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Lili Pike

Lili Pike

Climate reporter

Lili writes about climate and energy issues for Vox. Previously, she worked for Inside Climate News and China Dialogue where she covered Chinese climate policy.

Latest articles by Lili Pike

Climate
This stunning timelapse shows the megadrought’s toll on the West’s largest reservoirThis stunning timelapse shows the megadrought’s toll on the West’s largest reservoir
Climate

Lake Mead’s levels have dropped significantly since 1985, a bad omen for the regions that depend on it.

By Lili Pike
Climate
Biden’s climate leadership will be tested at the Earth Day summitBiden’s climate leadership will be tested at the Earth Day summit
Climate

China, Russia, and India may be reluctant to reengage on US terms at the climate summit.

By Lili Pike
Climate
What the megadrought in the West means for wildfire seasonWhat the megadrought in the West means for wildfire season
Climate

Get your air filter ready — wildfire season is likely to start early this year.

By Lili Pike
Climate
What a fair climate target looks like for the US, the largest historical carbon emitterWhat a fair climate target looks like for the US, the largest historical carbon emitter
Climate

Biden is about to announce a new 2030 climate target. Will it go far enough?

By Lili Pike
Climate
Why China is still clinging to coalWhy China is still clinging to coal
Climate

Over half the coal plants under development globally are in China, and the country isn’t slowing down, a new report found.

By Lili Pike
Climate
Fossil fuels get too many government handouts. Biden wants to cut them off.Fossil fuels get too many government handouts. Biden wants to cut them off.
Climate

The American Jobs Plan proposes taking away major tax breaks for the fossil fuel industry.

By Lili Pike
Climate
How Biden plans to tackle the climate crisis in his $2 trillion infrastructure planHow Biden plans to tackle the climate crisis in his $2 trillion infrastructure plan
Climate

Here are the biggest ideas to cut emissions in the president’s new American Jobs Plan.

By Lili Pike
Climate
What should coal communities do when power plants shut down? Ask Germany.What should coal communities do when power plants shut down? Ask Germany.
Climate

Here are 3 big lessons from Germany’s transition off of coal power.

By Lili Pike
Climate
Youth climate activists are back with new, sharper demands for countries and corporationsYouth climate activists are back with new, sharper demands for countries and corporations
Climate

The Fridays for Future movement returned to spotlight a dangerous shortfall in climate action.

By Lili Pike
Climate
The surprise catch of seafood trawling: Massive greenhouse gas emissionsThe surprise catch of seafood trawling: Massive greenhouse gas emissions
Climate

A new study shows that one industrial fishing method emits as much carbon dioxide annually as the aviation industry.

By Lili Pike