Carbon Emissions Turned Back 10 Years
Data show coronavirus countermeasures have resulted in a record drop in fossil-fuel demand and created an opening for a clean-energy transition.
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Amid Shutdowns, Youth Climate Activists Are Writing the Curriculum for a Just Economic Recovery
Students across generations are flocking to online crash courses on movement building and the Green New Deal.
From Emergency to Emergence
The coronavirus outbreak is presenting us an opportunity to rethink our economic system鈥攁nd remake it in an image we鈥檇 prefer.
Earth Day Activists Wanted to Disrupt the Fossil Fuel Industry. The Pandemic Is Doing it For Them
Protestors can't be on the streets right now, so they're gathering strength on the boulevards of the Internet.
The First Earth Day: A Cry Heard Around the World
Without the first Earth Day protest 50 years ago, global action against environmental problems and climate change would have taken much longer鈥攐r might never have happened at all.
Next Up: The Climate Emergency
The coronavirus pandemic has shown that we are capable of putting people before profit. We can start planning now for a just economy鈥攁nd an effective Green New Deal.
Coronavirus and Climate Change: How to Save Lives During Crises
A Canadian emergency doctor connects the dots between human and environmental health.
What to Watch: Resilience and Restoration in the Louisiana Delta
A new docu-series highlights the efforts of five locals who may be losing ground but are not losing hope.
How the Climate Change Generation Is Redefining Community
We need to shift more than just our economy. We need to revolutionize our concept of community.
Saving People from Coronavirus Can Teach Us How to Do the Same for Climate Change
The global pandemic has slowed polluting human activity, while the climate crisis hasn鈥檛 been able to make a dent. This could be a turning point.
Don鈥檛 Blame Bats or Pangolins. Human Actions Caused the Coronavirus
As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the novel coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics.
We Need a Green New Deal for Farmland
Americans have a short window of opportunity to combat climate change, rectify racist policies, and conserve farmland. This policy would help.
Lessons from the Coronavirus Can Help Us Overcome the Climate Crisis
鈥淭his is a moment when we can implement measures to help boost the economy, create jobs, and build climate resilience.鈥�
Why the Coronavirus Is Humanity鈥檚 Wake-Up Call
The pandemic is exposing the deep systemic problems in our society鈥攁nd it removes any excuse for not addressing them.
A Better World Needs Better Economics
Our current economic paradigm is leading us to a world that nobody wants. To change that, we will have to invent an economics suited to the 21st century.
New Beginnings for an Ancient Forest, One Tree at a Time
Forest workers rush to give slow-growing whitebark pine saplings a head start.
Bridging the Food-or-Energy Gap
Should land be used for solar panels or agriculture? The burgeoning Solar Sheep movement argues: Why not both?
Turning Skiers Into Climate Voters
With 10 million skiers in the U.S. who are at risk of losing their snow to climate change, it's time to mobilize.
What U.S. Farming Can Do to Stop Climate Change
The landscape of farmland, pastures, ranges, and forest could sequester carbon on a massive scale by 2030. Here鈥檚 the math.
The Search for Planet-Friendly Protein
We can take a cue from cultures that eat further down the food chain.
How to Raise Climate-Resilient Kids
In the face of climate change, children need positive stress as well as compassion to maintain mental health and inform their responses.
The Rush to Rescue Wildlife From Australia鈥檚 Fires
Photographer John Moore documents the surviving wildlife and the volunteers and veterinary workers who have responded to the country's fires
Strength From Grief: How Aboriginal People Experience the Bushfire Crisis
How do you support people forever attached to a landscape after an inferno tears through their homelands: decimating native food sources, burning through ancient scarred trees, and destroying ancestral and totemic plants
The Time for Postponing Climate Action Is Over
We are entering humanity鈥檚 defining decade, and 2020 is when we have to make the hard decisions.
To Help Australia, Look to Aboriginal Fire Management
Cultural burning is proactive, while Western-style controlled burning, also called hazard reduction burning, is reactive.
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