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Kate Aronoff

Kate Aronoff is a staff writer at The New Republic. She is the author of Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet—and How We Fight Back, and co-author of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal. Kate is also a fellow at The Roosevelt Institute, and serves in Dissent’s editorial board.

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June 18, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Unequal Distribution of Covid Vaccines Is a Preview of the Coming Climate Apartheid
The Summit for Vaccine Internationalism offers a space for governments of developing countries to broker their own multilateral solutions. Richer countries have largely failed them.
June 16, 2021
Kate Aronoff
What Does Progressive Democrats’ “No Climate, No Deal” Threat Actually Mean?
The next time Democrats get a chance to pass climate policy, the world could have already warmed by 1.5 degrees Celsius.
June 11, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Corporations Urging “Bold Action” on Climate at the G7 Gave $1.7 Million to Politicians Blocking It in the U.S.
There’s money to be made from energy transition. There’s also money to be made from supporting Republicans who favor low taxes and deregulation.
June 10, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Democrats Successfully Crafted a Bipartisan Bill. It’s a Failure in Every Way.
Chuck Schumer’s anti-China legislation won enough Republican support to pass, but at the expense of the planet.
June 9, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Democrats Control New York but Can’t Even Pass Climate Legislation
They have a supermajority in the state legislature, but several climate bills have gone nowhere.
June 4, 2021
Kate Aronoff
United Airlines’ Supersonic Jet Is a Bad Idea
Like a lot of rich-people hobbies, bringing back really fast planes is dumb and helps wreck the planet.
June 3, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Green New Dealers Propose Their Own Infrastructure Idea: Socialize Your Energy Bill
Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and others are uniting behind a new resolution backing public electric power.
May 24, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Road to Decarbonization Is Littered With Dumb Lawsuits
The USMCA, which replaced Nafta, preserves fossil fuel companies’ right to sue any government that messes with their profits.
May 20, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Why Is Wall Street Profiting From Clean Energy Tax Credits?
Tax credits don’t give people money for solar panels and wind turbines up front. That’s where investors come in.
May 18, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Even the International Energy Agency Thinks It’s Time to Stop Drilling New Oil Wells
The IEA was founded by Henry Kissinger. It’s not run by radicals.
May 14, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Republicans Are High on Colonial Pipeline’s Fumes
Hack or no hack, the GOP-to-fossil-fuel-industry pipeline is running just fine.
May 13, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Giving Up on Economic Growth Could Make Us Cooler and Happier
Limitless GDP growth, even in rich countries, is baked into climate modeling. It shouldn’t be.
May 7, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The World Is Waking Up to the Truth That Natural Gas Is Dirty
The U.N.’s new Global Methane Report throws cold water on a longtime fossil fuel industry talking point.
May 6, 2021
Kate Aronoff
BP’s Suspicious Support for a Carbon Market in Washington State
The oil giant owns a carbon sequestration company that could benefit from the law, allowing BP to play both sides of the emissions ledger.
April 29, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Biden’s 100-Day Honeymoon With the Climate Left Is Coming to an End
Activists were pleasantly surprised by some of Biden’s initial steps. But to forestall catastrophe, climate policy has to aim higher.
April 27, 2021
Kate Aronoff
A New Study Shows Why Fracking Has to Stop
The damage caused by methane emissions is even worse than we thought. Will other states now follow California’s lead?
April 22, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Tyranny of Low Climate Expectations
Biden’s climate targets are relatively ambitious, but the media is missing a few basic facts about the president’s pledge.
April 20, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Big Difference Between a Green New Deal and Biden’s Climate Agenda
Are you giving people stuff, or giving companies money to give people stuff?
April 19, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Another Reason to Nationalize Big Oil
When BP or another company “goes green” and sells oil wells, other companies just keep pumping them.
April 15, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Let Other Countries Copy the Covid Vaccines
Americans want to free the vaccine patents. Will the Biden administration listen?

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