Climate and Culture

Climate Solutions

Climate Solutions

Climate Solutions

Our present problems require both past wisdom and futuristic thinking, a marriage of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and innovative technological solutions.

The Artist-Activists Ushering In a New Energy Democracy

The Artist-Activists Ushering In a New Energy Democracy

The Artist-Activists Ushering In a New Energy Democracy How can energy democracy activist artists use art to reimagine and rebuild a more just and sustainable future?

Art & Culture Climate Solutions

Close-up of enoki mushroom

Close-up of enoki mushroom

Reweaving the Future: Inside Fashion’s Biomaterial Revolution Meet the innovators redefining beauty and combating waste through planet-positive biomaterials.

Fabricating Change Art & Culture

A Love Letter to My Compost Heap

A Love Letter to My Compost Heap

A Love Letter to My Compost Heap Writer Romany Williams redefines composting as a pathway to greater environmental responsibility and spiritual growth.

Deep Ecology Biodiversity

A crew helps clean up a massive oil spill in the seas of Peru.

A crew helps clean up a massive oil spill in the seas of Peru.

The Artist Demanding Accountability and Restoration for Peru’s Worst Oil Spill Ahead of Art Partner's #CreateCOP28, Atmos looks back at the last winner: photographer Lizeth Lozano Palomino.

Art & Culture Changemakers

Activists Bring Love and Urgency to TED Countdown Summit

Activists Bring Love and Urgency to TED Countdown Summit

Activists Bring Love and Urgency to TED Countdown Summit The root of the problem—which activists are tackling—is a lack of care and empathy.

Changemakers Movement Building

A hollowed out tree trunk stands in the middle of a field. The image is in black and white.

A hollowed out tree trunk stands in the middle of a field. The image is in black and white.

Why Climate Pledges Become Hollow Promises Ineffective government pledges can be detrimental in reversing global warming.

Anthropocene Environmental Justice

The shadow of a dog sitting in a room looking forward.

The shadow of a dog sitting in a room looking forward.

Dogs Sniff Out Environmental Injustice The nosy canines track mink and otter scat on Blackfeet Land, which scientists test for food, water, and ecosystem contamination.

Indigeneity Environmental Justice

A phallic looking green cactus stands erect amongst nature, wrapped in white fur with orange spikes on top.

A phallic looking green cactus stands erect amongst nature, wrapped in white fur with orange spikes on top.

Ecosexuality Urges Us To Cherish the Earth As Our Lover Ecosexuality is a distinctly queer strand of climate activism rooted in pleasure and love.

Queer Ecology Environmental Justice

A human spreads their hand inside a plastic bag.

A human spreads their hand inside a plastic bag.

Plastic Politics in the Holy Land The controversial overuse of plastic and gripes over environmentalism tug at a streak of tension between secular and religious Jews.

Climate Solutions Identity & Community

Illustration of a utopic, green alternative to Rikers Island

Illustration of a utopic, green alternative to Rikers Island

Imagining a World Without Prisons Two prison abolitionists discuss the environmental harm of prisons and one green energy idea for Rikers Island in New York City.

The Frontline Climate Solutions

A crouching, naked person is partially covered by mossy fallen tree trunks in the middle of a forest.

A crouching, naked person is partially covered by mossy fallen tree trunks in the middle of a forest.

Returning to Our Roots: The Rise in Human Composting More Americans are turning to human composting—now legal in six states—to avoid the environmental pitfalls of mainstream deathcare.

Anthropocene Deep Ecology

This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years

This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years

This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change raises the alarm on climate change and equity.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

How Prisons and Jails Can Go Green

How Prisons and Jails Can Go Green

How Prisons and Jails Can Go Green A formerly incarcerated writer argues for The Frontline that, as long as prisons exist, they should reduce their environmental impact.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Carbon Removals: The Danger of Desperation

Carbon Removals: The Danger of Desperation

Carbon Removals: The Danger of Desperation More dollars are headed toward carbon removal technologies—but are they really a solution? Writer Nathan Thanki argues no.

The Frontline Climate Solutions

Solarpunk: Why 2023 Must Be the Year of the Sun

Solarpunk: Why 2023 Must Be the Year of the Sun

Solarpunk: Why 2023 Must Be the Year of the Sun Solarpunk and solar energy should finally take over in 2023—the global energy crisis demands a radical shift away from fossil fuels.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

High-Rise Buildings Are Not the Future of Housing. Low-Rises Are.

High-Rise Buildings Are Not the Future of Housing. Low-Rises Are.

High-Rise Buildings Are Not the Future of Housing. Low-Rises Are. Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti shares his vision for accessible and sustainable housing to accommodate the world’s growing population.

Art & Culture Climate Solutions

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