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2024-11-15

  Where Do We Go From Here? COP29 and the Path Ahead

For the third year in a row, the world’s most important climate conference is taking place in a country whose largest source of export revenue is fossil fuel. This year, over 190 countries are assembling in Baku, Azerbaijan. And despite nearly 30 years...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-11-08

  In the Eye of the Storm: TV Meteorologists Talk Climate

When it comes to communicating climate science, weathercasters are uniquely positioned to connect the facts to viewers’ experiences. TV meteorologists are trusted members of their communities, and they’re often the only scientists the general public he...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-11-01

  REWIND: Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cooling buildings more efficient, and pinpoint exactly where greenhouse gas emissions are coming from all aro...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-10-25

  REWIND: What More Can I Do?

If you’re a climate-conscious person, you likely already know some of the main ways you can reduce your contribution to greenhouse gasses: buy less, eat less meat, ride your bike. But there are other, less obvious methods we don’t always think of: voti...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-10-23

  The Tunnel Vision: A Look at California’s $20 Billion Solution to Its Climate Crisis

California has one of the most ambitious and highly engineered water delivery systems on the planet, and it’s being eyed for a new extension. The Delta Conveyance Project is Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a 45-mile underground tube that would tap...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-10-18

  How To Dance With China

In the last two decades, China has made big commitments to renewable energy — and it’s delivered. Last year, China installed more solar panels than the U.S. has in its history.  Solar panel exports increased 38%, and lower prices have all but killed so...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-10-11

  What if We Get It Right? with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Bill McKibben and Abigail Dillen

In the face of hurricanes, wildfires, droughts and other fossil fueled disasters, it’s easy to feel hopeless about the future of the climate. But marine biologist, and co-founder of The All We Can Save Project, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson asks us inste...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-10-04

  No Justice Without Climate Justice

Before Justin J. Pearson became a national voice for common sense gun regulation, he was a strong advocate for climate and environmental justice, having worked to defeat a multi-billion-dollar crude oil pipeline that could have poisoned Memphis’s drink...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-09-27

  Jane Goodall: Celebrating 90

Environmental icon Jane Goodall is celebrating 90 years of life, and she’s not backing off of her passionate commitment to nature. The indefatigable Goodall is now focused on three intertwined crises: biodiversity loss, climate change, and environmenta...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author
2024-09-20

  REWIND – Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing

What we wear defines us in so many ways. But in recent decades we’ve moved away from long-lasting, quality pieces in favor of disposable fast fashion, with major consequences for our climate and environment. From mechanized farming and pesticides to gr...
  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club author