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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.


Why Electricity Costs Are Soaring — and Who’s Really Paying the Price

Why Electricity Costs Are Soaring — and Who’s Really Paying the Price

When public good becomes private asset: The quiet shift transforming the climate response

The Undercurrent

The Climate Fight is Going Private

The Climate Fight is Going Private

When public good becomes private asset: The quiet shift transforming the climate response

Finance

The Undercurrent

The Debate Over Geoengineering and Climate Change

The Debate Over Geoengineering and Climate Change

Scientists are split on whether we should use a dramatic and untested tool to stave off climate change.

Nature

Technology

Ocean Protection Treaty Goes into Force

Ocean Protection Treaty Goes into Force

Last week, the High Seas Treaty was ratified by the 60th country, and it marks a significant milestone for cross-border cooperation.

Nature

The Undercurrent

Policy

Fossil Fuel Companies are Linked Directly to Deadly Heatwaves

Fossil Fuel Companies are Linked Directly to Deadly Heatwaves

A study published in Nature ties deadly heatwaves back to the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world.

Energy

Nature

The Undercurrent

Why Food Keeps Getting More Expensive

Why Food Keeps Getting More Expensive

Meet ‘climateflation’: how extreme weather is disrupting food systems and straining household budgets worldwide.

Finance

Food & Agriculture

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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

The Undercurrent

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.

The Undercurrent

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.

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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.

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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.

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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

The Undercurrent

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