Climate Change

Oct. 13, 2023

United States domestic oil production hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden administration and world leaders.

And it conflicts with oft-repeated Republican talking points of a Biden “war on American energy.”

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Oct. 3, 2023

Europe Just Launched the World’s First Carbon Tariff. Will the United States Follow Suit?

In the U.S., where climate policy has been highly politicized, the concept of a carbon tariff has recently emerged with rare bipartisan support.

Companies that want to do business in the European Union will soon have to pay extra if the carbon footprints of their products are too high.

Oct. 9, 2023

Analysis shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves

The damage caused by the climate crisis through extreme weather has cost $16m (£13m) an hour for the past 20 years, according to a new estimate.

Oct. 10, 2023

When it comes to addressing the housing crisis, few people think about zoning. The correlation isn’t easily apparent, despite this being the most powerful tool cities have.

Oct. 10, 2023

Oct. 7, 2023

The interests of people must be foregrounded in leftist peace policy. Solidarity with victims of war, violence, and those in need motivates our stance. Nonetheless, supporting imperialist violence in the name of leftist values is not a solution.The interests of people must be foregrounded in leftist peace policy. Solidarity with victims of war, violence, and those in need motivates our stance. Nonetheless, supporting imperialist violence in the name of leftist values is not a solution.

Oct. 8, 2023

Now that science is naming names and calling polluters to account, how much longer can banks and pension funds hold fossil companies close?

A news story earlier this year assigning responsibility for Western Canadian and U.S. wildfires may not have looked like a real and present threat to the investments and social licence that keep the oil and gas industry operating, extracting, and polluting.

Oct. 6, 2023

Oct. 5, 2023

Global temperatures soared to a new record in September by a huge margin, stunning scientists and leading one to describe it as “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas”.