Recently, we’ve seen some of the most destructive wildfires in recorded history. For years the message around fire has been: no fire is good. But Indigenous communities have used fire to manage their environment for thousands of years. Is it time to rethink our relationship with wildfire?

Roughly one third of global greenhouse gasses come from food production. And ONE THIRD of food produced every year is wasted – left on the field, rotting in a truck, or unnecessarily thrown away. This week: Saving Good Food From Going Bad.

Vacation season is coming up. While traveling far and wide can be amazing, the carbon cost of traveling is significant. But what if we could rekindle a sense of awe in our own neighborhoods? Adventurer Alastair Humphreys spent a year doing just that. His new book “Local” is an ode to slowing down, and a rallying cry to protect the wild places on our doorstep.

In California, efforts are underway to fight the oil and gas industry on multiple fronts. State Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil and gas companies for their public deception about the risks of climate harm from their products. Meanwhile, activists are working to defend a measure prohibiting new fossil fuel wells near homes, schools and hospitals from being repealed on this fall’s ballot.

An environmental giant passed last week with the death of Pete McCloskey, a former Republican Congressman who co-authored the Endangered Species Act.

Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that they’re massive climate polluters too — from when they’re made, to when they’re disposed of. How do we wrap up our reliance on plastics?

California prides itself on being a trendsetter — in pop culture, media, and in cutting carbon pollution. But revamping the world’s fifth-largest economy is hard and complex. What can the nation learn from California’s attempts to mitigate climate disruption?

Many businesses and governments have a goal of reaching net zero emissions. Sounds good. But what does “net zero” even mean? And how do we get there? Alicia Seiger is a lecturer at Stanford Law School and leads sustainability and energy finance initiatives at Stanford Law, Graduate School of Business, and the Doerr School for Sustainability. She argues that when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, businesses need to get as good at accounting for their pollution as they are for their dollars.

In 2021, Mayor London Breed released the San Francisco Action Plan, which aims to achieve net zero emissions for the city by 2040.

From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In order to meet that demand, we’re going to need a lot more batteries. How do we build a battery supply chain that meets demand and reduces harm?

Featuring CARB Chair Liane Randolph and CEJA Energy Justice Director Mari Rose Taruc

Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. But despite all of the hype there’s a concern that gets very little attention: AI’s energy demands. How do we make sure the benefits of AI outweigh its energy costs?

Nearly two years ago, Congress passed the biggest piece of climate legislation in our nation’s history: The Inflation Reduction Act, which put $400 billion into boosting the transition to a clean energy economy. What impact has the IRA had on clean energy manufacturing, innovation and emissions so far? Has the IRA distributed money to fulfill its climate justice initiatives?

Even before Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” brought climate change to the mainstream, journalist Elizabeth Kolbert was on the beat. Nearly 20 years later, Kolbert’s new book “H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z” interweaves the strands of the larger climate story.

Drought is pushing up the cost of candy and leading to shipping delays in the Panama Canal. Insuring your car, health and property is getting more expensive. Globally, researchers say climate could add one percent to inflation per year until 2035. How is a disrupted climate disrupting your savings?

The places most people call home are coming under increasing threat from climate change. Those who have the means are already starting to take refuge in places that market themselves as climate-proof. The rest of us are left wondering: should I stay or should I go?

As heat waves, storms, droughts and wildfires get worse, talking can seem like a seriously insufficient climate solution. Yet real conversations are one of our best ways to share information, find common ground and move toward action. So how do we make climate conversations really count?

Kumi Naidoo’s path to being an internationally renowned activist started early. At age 15, he organized school boycotts against the apartheid educational system in South Africa. He went on to lead Greenpeace International, then Amnesty International. Now he’s a visiting scholar at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, where he’s focusing on how activism can win bigger and faster.

If the scale of the climate crisis feels overwhelming, there’s good news: what you do in your own life matters – a lot. And by engaging with our communities, we can do more, together.