Grist

Climate experts give the U.S. mixed grades on its efforts to mitigate climate change — but they all agree there’s room for improvement.

The U.S.-dominated institution has a track record of harming the very nations it purports to help.

Amid an uncertain legal landscape, lawmakers are finding new ways to electrify buildings.

It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #climatescam is taking off.

Communities are using an organizing tool intended for sports stadiums to bargain with energy transition projects for labor standards and affordable housing.

Around 140 groups have called for an extension of public comment period over U.S. Forest Service proposal amid questions about safety and impact.

Access to sufficient cooling could further drive up the already rampant inequality in the country.

El proyecto Socio Bosque en Ecuador ha sido clave para proteger la selva. Ahora la empresa petrolera estatal está aprovechando los vacíos legales para extraer petróleo.

The U.S. saw 25 billion-dollar weather disasters this year — more than ever before. Next year could be worse.

Ecuador’s Socio Bosque project has been key to safeguarding the rainforest. Now, the country’s state-owned oil company is exploiting its many loopholes.

Grist asked 10 countries how they would use the long-awaited “loss and damage” fund launched at COP28.

For one, the U.N.'s proposal barely mentions fossil fuels.

The researcher Hamza Hamouchene outlines a path toward a clean energy future without "green colonialism."

Eighteen California children say the EPA fails to recognize the unique physical and mental impacts climate change has on kids.

Four advocates share their reflections on this year’s Conference of the Parties, and where the work goes from here.

After weeks of debate at COP28, countries decide to “transition away” from oil and gas — while stopping short of a “phaseout.”

Forget "rizz." These 10 words defined the hottest year ever.

Satellites and aircraft will help oil-and-gas watchdogs find and report large leaks.

Grist shadowed a top White House official as she navigated the high-stakes conference — and Republican hijinks.

The longtime logging town of Darrington, Washington is showing how local communities re-engage with the federal forests that surround them.