The principle of making polluters pay works at a local level. Here’s how to apply it to the international arena.
The Case for Global Climate Reparations
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The Clock Is Ticking: Invest in the Planet, Not the Pentagon
At the 10 year anniversary of the Paris Agreement, U.S. climate commitments are being swallowed up by military spending.
COP30 Was Underwhelming, But a Path Away from Fossil Fuels Already Exists
Existing plans to triple renewable energy, double efficiency, and slash methane — coupled with real regulations like the EU’s — offer a way forward.
COP30: Another Climate Summit to Fail?
The big emitters aren’t in Belem, and neither is the political will.
How China Is Turning Climate Action into Economic Strategy
If the world is to make real progress in Belém, it will need more than pledges. It will need examples. And right now, China is providing one.
Countering Trump, Pacific Islanders Are Leading on Climate
The guardians of the Pacific are fighting to save their nations and the world.
Trump at the UN: The Braggadocio of Evil
Climate change can only be stopped by everyone pulling together and acting in concert. But that flies in the face of Trump’s boast that he alone can solve the world’s problems.
Can Ordinary People Rewrite the U.S.-China Relationship?
The U.S.-China relationship is based on overconsumption and military rivalry — with a growing ecological cost. It doesn’t have to be.
Republicans and Climate Change
They know better but they’d rather fight than switch.
Climate-Change Summer or Nuclear Winter?
The planet faces multiple existential threats in the age of Donald Trump.