🐘 Good News: What if wildlife isn’t just impacted by climate change, but part of the solution? From forest elephants and sea otters to whales, penguins, and beavers, animals help store carbon, cool the planet, and keep ecosystems functioning. P...

This week’s Talking Climate is a mega-edition, a deep dive into the hot and contentious topic of AI and climate.💚 Good news: AI and machine learning are already helping scientists process vast amounts of data, improve climate and energy...

The clean energy transition is moving faster than many people realize—but it can also be slowed more easily than most of us expect.🚘 Good news: More than one-quarter of vehicles sold globally are now electric, and some of the biggest gr...

This has been an extraordinarily hard year for science both globally, and especially in the United States. In this week’s Talking Climate, I unpack why recent cuts to scientific programs and data don’t only affect climate research in th...

This week, I’m setting aside Talking Climate’s usual format to share joyful stories of people taking action for climate and nature—because sometimes what we need most is a reminder that solutions are already underway.🇿🇦 In South Africa,...

This week’s Talking Climate newsletter is guest edited by my friend Bill McKibben — one of the most influential climate activists of our time and a lifelong voice for hope, hone...

Climate action is happening all around us — in communities, classrooms, churches, and unexpected corners of the world. Here are a few stories of hope, concern, and practical choices we can make together.🌱 Good News: Innovations in clean...

Holidays are often a time for decoration and giving — which means a massive surge in waste and emissions. But they also give us opportunities to choose differently.In this week’s Talking Climate I explore B Corps doing good and the surp...

For me, 2025 has felt like a particularly heavy year ... and you might feel the same. So as we head into the holiday season, I wanted to share a few recommendations — books, podcasts, and newsletters — that encourage me, make me think, introduc...

Fires, floods, and fossil fuels - COP30 had it all. ✅ Good news: Many countries brought a meaningful contribution to this "annual global climate potluck." For example, Brazil will tag 20 million cattle to stop deforestation, the $5...

Extreme weather is getting stronger — but so are the solutions. This week’s Talking Climate looks at resilience, risk, and what each of us can do. ⬇️☀️ Good news: Hurricanes are intensifying and extreme weather disasters are getting wor...

This week marks COP30 in Belém, Brazil — the 30th global climate summit since 1992, and 10 years since the Paris Agreement. Here’s a quick look at where we stand a decade after:🌞 Good news: A decade ago, we were on track for 4–5°C of wa...

From greener cities to stronger storms to climate education resources, this week’s Talking Climate highlights how science can help us build a safer, more resilient future.🌿 Good news: A review of 1,500+ studies finds that greener, more ...

Optimism is not a mood. It’s a courageous choice — and some weeks, it’s harder than ever to make.Right now, as the devastation in Jamaica reminds us yet again of how climate change magnifies injustice and loss, it can feel almost imposs...

The Middle East is warming twice as fast as the globe thanks in no small part to its own oil + gas emissions—but from youth activists to engineers, people here are proving that even in the hottest places, change is happening.Last week I...

Adam Met, this week's guest editor, combines social science expertise with musical success to catalyze climate action.Through his Amplify project at Planet Reimagined, Adam shows how artists can mobilize millions for climate action. On ...

This month, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. When I was a child, she was the first scientist I ever saw on screen — a young woman in Africa, working with chimpanzees. Decades later, I met her bac...

At Climate Week NYC, the message was clear: progress is underway. What stood out most to me was the shared spirit of determination and collaboration. While none of us can do this alone, the number of people who are committed to tackling climate...

This week’s Talking Climate is guest-edited by physicist David Baker from Austin College. David is a NASA exoplanet researcher and professor whose work inspires students and communities to connect the cosmos back to our own remarkable planet.

Real stories of climate action remind us that change is possible, and that we each have a role to play. This week’s newsletter highlights how individuals and communities are reshaping the future of clean energy and climate solutions....

What can music, forests, and faith communities teach us about climate action?🎶 Good news - Musician Jon Batiste, whose own life was shaped by Hurricane Katrina, is using his music to inspire climate action. His new album Big M...

It’s back-to-school for many right now, and students are showing us what climate leadership looks like.📚 Good news: In both Colorado and Oregon, students successfully lobbied for new laws and education standards requiring clim...

From sheep growing better wool under solar panels to matcha prices soaring with the heat: here’s this week’s surprising mix of climate news, and something you can do about it today!🐏 Good news: New research shows that sheep gr...

This week, Global Citizen co-founder Michael Sheldrick, takes us to Western Australia—a region facing both inspiring progress and serious setbacks on climate.💚 Good News: In the former coal town of Collie, a just transition is...

From carbon-trapping trees to threats to U.S. climate science, here’s this week’s Talking Climate snapshot.🌱 Good news: New research finds East African fig trees can lock carbon away as stone-like calcium carbonate, keeping it...