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Abigail Basset

An award-winning and experienced, journalist, writer, on-air talent, and television producer with more than two decades of diverse experience, I am a winner of numerous awards, including two Emmys. I’ve covered everything from health and wellness and travel to breaking news and worldwide events for top-tier outlets all over the world. I regularly interview world leaders, journalists and editors, business executives, and everyday people for a wide variety of stories and outlets, creating content for written stories, audio podcasts, and digital and television shows. I spent more than ten years as a Senior Producer at CNN in New York. I reside in Los Angeles with my partner, dog, and cat. When I’m not writing, producing, or doing on-camera and podcast work, I am teaching yoga, riding my bike, or out running with my dog.


Utilities Want Their Power Plants Back, and Customers Could Foot the Bill

Utilities Want Their Power Plants Back, and Customers Could Foot the Bill

An analysis of how utilities in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions are trying to regain the power to build and control power plants, and how it could mean significant price hikes for ratepayers.

Energy

This Week in Climate

Renewables To Surpass Coal by 2026

Renewables To Surpass Coal by 2026

We look into how renewables are on track to overtake coal in global electricity generation by 2026, marking a pivotal shift in the energy transition.

Energy

Deep Dive

The Climate Activists’ Dilemma

The Climate Activists’ Dilemma

An analysis of new research on “extreme” climate protests finds they boost public concern but erode support for activist groups—raising the question of whether short-term attention is worth long-term reputational costs.

Deep Dive

Policy

Climate Scrambles Weather Predictions

Climate Scrambles Weather Predictions

We examine how extreme summer heat, deadly floods, and cuts to U.S. weather agencies are converging to make climate-driven disasters both more dangerous and harder to predict.

Deep Dive

Policy

Animals and Plants Are Adapting to a Warming Climate

Animals and Plants Are Adapting to a Warming Climate

In this edition of This Week in Climate, we look at how species from Dutch songbirds to Australian corals are finding new ways to adapt—sometimes with a helping hand from humans—in the face of a rapidly changing climate.

This Week in Climate

Nature

Green Steel Meets Political Shifts

Green Steel Meets Political Shifts

In this edition of This Week in Climate, we look at how the U.S. just stumbled in the global race for green steel, as Cleveland-Cliffs scraps a $1.6 billion hydrogen-ready plant—while Europe and China charge ahead with the technology that could slash one of the world’s dirtiest industries.

Energy

Deep Dive

Policy

Greenpeace SLAPPed by Big Oil Suit

Greenpeace SLAPPed by Big Oil Suit

Greenpeace hit with $660M verdict in Dakota Access Pipeline case, raising alarms about SLAPP lawsuits and the future of free speech in climate activism.

Deep Dive

Policy

Trump Ignores the Forest for the Trees

Trump Ignores the Forest for the Trees

Trump’s new logging orders fast-track clear-cutting on federal lands, sparking backlash over false fire-prevention claims and climate risks.

Nature

Deep Dive

Policy

Is Oil Finished, or Not?

Is Oil Finished, or Not?

As oil demand nears its peak, energy giants retreat from climate pledges and double down on petrochemicals and plastics, raising new risks for the planet.

Energy

Deep Dive

A Renewable Supergrid Takes Shape in Asia

A Renewable Supergrid Takes Shape in Asia

ASEAN revives plan for a regional renewable “super grid,” aiming to boost clean energy sharing, security, and stability across Southeast Asia.

Energy

Deep Dive

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Moves Forward, But It's Not the Panacea You’ve Been Promised

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Moves Forward, But It's Not the Panacea You’ve Been Promised

Trump admin unfreezes $1.4B loan for Montana sustainable aviation fuel, offering a rare climate win even as broader clean energy funds remain stalled.

Transportation

Deep Dive

Mixed News on the Global Energy Transition

Mixed News on the Global Energy Transition

Nat Bullard’s 200-slide energy transition deck shows record solar and wind growth, China’s peak oil, and surprising trends from AI to Ozempic reshaping demand.

Energy

Deep Dive

The Carbon Footprint of the Attention Economy

The Carbon Footprint of the Attention Economy

The attention economy fuels distraction and emissions, making climate action harder even as digital platforms drive demand for energy-hungry video and AI.

Energy

Deep Dive

Technology

The LA Fires Augur in a New World

The LA Fires Augur in a New World

LA’s record-breaking wildfires offer a stark warning of a rapidly warming world, where climate change intensifies drought, fuels extreme weather, and threatens lives, homes, and ecosystems.

Nature

Deep Dive

Wall Street Retreats from Climate Pledge

Wall Street Retreats from Climate Pledge

Big U.S. banks are abandoning climate and DEI commitments amid political pressure, anti-ESG laws, and cultural backlash, raising questions about the future of corporate responsibility and the fight against climate change.

Finance

Deep Dive

Political Coalitions for the Climate

Political Coalitions for the Climate

State and international coalitions are emerging as powerful tools to advance climate action, offering a blueprint for reducing emissions and promoting sustainability despite growing political opposition and global anti-climate sentiment.

Deep Dive

Policy

The Year in Climate

The Year in Climate

Bright Spots in the Climate Fight: Falling Clean Energy Costs, Rising Investments, and Growing Green Jobs Offer Hope Despite Global Warming Challenges

This Week in Climate

An Agreement on Plastics Fails

An Agreement on Plastics Fails

Global Plastics Treaty Stalled: Big Oil Blocks Deal as Plastic Pollution Threatens People and Planet

Deep Dive

Policy

The Road Ahead for EVs

The Road Ahead for EVs

EV Tax Credit at Risk: Repeal Could Slow U.S. EV Growth, Hurt Red-State Jobs, and Give China an Advantage

Transportation

Deep Dive

How a Second Trump Term is Impacting Global Climate Geopolitics

How a Second Trump Term is Impacting Global Climate Geopolitics

Global Climate Diplomacy at a Crossroads: Russia and China Urge U.S. Commitment as Trump Signals Paris Accord Withdrawal

Deep Dive

Policy

Mixed Messages from Big Oil

Mixed Messages from Big Oil

Trump’s Climate Team Takes Shape: Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA as Big Oil Pushes Deregulation and Paris Accord Pressure

Energy

Deep Dive

Climate Wins Amidst the Darkness

Climate Wins Amidst the Darkness

Silver(ish) Linings Amid a Second Trump Term: States and Market Forces May Cushion Climate Setbacks

Deep Dive

Policy

Election Day is Less Than a Week Away: Do You Know Where the Candidates Stand on Climate?

Election Day is Less Than a Week Away: Do You Know Where the Candidates Stand on Climate?

Climate at the Ballot Box: How Harris and Trump Could Shape America’s Environmental Future

Deep Dive

Policy

Small Nuclear Reactors & A Big Government Investment

Small Nuclear Reactors & A Big Government Investment

SMRs in the Spotlight: Can Small Modular Reactors Bridge the Gap in America’s Clean Energy Transition?

Energy

Deep Dive

Countries are Rolling Back Their Climate Commitments

Countries are Rolling Back Their Climate Commitments

Climate Promises Unravel: Nations and Corporations Backslide on Net Zero Ahead of COP29

Deep Dive

Policy

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