Trump’s Bogus Reason for Bailing on the Paris Climate Agreement

By John Light / Moyers and Company May 10, 2017 The administration's lawyer thinks there might be legal ramifications if the U.S. stays in but doesn't cut emissions. No one who worked on the deal agrees. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Days of Revolt’: Chris Hedges, Tim DeChristopher Discuss Far-Reaching Effects of Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2016 Global warming has already progressed farther than many are willing to admit, and that’s exactly why it’s time for the industrialized world to acknowledge the ethical consequences. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Double Dilemma for the Paris Climate Deal

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jan 2, 2016 The U.N.’s achievement last month in persuading world leaders to agree on measures to tackle climate change leaves two prominent climate scientists far from convinced. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Progress’ Is Fatal

By Stanley Heller / PeaceNews Dec 21, 2015 Why did the Paris climate accord omit the words "fossil fuel," "oil" and "coal"? Because the world’s great muck-a-mucks are promising to limit emissions without challenging the beast that creates them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Winners and Losers in Our New Media Moment

By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Dec 16, 2015 Remarkably often these days, the “news” is a single hyped-up story reported frenetically and yet formulaically, often in near-apocalyptic fashion. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

VIDEO: COP21 Climate Conference: Climate Justice at the Twilight of the Talks

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 11, 2015 As Truthdig columnist Sonali Kolhatkar reports from the UN climate negotiations in Paris, she explores the official and unofficial places where climate justice activists gather, and she learns what some had planned for the final day of talksReporting for Truthdig from Paris, Sonali Kolhatkar explores the official and unofficial places where climate justice activists gather among the U climate negotiations and learns what some had planned for the conference's final day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Carbon Levy Is Possible for Big Fossil Fuel Firms

By Henner Weithoener / Climate News Network Dec 11, 2015 Fewer than a hundred fossil fuel companies are responsible for 63 percent of human-caused CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. The U.N.’s Climate Summit is being urged to make them pay. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘We Are Human Beings; We Are Not Dogs’

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 10, 2015 On the outskirts of the northern French town of Calais, a massive, makeshift refugee camp called "The Jungle" grows daily, swelling with asylum-seekers fleeing war in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Sudan and beyond Their countries of origin are a map of the targets of US bombing campaigns On the outskirts of the northern French town of Calais, a massive, makeshift refugee camp called "The Jungle" grows daily, swelling with asylum-seekers fleeing war in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Sudan and beyond. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Now Is the Time for Ambitious Action, Say Protesters Flooding COP21 Summit

By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams Dec 10, 2015 Sit-in takes aim at weak draft deal between global leaders released Wednesday at the Paris climate conference. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Renewables Are Raising Stop Signs

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 9, 2015 With carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere the highest for 800,000 years, news of a possible halt this year in the rise of greenhouse gas emissions provides a boost for climate talks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Indigenous People Demand Rights as Draft Climate Deal Is Reached in Paris

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2015 While negotiators from 195 countries at the United Nations climate summit approved a provisional deal aimed at curbing global carbon emissions, indigenous people from around the world took to the waterways of Paris to demand respect for their rights and the environment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Emperor Weather

By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Dec 7, 2015 If he comes to power, history will end in some sense. There will be no hope of democracy because he won’t care a whit about what we think, say or do, nor of revolt -- because you can't revolt against physics. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )