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David Roberts

David Roberts

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    Latest articles by David Roberts

    Joe Biden has a chance to make history on climate change
    Climate

    All he has to do is embrace the consensus that’s waiting for him.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Many technologies needed to solve the climate crisis are nowhere near readyMany technologies needed to solve the climate crisis are nowhere near ready
    Climate

    Getting to net-zero carbon emissions will require rapid, radical innovation, a new report says.

    By David Roberts
    At last, a climate policy platform that can unite the left
    Climate

    The factions of the Democratic coalition have come into alignment on climate change.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    House Democrats just put out the most detailed climate plan in US political historyHouse Democrats just put out the most detailed climate plan in US political history
    Climate

    A new select committee report is perfectly in tune with the growing climate policy alignment on the left around standards, investments, and justice.

    By David Roberts
    Coronavirus stimulus money will be wasted on fossil fuels
    Climate

    Oil and gas companies were already facing structural problems before Covid-19 and are in long-term decline.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Democrats’ infrastructure bill has a special delivery: Electric mail trucksDemocrats’ infrastructure bill has a special delivery: Electric mail trucks
    Climate

    Cleaner, quieter, cheaper Postal Service vehicles — if Mitch McConnell allows them.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    US public opinion supports action on climate change — and has for yearsUS public opinion supports action on climate change — and has for years
    Climate

    3 enduring features of US public opinion on global warming and clean energy.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    A national US power grid would make electricity cheaper and cleanerA national US power grid would make electricity cheaper and cleaner
    Climate

    The top 5 reasons to stitch together America’s balkanized grids.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Trump’s EPA balks at a chance to save black livesTrump’s EPA balks at a chance to save black lives
    Climate

    Soot sickens and kills people of color disproportionately. The EPA has decided to not tighten standards that would protect them and others.

    By David Roberts
    The Tom Cotton op-ed affair shows why the media must defend America’s values
    Politics

    It cannot remain neutral when those values are under threat from racialized authoritarianism.

    By David Roberts