Amy Westervelt

Sep
18
The Unbearable Bleakness of "Inevitability"

The Unbearable Bleakness of "Inevitability"

My entire adult life people who are supposedly sensible have been telling me some catastrophe or another is “inevitable.” Nuclear
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Sep
04
Nepal Floods Put Climate Loss and Damage Fund to the Test

Nepal Floods Put Climate Loss and Damage Fund to the Test

An interview with  Raju Pandit Chhetri, a climate negotiator from Nepal, about the country’s demands for loss and damage
10 min read
Aug
19
Subscribers Only: Our New Mini-Series, For You To Binge

Subscribers Only: Our New Mini-Series, For You To Binge

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Aug
19
The Problem Class

The Problem Class

Sometime last year, I was asked to participate in a closed door conversation in which a mix of academic researchers,
6 min read
Jul
20
Meet the Rightwing German Media Mogul Enabling Technofascism

Meet the Rightwing German Media Mogul Enabling Technofascism

For a long time now, I've been keeping an eye on the media purchases of the infamous private
10 min read
Jun
02
Climate Media's Philanthropy Problem

Climate Media's Philanthropy Problem

We've talked before about the massive bloodletting in climate media this year; even amidst the general demise of
12 min read
May
05
Santa Marta: A Historic First Step, but a Long Road Ahead

Santa Marta: A Historic First Step, but a Long Road Ahead

Our senior global climate justice reporter Nina Lakhani just returned from the Santa Marta conference in Colombia, a global convening
1 min read
Apr
22
The Year of Climate Backsliding, Part Two: The Media

The Year of Climate Backsliding, Part Two: The Media

I'm writing this on the heels of the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, an annual gathering of journalists
4 min read
Mar
23
Petromasculinity Is Eating Itself and Destroying Us All

Petromasculinity Is Eating Itself and Destroying Us All

By Amy Westervelt Like a lot of other folks who came of age in the 90s, I'm having
9 min read
Mar
11
What Justice Means Today

What Justice Means Today

By Nina Lakhani I’ve spent my whole career reporting on all kinds of injustices, but have recently found myself
5 min read