Economics

A presidential administration ready to tackle climate change may help — but it’s the years of planning that could really pay off.

Giant forest elephants and blue whales play an enormous role in climate sequestration. Can putting a financial value on that role help conserve them — and us?

Addressing the coronavirus pandemic can also provide opportunities to fight climate change and boost equity.

The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.

Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.

Despite divestment victories, big banks and asset managers continue driving climate change through their lending practices.

Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.

Cash payments from the government could help ease the transition to a climate-safe economy and weather the natural and economic storms to come.

Miami is on the front lines of the U.S. climate crisis. Journalist Mario Alejandro Ariza’s new book takes a critical look at the larger lessons for all of our hometowns.

Here’s why the action is so harmful, how it’s possibly illegal, and why it won’t help struggling fishing communities.