Last month, Climate Reality chatted with world-renowned climatologist and geophysicist Dr. Michael E. Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University, ahead of our recent Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Below, Dr. Mann discusses why he thinks, despite the evidence of climate change all around us, we haven’t reached a […]
If you want to see a solution to the climate crisis in your lifetime, they might be the two most important words you hear this year: carbon pricing. Sure, the crisis is a complex challenge with no one solution. But while carbon pricing may not be a silver bullet, it’s one we’re going to need […]
In an interview with Jamil Smith during The Climate Reality Project’s 24 Hours of Reality, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds spoke about his passion for the planet—and how important it is to fight against climate change. Watch here: [facebook https://facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1505489776130621/ expand=1] Here are 11 things you probably don’t know about Ryan Reynolds: 1. He’s been an […]
The climate crisis is a problem caused by humans that can be solved by humans. These three cities are proving it. While a lot of media coverage around the crisis is doom and gloom, cities around the world are coming up with powerful solutions on the local level. Here’s how a Canadian city, an American […]
For centuries, cities have been at the heart of the arts and culture, thriving businesses and innovative ideas. More than 90 percent of urban areas are coastal, which means that most cities on the planet are extremely vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis as sea levels rise, polar ice melts and powerful storms […]
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, the American Public Health Association (APHA), Climate Reality Project, Harvard Global Health Institute, University of Washington Center for Health and Global Environment, and Dr. Howard Frumkin, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health, announced Thursday a Climate & Health Meeting […]
Today, solar power is everywhere. It’s on your neighbor’s roof and in tiny portable cellphone chargers. There are even solar powered roads. And as solar power heats up, prices are going down. In fact, over the past 40 years, the cost of solar has decreased by more than 99 percent! But how did we get […]
Tomorrow, millions of Americans will be casting their ballots for president, senator, representative and a whole host of other offices. And while the oaths the winners take next year will be largely the same as ever, the political environment they step into will be a brave new world, especially when it comes to climate change. […]
We’ve said it before but it bears repeating: the global shift to clean energy is on today. Not 10 years from now. Not 50 years from now. Today. We’re already seeing the benefits too in a whole host of sectors. And those below are just for starters. Which highlights why—with the Paris agreement about to […]