The environmental movement that provided most of the horsepower to date for climate politics and climate policy was built to stop bad stuff — not to build good stuff. There’s been a recognition of that for years.

Bill McKibben, who is a big proponent of a maximalist approach to climate politics, also recognizes that the only way we solve the problem... See more

What Should Governments Do?Ban certain activities outright:- No more new cars with internal combustion enginesCreate a carbon tax:- Ideally $100/ton- Pay if you emit, earn if you drawdownFund basic research:- Nuclear fusion- GeoengineeringFunde Prizes:- Best drawdown solution

Malm and Carton consider and dismantle the optimism of carbon capture and geoengineering, and they pile up evidence for the extraordinary financial investment since 2020 in what they call “fossil capital.” Any meaningful energy transition would make those immense pools of capital worthless—oil that can’t be pumped, pipelines that can’t be used,... See more