We are living in a time of divergent extremes. That feels true for many issues, including the global climate movement. There’s a huge climate action gap between the fiery urgency of climate social movements and the literal deadly fires blazing...
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Tegan Tallullah
5 key turning points for global climate action in 2018
2017 was a dramatic year for climate news, wasn’t it? Trump promised to yank the US out of the Paris Agreement and scrap the Clean Power Plan. Yet this only seemed to make other countries (and US cities, states and companies) more determined...
The 2017 climate summit: 6 things you need to know
So last week saw the finale of the 2017 climate summit – aka “COP23” for short. Yet another round of talks in the never-ending talking shop that is the global climate political process. So what? It’s easy for the annual UN...
We Are Still In: 2 reasons this American climate alliance could save the world
There are many reasons why Donald Trump is dangerous. His egotism, his authoritarianism, his disregard for facts, his bigotry towards women, Muslims, Mexicans, disabled people… There’s quite a few contenders. But arguably his most dangerous quality...
7 reasons climate action in cities is our ultimate lifeline
Hubs of commerce and culture. Seats of geopolitical power. Throughout history they’ve been pulling country folk to seek their fortunes with these massive magical concrete magnets. In pre-industrial times, cities were still the cores of political...
What Actually is the Paris Agreement on Climate Change?
Yay for the Paris Agreement! … Wait. What actually is that? If you’ve read anything much about climate issues, you’ve probably come across the term ‘Paris Agreement’ – aka ‘Paris Accord’, ‘Paris...