This New World

Planting Trees Sounds Like A Simple Climate Fix. It's Anything But.

We need forests to fight climate change, but planting trees to cancel out emissions is a lot harder than it looks.
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Why Health Care Companies Are Paying Workers To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine

Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy is surprisingly high among health care workers. Could cash incentives help?
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The World Is Finally Giving Up Coal — Almost

Coal is in a death spiral — but it's far from clear when the final coal plant will close.
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10 Billionaires Made Enough Money During The Pandemic To Vaccinate The Entire World

They could save millions from poverty with what’s left over, according to a new Oxfam report on inequality and the coronavirus.
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How SUVs Won The Pandemic

A new report reveals the startling impact of America's favorite car.
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How Solar Panels Could Help Save Struggling Farms

Solar companies and farmers can work together to harvest sunlight for both energy and food.
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There's A Big Hole In The Argument That Ditching Fossil Fuels Will Kill Jobs

The clean energy transition isn't Big Oil's only problem. Oil and gas jobs have been disappearing for a long time.
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Corporate Accountability Is Missing One Big Thing: Accountability

Vague definitions of “corporate social responsibility” and the voluntary nature of much corporate climate reporting have allowed companies to escape scrutiny.
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Here's What We Learned From The Pandemic, According To 10 Experts

Climate, health and social justice experts tell us how we can come out of the coronavirus crisis better than before.
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5 Environmental Stories That Could Dominate In 2021

As the climate crisis worsens, the coronavirus pandemic rages, and Joe Biden prepares to take office, a look at big environmental stories that could define the next year.
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