The Coronavirus’s Lesson for Climate Change
What society can learn from the tragedy’s impact on carbon emissions
Kate Aronoff
Kate Aronoff is a staff writer at The New Republic. She is the co-author of A Planet To Win: Why We Need A Green New Deal (Verso) and the co-editor of We Own The Future: Democratic Socialism, American Style (The New Press).
Obama’s Climate Legacy and the Lie of “Energy Independence”
The crude export ban was repealed in 2015, with White House support—and disastrous effects for global warming.
By Kate Aronoff
This Is Why the GOP Can’t Have Nice Climate Plans
Some Republicans want to respond to moderates’ concerns about global warming. Others are appalled by any concessions at all.
By Kate Aronoff
The EU Says It Cares About Climate Change. Ireland Could Test That.
Sinn Féin's victory could give it a chance to enact an ambitious climate platform.
By Kate Aronoff
We’re Debating Climate Predictions While Rome Burns
Either three or five degrees of warming would be catastrophic—and in both cases, we already know what we have to do.
By Kate Aronoff
Fossil Fuels Aren’t Even a Very Good Investment
Turbulence in the oil industry is making for strange bedfellows.
By Kate Aronoff
If Bloomberg Really Cared About Climate Change, He Wouldn’t Be Running
Both Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer could be spending their prodigious wealth in much more effective ways. Instead, they're funding vanity campaigns.
By Kate Aronoff
What the Green New Deal Could Mean for Iowa
Ahead of the caucus, climate advocates are arguing that 2020's most hotly debated environmental proposal can be good for small farmers.
By Kate Aronoff
How Medicare for All Could Help Fight Pandemics
The climate crisis could make outbreaks like the coronavirus more common. Is America's for-profit health care system ready?
By Kate Aronoff
Selling the Green New Deal to Texas Unions
The AFL-CIO's endorsement of Mike Siegel suggests a new way forward for environmentalists and labor.
By Kate Aronoff
Why Climate-Conscious Plutocrats Still Like Trump
Attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week say they're worried about global warming. But they're also looking out for their business models.
By Kate Aronoff
Republicans’ Climate Change Plan Is Big Oil’s Climate Change Plan
Three GOP legislators have proposed a set of policies that look mighty familiar.
By Kate Aronoff
Is Joe Biden a Climate Radical Now?
Calling for emissions-related sanctions is a far cry from Obama-era policies.
By Kate Aronoff
The New U.S. Trade Deal Is Climate Sabotage
It's also great for fossil fuel companies.
By Kate Aronoff
Climate Change’s Great Lithium Problem
The crisis in Bolivia has an urgent message for environmental policy in the United States.
By Kate Aronoff
Are the Democratic Socialists of America For Real?
DSA has experienced a surge in membership. The question is whether it can translate that enthusiasm into actual change.
