The State of Climate Change, Curated by Eric Roston
Climate change is at once a slow- and fast-moving story. A Swedish chemist in the 1890s worked out basic physics describing how atmospheric carbon dioxide collects heat. Today, heat records and ominous projections need updating more often than smartphones. Climate stories run the gamut from Earth physics to geopolitics, energy, insurance, investment, technology and behavior. Wherever you live, whatever you do, there’s now a climate angle for you to follow — plus the global one that binds us all.
10 Must-Read Articles on Climate Science
Earth is getting hotter. Since 1900, the average surface air temperature has risen 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius). The steepest rise began …
The new geopolitics of energy.
Removing the greenhouse gas from the air will likely be necessary, along with radical emissions cuts, to keep temperatures from rising 2˚C. A bleak …
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world In 2004, a trio of researchers published a study that accomplished something never …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month precipitated an energy crisis that is reverberating around the world. Nowhere are the effects felt more intensely than in the European Union, which relies on Russia for roughly 40 percent of its gas and more than a quarter of its oil. As European leaders …
The $1 trillion infrastructure law funds programs that tend to favor wealthy, white communities — a test for Biden’s pledge to defend the most vulnerable against climate change. WASHINGTON — The new infrastructure law signed by President Biden includes almost $50 billion to protect communities …
For decades, various industries have weaponized American individualism, laying the blame for systemic issues at the feet of individual citizens. …
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About the Author
Eric Roston is an award-winning journalist for Bloomberg News covering sustainability. He has spent more than 15 years covering climate change in all its incarnations — from science, to technology, finance, business, and government.
Eric Roston is an award-winning journalist who has spent more than 15 years covering climate change in all its incarnations—from science, to …
