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COP22

With UN Climate Deal Trump's Chopping Block, Climate Hopes Turn to States, Cities

'The fate of the world quite literally hangs in the balance'

Andrea Germanos ·

Meet Donald the Climate Clown

Andy Rowell ·

Unified Against Trump Threat, World Vows To Push Ahead on Climate Action

"Climate change is not going to wait for U.S. action and the rest of the world is clear it is moving forward," said campaigner

Lauren McCauley ·

Can Keeping It in the Ground Be Fair?

Dipti Bhatnagar ·

Bernie Sanders Continues His Political Revolution

Sonali Kolhatkar ·

Arctic sea ice

'Climate Emergency': North Pole Sees Record Temps, Melting Ice Despite Arctic Winter

Arctic is losing ice and heating up despite seasonal onset of 24-hour darkness—phenomena that break all previous records

Nika Knight Beauchamp ·

Under Shadow of Trump, Lame Duck Obama Unveils Bold Climate Plan

The plan lays out how the US government—if so inclined—could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 percent by 2050

Lauren McCauley ·

A sunset in the Marshall Islands

'Business-As-Usual' Climate Scenario Will Cost World Economy $12 Trillion: UN

UN report warns of the costs of unabated climate change after election of U.S. president who plans to allow just that

Nika Knight Beauchamp ·

The System Has Failed. Time for an Energy Transformation That Benefits People

The dirty energy system is an illegitimate system. Now we must reclaim the system and produce energy that is democratic, sustainable, and safe.

Lucy Cadena ·

Why We Must Fiercely Defend Those Who Defend the Earth

The urgency for recognition and protection for environmental defenders at COP22 and beyond

Payal Parekh ·

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