Kate Aronoff

@KateAronoff

Environmental defenders get killed at appalling rates in other countries. Could that trend come to the U.S.?

An awkward week at the World Economic Forum!

All the usual suspects have lined up against the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed tightening of air pollution regulations.

The agency’s plan to eventually replace its gas-guzzling fleet with electric vehicles is good news, but so much more would be possible if Biden would take steps to expel the Trump appointee.

Natural gas causes methane emissions. Ben can’t handle hearing that, apparently.

A four-day workweek would be one easy way to cut skyrocketing commercial energy consumption.

Households preparing for a 30 percent price hike may not know their dollars are going to trade associations that oppose the very changes that could reduce their bills in future.

Fink won’t be abandoning fossil fuels anytime soon.

Workers and the planet share common enemies. Unsurprisingly, the fossil fuel industry wants this strike blocked.

In just 72 hours, the United States reversed course on its long-standing opposition to establishing a fund for loss and damage.

The overarching lesson of Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall is that the gauzy philosophical natterings of CEOs are just meant to distract us from their real goal: accumulating cash without interference.

The resumption in climate talks this week is a welcome sign for those serious about preventing climate catastrophe.

America’s approach to loss and damage financing for developing nations is eerily reminiscent of the fossil fuel industry’s delay tactics for stalling climate policy.

File under: Answers that only raise more questions.

Negotiators from the developing world are worried about 2024. But they also don’t expect much to change if Democrats prevail.

Climate envoy John Kerry has proposed relying on carbon credits to fund renewable energy in developing countries. What that really means is that the U.S. doesn’t want to pay up.

Without the Senate, its ability to pass sweeping legislation will be limited. But the GOP could still slow down or even reverse climate policies passed in the last year.

Oil companies aren’t people whose hearts can be persuaded toward better behavior. They have a single purpose: to deliver a return on investment.

Many groups want to use next week’s COP27 conference in Sharm El Sheikh to highlight the country’s imprisonment of political dissidents. Others, including Greenpeace, are shying away from it.

At this week’s North American Gas Forum in D.C., industry representatives weren’t celebrating their record profits. They were whining about “being attacked on a daily basis” by Democrats and environmentalists.