Meet ‘climateflation’: how extreme weather is disrupting food systems and straining household budgets worldwide.
Finance
Food & Agriculture
Deep Dive
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
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.
Policy
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.
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.
Youth-led climate case Juliana v. United States ends, highlighting both the power and limits of litigation in driving climate action.
Greenpeace hit with $660M verdict in Dakota Access Pipeline case, raising alarms about SLAPP lawsuits and the future of free speech in climate activism.
Trump’s new logging orders fast-track clear-cutting on federal lands, sparking backlash over false fire-prevention claims and climate risks.
Nature
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.
ASEAN revives plan for a regional renewable “super grid,” aiming to boost clean energy sharing, security, and stability across Southeast Asia.
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
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.
The attention economy fuels distraction and emissions, making climate action harder even as digital platforms drive demand for energy-hungry video and AI.
Technology
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.
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.
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.
Global Plastics Treaty Stalled: Big Oil Blocks Deal as Plastic Pollution Threatens People and Planet
EV Tax Credit at Risk: Repeal Could Slow U.S. EV Growth, Hurt Red-State Jobs, and Give China an Advantage
Global Climate Diplomacy at a Crossroads: Russia and China Urge U.S. Commitment as Trump Signals Paris Accord Withdrawal
Trump’s Climate Team Takes Shape: Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA as Big Oil Pushes Deregulation and Paris Accord Pressure
Silver(ish) Linings Amid a Second Trump Term: States and Market Forces May Cushion Climate Setbacks
Climate at the Ballot Box: How Harris and Trump Could Shape America’s Environmental Future
SMRs in the Spotlight: Can Small Modular Reactors Bridge the Gap in America’s Clean Energy Transition?
Climate Promises Unravel: Nations and Corporations Backslide on Net Zero Ahead of COP29
Methane Surge Alarms Scientists: Rising Emissions Threaten Climate Goals Despite Global Pledges
