First Takes

COP30’s Message to The Climate Movement: It’s Up to Us

First Take on the 2025 International Climate Negotiations in Belém, which ended Nov 22, 2025

Dec 1 •

Emissions Gap? Climate Negotiations? Our Future Is Up To Us

First Take on UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report, Climate Talks, and Why We Will Create a Better Future

Nov 10 •

Mr. Gates, Here’s A Better Way to Think About Climate Action & Human Wellbeing

First Take on What Bill Gates Gets Right and Wrong in His Latest Missive

Nov 3 •

Climate Action & Nobel in Economics Winners

First Take — News in Climate Action Context — Strategic ARTC

Oct 15 •

Emberiffic — Climate Action Could Push the Fossil Industry Over a Cliff in 5 Years

First Take — Ember’s Electrotech Revolution report — Just Don’t Mention the Climate Movement or Justice

Sep 23 •

Take Advantage of Climate Action Tax Credits Before They Are Gone

First Take — Clean Energy Tax Credits Still Available, But Some Not For Long

Sep 10 •

Creating Climate Danger By Rescinding the EPA Endangerment Finding — Time to Become Strong Together

First Take: Temporary Defeats Are Opportunities

Sep 2 •

Let’s Not Let AMOC Run Amok

First Take: Climate Change Tipping Point — AMOC — and what we can do about it

Aug 5 •

Renewable Electricity and the Climate Movement

First Take: Findings In Context — The latest IEA report highlights progress, but more is needed

Aug 1 •

Climate Change Tipping Points Conference

First Take: News in Context.

Jul 30 •

The Climate Movement and the Latest Yale/GMU Poll Results - A Foundation to Grow On

First Take: Findings In Context

Jul 15 •

Central Texas Floods, Camp Mystic, and Climate Change

First Take: News In Context. (Note: this post is being updated with new info and analysis.)

Jul 8 •

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