It turns out I've been wrong about coal.

I thought that coal poisoned rivers.

I thought that coal blew up mountains.

I thought that coal caused climate change.

I thought that coal fueled poverty.

But it turns out that coal has been misunderstood. It turns ... Read more >

Sitting in for Andrew Sullivan Patrick Appel joined Krugman in wondering why Greenpeace is opposing the Waxman Markley bill, America's first effort at a proper climate policy. It is, goes the argument, the best deal on the table, what else are you goi... Read more >

Paul Krugman, writing in Today's New York Times picks up on our decision to oppose the Waxman-Markley bill, which will bring cap and trade emission regulation to the US economy. It is, he says, a choice between doing something, and doing nothing, and ... Read more >

Our colleagues at Greenpeace Spain have been celebrating their 25th anniversary. The festivities included this concert for the climate, held inside the climate rescue station

© Greenpeace

If you've ever wondered what it's like inside the Climate Rescue ... Read more >

More than any other year, 2009 is the year for action on climate change. That is because in December, leaders from around the world will converge in Copenhagen, Denmark to negotiate the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol. It is at this meeting that c... Read more >

Investment in renewable energy has doubled every second year for the past decade and in 2008 stood at 120 billion US$. That's one of the findings from the Renewable Energy and Policy Network's Global Status Report. Since every dollar invested in rene... Read more >

Grist documents the vast sums of money being spent opposing the Waxman Cap and Trade bill in the US Congress. Including the same organisations that cheerfully ignored the advice of their own scientists when they were denying global warming even existe... Read more >

And if you speak French here's a bit more detail on the same message. Read more >

Thanks to Daria (comment on the piece below) for reminding me that it's not enough to be aware of global warming - we have to take action.

This year we're focused on getting the leaders of the countries which matter most in the climate discussion to ta... Read more >

You might remember a while back the Polar Bear was declared an endangered species in the USA, but a special note was added to the rule saying that there was no need to try and protect it from climate change.

We'd been hoping that that rule would the th... Read more >