The Best Articles in Climate Crisis
The most useful articles and videos in Climate Crisis from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
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Top 5 Climate Crisis Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Climate Crisis by Refind users in 2024 so far.
- ‘You reach a point where you can’t live your life’: what is behind extreme hoarding?
- Is spirituality the missing pillar of sustainability?
- There's even plastic in clouds
- How crowded are the oceans? New maps show what flew under the radar until now
- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: How to find joy in climate action
Videos
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Best Food to Counter the Effects of Air Pollution
There is a food that offers the best of both worlds, significantly improving our ability to detox carcinogens like diesel fumes and decreasing inflammation i...
How climate-friendly innovations can help cool our cities
As global temperatures rise, our cities are heating up, and that’s actually adding to the problem. As the FT’s Leslie Hook reports, by 2050, two-thirds of t...
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: How to find joy in climate action
We can all play a role in the climate movement by tapping into our skills, resources and networks in ways that bring us satisfaction, says climate leader Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. She suggests drawing…
Vegetarian, vegan, flexitarian, pescetarian: Which diet is best for the planet?
The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth, destroys forests and other ecosystems, and produces a quarter of the world’s greenhous…
Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?
As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are trying to put the extreme temperatures into context and asking: When was it ever this hot before? Globally, 2023 has seen some…
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How to make sure racial justice is part of climate activism
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Why We Need “Degrowth” ❧ Current Affairs
Leading philosopher Kohei Saito defends the controversial idea of “degrowth communism.”
Westarctica: The micronation with a real-world purpose
Marie Byrd Land, in Antarctica, was named after the wife of the American explorer Richard E. Byrd Jr. He must not have liked her very much, because even by the harsh standards of the South Pole, this…
IPCC Explainer: Climate change synthesis report
Informed debate on energy and climate change.
The world is not moving fast enough on climate change — social sciences can help explain why
Climate change is often seen as solely a technical problem. This is a misguided belief. Understanding how to build a better world begins, and ends, with understanding the societies which inhabit it.
How psychology can help people live more climate-friendly lives
Insight from one of the largest experiments ever conducted in climate change psychology sheds light on how people could make more effective decisions about their lifestyle and also wider policies.
Short Articles
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There's even plastic in clouds
On the top of Mount Everest, in the Mariana Trench, in the human placenta, and babies’ feces: Plastics are everywhere. They are built to last, and last they do: A plastic bag can endure for 20 years…
How crowded are the oceans? New maps show what flew under the radar until now
New maps show how much more crowded the sea is than previously known.
Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream,…
Scientists now have a better understanding of the risks ahead and a new early warning signal to watch for.
What to do when you’re completely overwhelmed by climate anxiety
How to act in service of the planet — and your values.
Is spirituality the missing pillar of sustainability?
Early in my career, I came across the concept of the triple bottom line, a term coined by John Elkington in 1994 that expanded the conventional success metrics of business beyond the financial bottom line to also include environmental health and social wellbeing. The three P’s of People, Planet and Profit as they became known, are a beautifully simple concept to help businesses think more holistically about their impact.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Climate Crisis.
‘You reach a point where you can’t live your life’: what is behind extreme hoarding?
The long read: Hoarding can be distressing and dangerous. But it’s not just a matter of ‘too much stuff’ – it’s a complex condition that requires careful, targeted help
How Positive Climate Tipping Points Could Save Our Planet
As humanity nears dangerous points of no return for global temperatures, an optimistic climate scientist sees a potential path forward.
What if debt was written off to protect climate and nature?
From Barbados to Belize, nations are beginning to swap debt for action on climate and conservation. But how far can this help without deeper reform of the global financial system?
As the climate changes, plants must shift their ranges. But can they?
Lots of them depend on fruit-eating birds and mammals to spread their seeds. But it’s debatable whether the animals — many in trouble themselves — can disperse seeds far and fast enough to keep pace…
Are carbon offsets all they’re cracked up to be? We tracked one from Kenya to England to…
Carbon credits explain the hyper-financialization of climate policy.
Thought Leaders
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