global warming
Putting Climate in Every Nonprofit Mission
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Looking at the past 140 years of documented history, the past five years have been earth’s five warmest years, and the 18 warmest have come since 2001.
global warming
New Federal Study on Climate Change Shows Starkest Findings to Date
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A comprehensive 1,600-page report put together by 13 federal agencies details both the current and likely future costs of climate change. The scale of the disruptions outlined should give us all pause.
anthropogenic climate change
International Science Report Foresees Mass “Die-Off” of Coral Reefs by 2040
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A study by internationally preeminent scientists finds that time is running out to dial back climate change. Estimated costs from a rise in global temperatures of a half-degree Celsius alone are $54 trillion—three times the current annual US gross domestic product.
anthropogenic climate change
Deep Divide over UN’s Call for Action and Trump Climate Policy
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Making “the market” concede that business must ultimately bend to the goals, values, and the eventual survival of society is the ideological contest of our time.
climate change denial
In Wake of Storms, Pope Francis Condemns Climate Change Skeptics
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In less than three weeks, four major hurricanes have occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. Nevertheless, the head of the EPA says this is no time to talk about the effects of climate change on these storms. Pope Francis begs to differ.
Policy & Government
Another Government Advisory Committee Dismantled—This One on Climate Change
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Following the leak of a draft of a major government report on climate change, the Trump administration announced they will disband the federal advisory panel that reports on climate change.
Environment
Inconvenient Reality: The Ice Is Melting, Seas Are Rising
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Al Gore takes us on a worldwide tour of climate destruction in his latest documentary. But he also leaves us with a glimmer of hope, as he trains thousands of committed activists and uses his influence to broker a crucial deal at the Paris climate talks.
interactive mapping
Data Activists Map the World’s Ecological Conflict
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A new online project called “Atlas for the End of the World” is a collection of maps and graphics that help viewers see where and how urbanization is in conflict with biodiversity.
science and culture
March for Science Sees Enormous National and International Turnout
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The worldwide March for Science was billed as a nonpartisan effort, but its coincidence with Earth Day focused attention on anthropogenic climate change and recent actions by the Trump administration. With the Women’s March in January as precedent, does the March for Science point the way to more civil society action in the U.S. and around the world?
anthropogenic climate change
Disputes in NYC and Houston Point to Extended Timelines of Science-Based Issues
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Nonprofits taking on issues based in scientific inquiry can find themselves embroiled in years-long and sometimes very public debates about what has or hasn’t been proven.