Latest articles by David Roberts
![America is making climate promises again. Should anyone care?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22090085/biden_climate_policy_donations_GettyImages_1228514491.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.303558460421%2C0%2C67.392883079158%2C100&w=2400)
![America is making climate promises again. Should anyone care?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22090085/biden_climate_policy_donations_GettyImages_1228514491.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.53879310344827%2C100%2C98.922413793103&w=2400)
Climate
Policy, not aspirations, will determine Biden’s legacy on climate change.
By David Roberts
![Biden’s most important climate promise hinges on how his next big bill gets through Congress](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22379876/1231344352.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.662540232731%2C0%2C66.674919534538%2C100&w=2400)
![Biden’s most important climate promise hinges on how his next big bill gets through Congress](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22379876/1231344352.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0061888847629632%2C100%2C99.987622230474&w=2400)
Climate
A clean energy standard could rest in Joe Manchin’s hands.
By David Roberts
![The scariest thing about global warming (and Covid-19)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19568634/australia_fires_002.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The scariest thing about global warming (and Covid-19)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19568634/australia_fires_002.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Climate
“Shifting baselines syndrome” means we could quickly get used to climate chaos.
By David Roberts
![Joe Biden should do everything at once](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22133190/1229827097.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Joe Biden should do everything at once](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22133190/1229827097.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Politics
How to succeed in hyperpolarized politics: run a blitz.
By David Roberts
![Big electric trucks and buses are coming. Here’s how to speed up the transition.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22052440/130_tesla_semi_ev_trucks_will_be_hauling_walmart_s_stuff_around_canada_7.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Big electric trucks and buses are coming. Here’s how to speed up the transition.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22052440/130_tesla_semi_ev_trucks_will_be_hauling_walmart_s_stuff_around_canada_7.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Climate
Financing, policy, and private sector tools can fund vehicle costs and new charging infrastructure.
By David Roberts
![The Earth itself could provide carbon-free heat for buildings](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22031309/shutterstock_1780996640.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.622340425532%2C0%2C66.755319148936%2C100&w=2400)
![The Earth itself could provide carbon-free heat for buildings](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22031309/shutterstock_1780996640.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.066401062417%2C100%2C99.867197875166&w=2400)
Climate
The world needs clean heat, and geothermal energy has it.
By David Roberts
![Joe Biden will be president, but there will be no Green New Deal](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22015707/GettyImages_1228514991.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Climate
Without Congress, he’ll be limited to executive action, just like Obama.
By David Roberts
![Live results: Nevada renewable energy ballot initiative](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22009145/AP_16259717148888.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.2666666666667%2C0%2C64%2C100&w=2400)
![Live results: Nevada renewable energy ballot initiative](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22009145/AP_16259717148888.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2%2C0%2C96%2C100&w=2400)
Politics
Voters could require the state’s electricity supplies to shift to 50 percent renewable energy by 2030.
By David Roberts
![Nevada voters seal renewable energy goals in their state constitution](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22003224/nevada_renewable_energy_yes.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.861111111111%2C0%2C56.277777777778%2C100&w=2400)
![Nevada voters seal renewable energy goals in their state constitution](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22003224/nevada_renewable_energy_yes.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.7916666666667%2C0%2C84.416666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Politics
The state will target 50 percent renewables by 2030.
By David Roberts
![A second Trump term would mean severe and irreversible changes in the climate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21822329/1267405439.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![A second Trump term would mean severe and irreversible changes in the climate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21822329/1267405439.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
A Trump second term
No joke: It would be disastrous on the scale of millennia.
By David Roberts