Climate
In the face of the climate crisis, we must be courageous; we must retain hope that our climate solutions will succeed. In this section, we consider current adaptation and mitigation strategies that could help us halt and reverse catastrophe. Our journalists interview activists and those on the frontlines of climate change to learn how people are coping with, and preparing for, extreme weather events and changing rainfall patterns. We also cover the breadth of climate justice activism happening across the globe.
Paris deal: Epic fail on a planetary scale
The Paris Agreement is being hailed as a great success. But will it deliver climate justice? Danny Chivers and Jess Worth put it to the test.
A brief history of really bad ideas
Marienna Pope-Weidemann reminds us that climate justice activists are the ones with their feet on the ground.
Youth stand with vulnerable to demand climate justice
Young delegates inside the Paris climate summit were frustrated that the media were ignoring key issues. So yesterday, they took matters into their own hands, Morgan Curtis reports.
Escaping carbon slavery: the view from Nigeria
The climate negotiations have done worse than nothing to prevent climate change. Nigerian activist Adesuwa Uwagie-Ero suggests paths toward climate justice.
China's climate transition
Is the world's most populous country a climate villain or an environmental leader? Sam Geall investigates.
'The real power is below'
Campaigners, unionists and organizers discuss Paris, and beyond, from New Internationalist's November magazine.
Are nomads a climate-change weathervane?
Fear and fascination govern how urban types see nomads, writes Tom Hart.
If you care about climate change, should you have children?
Professor Anne Hendrixson and journalist Erica Gies go head to head.
Forget boundaries; what we need are bridges
We need to stop scapegoating refugees and start treating them like human beings, argues Siamak Nooraei.
Bangladesh: the great climate exodus
Families are slowly melting away from the Bay of Bengal coastline as habitats degrade. Hazel Healy speaks to new arrivals on the edge of destitution in Dhaka.
Ready or not: can Bangladesh cope with climate change?
New Internationalist co-editor Hazel Healy travelled there to find out how people are adapting to a warming world.
Climate-proofing projects: a map
From air-conditioned bus stops in Dubai to painting Peruvian hill tops: a graphic guide to humankind's steps to adapt to global warming.
The Arctic will burn
Predicting the effects of global warming is never easy, says Zoe Cormier. But the signs are not good.
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Podcast: Danny Chivers on climate change denial
An interview with the author of our No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change
Is nuclear power necessary for a carbon-free future?
Environmentalists Chris Goodall and Jose Etcheverry argue for and against - plus your chance to join the debate.
Switching off denial: a guide
How do you respond to people in climate denial? Danny Chivers offers a step-by-step guide to rebutting the most common arguments against climate change.
China Panic
It’s official – according to new *NI* columnist *Anna Chen*– 2008 isn’t just the Year of the Rat and the Beijing Olympics. It’s also China Panic Year.
10 things you should know about tree 'offsets'
Forest and climate change campaigner *Jutta Kill* explains why planting trees is no substitute for reducing pollution.
The answer to climate change is social change
Carbon offsets are not a solution. There are no quick fixes, time to ditch the guilt and get active argues Adam Ma’anit.