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Michael Mann

Michael Mann

Michael Mann is Distinguished Professor of Meteorology at Penn State University. He was recognized with other Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change authors for their contribution to the IPCC's 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Follow him @MichaelEMann

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A poster is held aloft during a demonstration of the Fridays for Future movement calling for urgent action for climate protection, on January 24, 2020 in Berlin. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s a New Day in the Climate Battle, Now We Must Act With Agency

We must push forward aggressively now that the wind is finally at our backs, to rescue our planet while there is still time.

Michael Mann ·

Focusing on policies that incentivize corporate environmental stewardship will force us to work together and cross political, racial and religious lines. (Photo: 350.org/Flickr/cc)

You Can't Save the Climate By Going Vegan. Corporate Polluters Must be Held Accountable.

Many individual actions to slow climate change are worth taking. But they distract from the systemic changes that are needed to avert this crisis

Michael Mann ·

Water’s Rising Because It’s Getting Warmer

That research shows that sea levels are rising and human-caused climate change is the cause. Don’t just take our word for it; help yourself to the mountain of scientific literature showing as much.

Andrea Dutton ·

Describing our study, one journalist summarized our key finding as "a snowball’s chance in hell that this was natural."(Photo: Oil Change International/Twitter)

Climate Change Denial in the Age of Trump

Our best hope is perhaps that Trump comes to realize that climate change is a threat not just to human civilization but to the one thing he cares about—Trump.

Michael Mann ·

Fear Won't Save Us: Putting a Check on Climate Doom

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. A provocative new article on climate change fails to produce it.

Michael Mann ·

Approving Keystone XL Could Be the Biggest Mistake of Obama's Presidency

A State Department report fails to take into account the full climate impacts of Keystone XL. Who is Obama protecting?

Michael Mann ·

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