climate crisis

There Is No Safe Global Warming

Safety is something we all crave. It’s human nature. And so perhaps it’s not surprising that we’ve spent the past decade or so outlining what a “safe” level of global warming is. Language reflecting the conception of “safe” global heating abounds in scientific literature, climate negotiations, and the press. The Paris Agreement enshrined the idea…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Jan 3

Australia Just Went Through Its Hottest Year on Record

Another year, another heat record broken. Australia entered the new year breaking its heat record in 2019. Last year was 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the historical average since 1910, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The hotter Australia becomes, the more likely it is to catch on fire…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Jan 2

In 2020, Here’s How You Can Help Address the Climate Crisis

This is the time of year when we talk about nice things. Hopeful things. But honestly, I can’t get excited about hope when it comes to the climate crisis. It’s a monstrous mess. Multinational corporations worth billions of dollars have caused it while lying about their role in doing so. And people in the halls…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Dec 31

These Posters Show What a Green New Deal Could Look Like

The Green New Deal is visionary approach to climate politics and American life. If passed, it would completely transform how Americans live from where we call home to how we get our power to the fundamental outlines of the economy. It’s no small thing, and frankly, I get why it can be scary to some.…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Dec 25

Author of The Polar Express On Predicting Our Ecological Dystopia

In 1990, artist and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg’s future was bright: the award-winning author of Jumanji and The Polar Express had published his first 11 surreal, vividly imagined picture books in as many years that were (and continue to be) beloved by children around the world. A year later, he and his wife Lisa would…

Climate Change Janet Burns Dec 23

UN Climate Summit Ends With a Whimper

The longest global climate conference in its 25-year history came to an end Sunday after negotiations ran nearly two days over its initial deadline. Unfortunately, talks in Madrid went about as well as they do every year at the United Nation’s (UN) historically ineffective summit: There was a lot of finger-pointing, not a lot of…

Climate Change Alyse Stanley Dec 15

Climate Change Is Already Making Us Sick

The fossil fuels driving climate change make people sick, and so do impacts like extreme heat, wildfires, and more extreme storms, according to research published on Wednesday. In short, the climate crisis is a public health crisis. A new report from premiere medical journal the Lancet tallies the medical toll of climate change and finds…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Nov 13

China Censorship, Facebook Headcanon, Pixel 4, and Apple Beats: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Another week in the bag, everybody. And we’ve been seeing plenty of sparks fly online between the umpteenth debate between the Democrats’ presidential hopefuls and reports of Joker-on-Joker beef between Jared Leto and Joaquin Phoenix (though is it still technically “beef” if only one of them is throwing a tantrum?). Though the real showdown I’m waiting for…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Oct 20

‘We Are Nations:’ What Environmental Justice Looks Like For Indigenous People

Climate reporting often overlooks indigenous peoples’ position on the front lines of the climate crisis. Though environmental justice is a term now featured frequently in environmental news, this hasn’t always translated into an acknowledgement of the climate crisis’ disproportionate impacts on indigenous communities, or a recognition of decades spent fighting against the expansion of fossil…

Environmental Justice Adam Boffa Oct 14

‘We’re Here’: Extinction Rebellion Bloodies New York as Part of Global Week of Protests

The climate strike movement has left the world on a new plateau of awareness about the climate crisis and the urgency to act on it. Now, it’s time to explore what this landscape looks like and ensure that the climate movement doesn’t go tumbling back down from its new perch on high. It’s against this…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Oct 7

The Story Behind the Most Heated Moment of CNN’s Climate Crisis Town Hall

Wednesday night’s CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall was an eye-opener. No, this is not an oblique reference to Joe Biden’s eye problems. The seven-hour climate confab was, well, long. And it featured some questionable questions about cheeseburgers, light bulbs, and if Cory Booker would make us all go vegan. But many of the audience questions…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Sep 5

Jay Inslee Changed Everything

Jay Inslee, the first presidential climate candidate and noted hottie, is out of the race for the White House. The Democratic Washington governor announced he was ending his campaign on Wednesday night. Despite never really catching fire in the polls, his campaign could very well have altered the course of history for the better. From…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 22

Pacific Islands Declare ‘Climate Crisis’ That Calls for the End of Fossil Fuels

The Pacific Islands are ground-zero for climate change. By 2050, many of the low-lying atolls that make up the region could be uninhabitable. Leaders of these islands, including Fiji and the Solomon Islands, recognize the dangers climate change from sea level rise to extreme weather. That’s why they made a special “climate crisis” declaration during…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Jul 31

We Asked Every Member of the House Climate Crisis Committee if They’d Support AOC’s Climate Emergency Resolution

On Tuesday, Representative Earl Blumenauer introduced a resolution in the House calling for a climate emergency. The legislation itself is symbolic in nature but sets out a series of organizing principles for why climate change is an emergency and why Congress should treat it as such. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez immediately threw her support behind it.…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Jul 11

Should We Be Calling Climate Change a ‘Climate Crisis’?

How we talk about climate change is rapidly shifting as the ramifications of unchecked carbon pollution become ever clearer. The Guardian sped that shift along last week, when it updated its style guide to encourage reporters to refer to climate change as a “climate emergency, crisis or breakdown” and using “global heating” in lieu of…

Climate Change Brian Kahn May 21

The First Meeting of the House ‘Climate Crisis’ Committee Did Not Go So Well

After months of build up, the new House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held its first hearing on Thursday. The witnesses were all young adults who will live with the choices members of Congress, and indeed policymakers around the world, make today for the rest of their lives. Their opening testimonies appealed strongly to…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Apr 4

There Is No Safe Global Warming

Australia Just Went Through Its Hottest Year on Record

In 2020, Here’s How You Can Help Address the Climate Crisis

These Posters Show What a Green New Deal Could Look Like

Author of The Polar Express On Predicting Our Ecological Dystopia

UN Climate Summit Ends With a Whimper

Climate Change Is Already Making Us Sick

China Censorship, Facebook Headcanon, Pixel 4, and Apple Beats: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

‘We Are Nations:’ What Environmental Justice Looks Like For Indigenous People

‘We’re Here’: Extinction Rebellion Bloodies New York as Part of Global Week of Protests

The Story Behind the Most Heated Moment of CNN’s Climate Crisis Town Hall

Jay Inslee Changed Everything

Pacific Islands Declare ‘Climate Crisis’ That Calls for the End of Fossil Fuels

We Asked Every Member of the House Climate Crisis Committee if They’d Support AOC’s Climate Emergency Resolution

Should We Be Calling Climate Change a ‘Climate Crisis’?

The First Meeting of the House ‘Climate Crisis’ Committee Did Not Go So Well

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