Articles by John Light
John Light is a writer and journalist sometimes based in New York. He writes a lot about climate policy, both inside and outside of the U.S. Twitter: @lighttweeting
All Articles
-
![climate protester wearing anti-methane placard]()
![climate protester wearing anti-methane placard]()
Methane is leaking out all over the damn place, thanks to the oil and gas industry
Two new studies tell us more about leaks of this potent greenhouse gas.
-
![Sign pointing to Better]()
![Sign pointing to Better]()
The world is actually making some progress on fighting climate change
We're on track for 3 degrees C of warming, says a new report. That's still enough to cause big problems, but it's less of a rise than we'd been fearing.
-
![Climate activists at a table in the sea]()
![Climate activists at a table in the sea]()
Adapting to climate change will cost much more than we thought
And we still don't know how in the world to pay for it. That's the bottom line of a jarring new report from the U.N. Environment Fund.
-
![Rep Chris Gibson]()
![Rep Chris Gibson]()
A Republican rep calls for his party to “recognize the reality” of climate change
Chris Gibson, whose upstate New York district has been hit hard by mega-storms, plans to introduce a climate-related resolution in the House.
