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Kate Aronoff

Kate Aronoff is a staff writer at The New Republic. She is the author of Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet—and How We Fight Back, and co-author of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal. Kate is also a fellow at The Roosevelt Institute, and serves in Dissent’s editorial board.

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January 25, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Right to Work on a Hot Planet
Labor and climate campaigners quite literally share a common enemy. The name often ends in Koch.
January 22, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Sea Shanties and the Whale Oil Myth
Oil companies like to point to the demise of the whaling industry as an example of market-based energy solutions. The reality is much more complicated.
January 21, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Will Biden’s China Hawks Destroy His Climate Ambitions?
All executive departments and agencies are now gearing up to fight climate change. But you can’t fight climate change without China.
January 14, 2021
Kate Aronoff
How to Fight Climate Change and Fascists at the Same Time
Democracy reform is the first step toward a sustainable future.
January 13, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Fossil Fuel Companies Are No Friend to Democracy
BP and other companies have expressed outrage over the Capitol riot, but they have a history of supporting authoritarians in other countries.
January 8, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Exxon Mobil Is Twisting Itself in Knots to Justify Pumping Even More Oil
In its annual Energy and Carbon Summary, the oil company offers a bizarre account of how it’s going to help address climate change while increasing production.
January 6, 2021
Kate Aronoff
“Bipartisanship” Is Climate Poison
The last time Democrats controlled Washington, they blew their chance to address climate change. Will Joe Biden and Joe Manchin repeat the party’s mistakes?
January 4, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Bungled Vaccine Rollout Is a Bad Omen
America’s disastrous response to Covid-19 is an unsettling preview of how it might respond to the climate change crisis.
December 30, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Pragmatism of the Radical Climate Left
The Georgia runoff shows that climate activists are more practical and strategic than Democrats give them credit for.
December 29, 2020
Kate Aronoff
How to Make the Paris Agreement Really Work
The climate accord will only succeed if the Biden administration can think outside of it.
December 24, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Savior
The promise of negative emissions is baked into most “net zero” pledges. But putting that into practice is easier said than done.
December 18, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Biden Isn’t a Lost Cause for the Left
The selection of Deb Haaland for secretary of the interior is a hard-earned and jubilant win for progressives, who have otherwise been disappointed by the Biden transition team.
December 16, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Climate Fight Needs Both Technocrats and Firebrands
A two-pronged approach can help the planet now while building the necessary voter support for major change in the future.
December 3, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Welcome to the New Era of Cops Driving Teslas
Towns looking to green police departments, instead of defunding them, are turning to an interesting luxury brand.
December 1, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Problem With Putting a BlackRock Alum in Charge of Greening the Economy
Brian Deese, expected to head the Biden administration’s National Economic Council, is a longtime adherent of a disastrous energy strategy.
November 23, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Obama Reunion Isn’t Nearly Enough to Stave Off Catastrophe
Biden is getting the Obama gang back together. Their old pro-shale positions were pretty bad for the climate.
November 20, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Democrats’ Fear of the Green New Deal Is Tearing the Party Apart
Why are party leaders so scared of a policy that’s demonstrably popular?
November 18, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Joe Biden Can’t Compromise With the Rising Seas
His inclusive approach to governing will give fossil fuel companies far too much power over his climate agenda.
November 12, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Will Biden Repeat Obama’s Mistakes?
Climate activists are worried—and mobilizing to steer the president-elect in a more ambitious direction.
November 9, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Democrats Will Suffer if They Abandon the Green New Deal
Establishment politicians are claiming that progressives cost the party seats. But reverting to the status quo could cost it much more in 2022.

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