There are plenty of forces trying to slow the transition to zero emissions. Populists, protectionists, fossil-fuel lobbies, to name a few. But one of the biggest threats isn’t political, but physical.

A fight over whether climate science is taking political positions is really about whether eliminating fossil fuels is more ...

Many Australians will have been reading up recently on whether they are likely to be among the 1.5 million reported to be at risk of sea level rise or the 190% increase in heat-related deaths in ...

The COP30 logo is seen in front of the central building ahead of the COP30 Brazil Amazonia 2025 on Nov. 3, 2025.Wagner Meier—Getty Images There are plenty of forces trying to slow the transition to ...

When climate change is discussed, whether at UN climate summits, in company boardrooms or in the media, the focus is often on mitigation (cutting greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net zero).

Before trauma became the dominant lens through which we interpret human suffering—and before resilience became the preferred word for recovery—adaptation was one of the central concepts used to ...