight for Their Future at COP26

The kids are alright, and they would like to grow old with normal weather

By Tina Gerhardt November 12, 2021

In this story: climate change, climate negotiations, international climate policy

Young woman speaking into a megaphone in front of a red banner that reads "Actions, not Words."

"Prove Us Wrong": A Roundup of Some of the Best Speeches at COP26

Activists challenge world leaders to act to halt the climate crisis

By Sierra Staff November 13, 2021

In this story: COP26, international climate policy, climate change

The Problem With "Net Zero"

How a perfectly decent phrase is used and abused at COP26

By Tina Gerhardt November 10, 2021

In this story: climate change, international climate policy, climate negotiations

Computer-generated image of a map of the continents as seen from above. The continents are water and the rest are trees.

COP26: Voices From the Global South Talk Money

Developed nations need to keep their commitments and pay up

By Tina Gerhardt November 8, 2021

In this story: climate change, climate negotiations, environmental justice, international climate policy, COP26

Crowded metropolis jammed onto an island in the middle of the blue ocean

Plastic Is the New Coal, Says New Report

Here’s why that’s trouble for COP26

By Abe Musselman November 7, 2021

In this story: climate change, climate negotiations, international climate policy, plastic, COP26

Close-up of brownish green plastic dinosaur with teeth bared.

Methane's Big Moment

What's behind those big cuts to methane emissions at COP26?

By Tina Gerhardt November 2, 2021

In this story: international climate policy, politics, climate change, methane gas, COP26

A bright orange flame and smoke coming out of an oil well against a light blue sky

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