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Join Grist reporters and editors for a live virtual event to talk about the 2024 election cycle and their recent series, State of Emergency, on how extreme weather is impacting people’s ability to vote and their engagement with politics.

The United Nations hosts an annual COP conference, uniting countries in the fight against climate change. Activists who believe the conference isn't effective have decided to make an event of their own in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Global Meeting for Climate and Life, which organizers have dubbed an “anti-COP," aims to provide “a space to articulate our struggles and propose concrete alternatives [to the status quo].” “When you sit in your tenth opening statement [at COP], and it’s all the same, it’s frustrating to think that no other world is possible,” said Xiye Bastida, the executive director of the Re-Earth Initiative. https://lnkd.in/g4cJQ9h3

Several countries are negotiating at the annual COP29 climate conference over a trillion-dollar climate finance puzzle. Take Grist's quiz to see which nation you side with: https://lnkd.in/gwrQgEjQ

The Biden administration’s delegation at the United Nations COP29 climate summit set a goal to triple U.S. nuclear power capacity by 2050. Whether or not that happens will be up to Trump: https://lnkd.in/ggce3-TA

Lee Zeldin, a former U.S. congressman with no background in environmental policy, is poised to lead the EPA under Trump. If confirmed, here’s what we could reasonably expect from the EPA over the next four years: https://lnkd.in/g__6rDBQ

Join Grist for a conversation about how extreme weather is affecting political engagement. Don't miss our event on November 19 at 11am PST. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g3tsJbPn

Some professional news, as they say. I am so proud of the incredible work we’ve been able to accomplish at Grist in recent years. And I’m honored to lead the newsroom in this new capacity. This team, this organization, is truly special. I am also so lucky to be doing this with Teresa Chin and Jessica Stahl. They’re brilliant, kind, empathetic leaders who work tirelessly to make Grist’s journalism the best it can be.

I’m delighted to share Grist’s new newsroom leadership—three talented journalists ready to meet the current moment, one of challenging prospects ahead for progress on climate change. Katherine Bagley has already amassed a track record of outstanding excellence leading Grist’s editorial operations. She is now only the third editor in chief in the organization’s 25 years—and I’m absolutrly certain she’ll be by far the most successful. Teresa Chin is one of the key hires I made to build Grist’s edit team in the past seven years. She’s an innovator in our space, and she’s the culture setter in the org as a whole. And last but certainly not least, Jessica Stahl is a bold thinker whose expertise at the intersection of content and audience engagement will ensure Grist is making maximum impact. I cannot overstate my confidence in this trio to push Grist to continue leading the climate conversation and grow our influence. Along with dozens of talented reporters, editors, and visual journalists; senior managing editor Jaime Buerger, who is continually building a more efficient newsroom; and editor at large Tristan Ahtone, who is building a highly collaborative and impactful Indigenous affairs desk, Grist’s future is blindingly bright!

Heat pumps now outsell gas furnaces in the U.S., due in part to government incentives. https://lnkd.in/gnG_gGmN

If you're in or around Providence, R.I. come see me talk about Grist latest climate fiction anthology Metamorphosis. The talk/ discussion will be this Friday, November 15th at 1PM EST. https://lnkd.in/eYzdY_RC #RhodeIsland #RI #Climate #climatefiction #NewEngland