The Future of Climate Activism Is Intergenerational—and on TikTok
When it comes to changing minds, nothing beats an experience. That’s how Sylvia Earle sees it. The scientist has spent years trying to get people to…
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Colette Pichon Battle’s Plea for Climate Justice From the US Gulf
As the Re:WIRED GREEN event on addressing climate change drew to a close yesterday, the weather underlined the urgency in the most horrific way…
It’s Time to Reframe the Story of Climate Inequity
In 2011, DTE Energy Company removed 1,200 streetlights from the city of Highland Park, Michigan. A Black working-class suburb of Detroit that was once a boom…
Stephen Palumbi Says ‘Super Reefs’ Can Help Save Dying Coral
Stephen Palumbi, a scientist at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, is on the hunt for what he calls “super reefs.” These are regions of the ocean…
Patricia Hidalgo-Gonzalez Wants to Strengthen the Grid
The United States’ power grid is in trouble. Much of the country’s energy comes from nonrenewable resources that contribute to climate change. And as the…
Alan Ahn Says Nuclear Is Still the Carbon-Free Fuel of the Future
“We need nuclear energy to fight climate change,” says Alan Ahn, a senior fellow at Third Way, a think tank that advocates for the industry. But he…
Climate Justice Is Possible—Just Look Beyond Technology
Work towards those kinds of alternative futures is already happening. “No community is waiting for people to save them,” said Sarah Shanley Hope, a vice…
The Sustainable Future of Food Must Bring Everyone to the Table
How can we feed the world sustainably? Right now, 325 million people are acutely hungry. 35 million Americans don’t know where their next meal will come…
‘We Are the Asteroid’: The Case for Hope Amid Climate Fears
Earth's atmosphere, as it exists, is both a profound statistical anomaly and the very thing that makes human life possible. Human activity is upsetting that…
At RE:WIRED Green, We’re Innovating to Fight the Climate Crisis
Today, every issue is a climate issue. It's no longer just higher temperatures, wildfires, and rising sea levels, but issues we previously thought had…