Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe

For me, 2025 has felt like a particularly heavy year... and you might feel the same. So as we head into the holiday season, I wanted to share a few recommendations — books, podcasts, and newsletters — that encourage me...

Fires, floods, and fossil fuels - COP30 had it all. ✅ Good news: Many countries brought a meaningful contribution to this "annual global climate potluck." For example, Brazil will tag 20 million cattle to stop...

Extreme weather is getting stronger — but so are the solutions. This week’s Talking Climate looks at resilience, risk, and what each of us can do. ⬇️ ☀️ Good news: Hurricanes are intensifying and extreme weather...

This week marks COP30 in Belém, Brazil — the 30th global climate summit since 1992, and 10 years since the Paris Agreement. Here’s a quick look at where we stand a decade after: 🌞 Good news: A decade ago, we were on...

From greener cities to stronger storms to climate education resources, this week’s Talking Climate highlights how science can help us build a safer, more resilient future. 🌿 Good news: A review of 1,500+ studies finds...

Optimism is not a mood. It’s a courageous choice — and some weeks, it’s harder than ever to make. Right now, as the devastation in Jamaica reminds us yet again of how climate change magnifies injustice and loss, it can...

The Middle East is warming twice as fast as the globe thanks in no small part to its own oil + gas emissions—but from youth activists to engineers, people here are proving that even in the hottest places, change is...

Adam Met, this week's guest editor, combines social science expertise with musical success to catalyze climate action. Through his Amplify project at Planet Reimagined, Adam shows how artists can mobilize millions for...

This month, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. When I was a child, she was the first scientist I ever saw on screen — a young woman in Africa, working with chimpanzees. Decades later, I...

At Climate Week NYC, the message was clear: progress is underway. What stood out most to me was the shared spirit of determination and collaboration. While none of us can do this alone, the number of people who are...

This week’s Talking Climate is guest-edited by physicist David Baker from Austin College. David is a NASA exoplanet researcher and professor whose work inspires students and communities to connect the cosmos back to our...

Real stories of climate action remind us that change is possible, and that we each have a role to play. This week’s newsletter highlights how individuals and communities are reshaping the future of clean energy and...

What can music, forests, and faith communities teach us about climate action? 🎶 Good news - Musician Jon Batiste, whose own life was shaped by Hurricane Katrina, is using his music to inspire climate action. His new...

It’s back-to-school for many right now, and students are showing us what climate leadership looks like. 📚 Good news: In both Colorado and Oregon, students successfully lobbied for new laws and education standards...

From sheep growing better wool under solar panels to matcha prices soaring with the heat: here’s this week’s surprising mix of climate news, and something you can do about it today! 🐏 Good news: New research shows that...

This week, Global Citizen co-founder Michael Sheldrick, takes us to Western Australia—a region facing both inspiring progress and serious setbacks on climate. 💚 Good News: In the former coal town of Collie, a just...

From carbon-trapping trees to threats to U.S. climate science, here’s this week’s Talking Climate snapshot. 🌱 Good news: New research finds East African fig trees can lock carbon away as stone-like calcium carbonate...

Every week, I share stories that reflect where we are, what’s at stake, and how we're already able to shape a better future. Here's this week’s! ✅ Good News: China’s often painted as a climate villain by those trying to...

This past week brought a landmark legal opinion for climate and set another series of staggering heat records: a powerful reminder of why we all have a role in accelerating climate solutions. ✅ Good news: The...

Alberta may be known for its oil and gas, but it’s also home to some inspiring climate leadership. From award-winning innovation to climate equity efforts and the very real impacts of a warming world, here’s some of...

As the world faces intensifying climate extremes, voices of compassion are speaking out. This week’s newsletterexplores hope, heartbreak, and how each of us can help connect the dots. 🌿 Good news: Pope Leo XIV is...

Cleaning up the minerals we need for clean energy, record-breaking carbon pollution, and how each of us can scale clean energy adoption--this week's newsletter connects the dots between science, policy, and action. 🌱...

This week, I’m delighted to welcome guest editor Dr. Kate Marvel. She's a theoretical physicist turned climate scientist whose brilliance, honesty, and humour shine through everything she writes. In this edition of...

What do a football jersey, a ski suit, a beach towel, and a scarf have in common? They all show the warming stripes—and open the door to talking about climate change. Here’s more on how you can join in, and start a...

Climate resilience isn’t just smart—it’s profitable and, as climate impacts accelerate, it's rapidly becoming essential as well. 💡 Good News: A new World Resources Institute study finds that for every $1 invested in...