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net zero

cows in Switzerland against mountains

Does ‘net zero’ mean zero cows?

By John Lynch, Raymond Pierrehumbert | Climate Change, Special Topics

two people performing hard labor in a cobalt mine

The problem with decarbonization tunnel vision

By Peter Sutoris | Climate Change, Nuclear Weapons

conifers and mist

Plant power: Burning biomass instead of coal can help fight climate change—but only if done right

By Raymond Pierrehumbert | Analysis, Climate Change

plane about to take off at night

Carbon offsets—popular with airlines to make net zero claims—seriously flawed

By Patrick Greenfield | Climate Change

An Assembled Climate

By Sam Illingworth | Climate Change

Shell gas station

The climate awakening of global capital

By Elliot Diringer, Bob Perciasepe | Climate Change

Introduction: Climate change action requires … actual action

By John Mecklin | Climate Change

smokestack and gas plant emissions, surreal sky

Fossil fuel companies claim they’re helping fight climate change. The reality is different.

By Kathy Mulvey, Myles Allen, Peter C. Frumhoff | Climate Change, Opinion