Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Radical judge kneecaps clean electricity under cover of boringness
It might not sound like a big deal when a federal court nixes an obscure regulatory rule from an obscure federal agency. But it is! Why do you think that bunny is so alert?!
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No, we should not abandon the 2C target
Two academics argue that the international community should drop the long-held goal of limiting global average temperature rise to 2 degrees C or less. Here’s why they’re wrong.
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No, you actually haven’t found a way to reach conservatives on climate change
Some people cite polls and psychological research to argue that it's possible to appeal to conservatives on climate change. If only it were so.
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Is there any hope for international climate talks?
A binding international treaty with firm emission limits just isn’t happening. Now attention is turning to a bottom-up, “pledge and review” strategy. Can it work?
