Climate Change, ‘Ordinary Time,’ and Earthrise
The timescales of global warming
The Paris Climate Talks
What's happening, and what to make of it
A Reader's Guide to the Paris Agreement
The most important piece of international diplomacy in years, deciphered
A 19th-Century Glimpse of a Changing Climate
John Ruskin’s warnings about a “plague-wind” offer one way of looking at the Paris deal.
Is Hope Possible After the Paris Agreement?
Negotiators have reached the first international climate pact in history.
The Prospective Paris Deal Ignores Two Major Polluters
The international shipping and aviation industries likely won’t be affected by COP21, even though they emit as much carbon as some large nations.
The Still Unresolved Questions of the Paris Climate Agreement
A guide to the most contentious issues and how they’re discussed in the agreement
Ted Cruz Turns Up the Heat on Climate Change
The Republican presidential hopeful attacks the scientific consensus as talks unfold in Paris.
The Most Stupendous Acronym From the Paris Climate Talks
It’s 12 letters long and unpronounceable.
Why the U.S. Is Leaving Untapped Fossil Fuels in the Ground—for Now
The government has delayed an auction of public land for oil and gas development until after the Paris climate talks.
What Most People Don't Understand About Climate Change
According to President Obama's top science advisor