Somini Sengupta, The New York Times

Somini Sengupta

The New York Times

South Kingstown, RI, United States

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Past articles by Somini:

Train Your Brain

We know what we need to do for the climate, so why don’t we just do it? A neurosurgeon explains. → Read More

Why Fungi Might Really Be Magic (When It Comes to Climate Change)

Researchers are exploring a vast and poorly understood underground world that can be vital in the era of global warming. → Read More

Joe Manchin and the Climate Bill: What You Need to Know

The collapse of climate legislation is a blow to global efforts to address warming. → Read More

The power, and limits, of local action

In the absence of national climate measures in the United States, how much can be done at the local level? Our reporters talk about the opportunities and barriers. → Read More

Is gas green?

Climate advocates are warning against a European proposal to subsidize the fossil fuel. → Read More

City Living, With Less Water

Los Angeles and Santiago are two of the latest cities to impose strict water restrictions in an effort to avoid disastrous shortages in the future. → Read More

A growing force in the climate movement: Moms

Activists are deploying the moral authority of mothers to push for climate action. Their protests must steer clear of nap time. → Read More

Suddenly, oil companies are upbeat again

Prices are soaring as industry leaders meet in Houston. The vibe at the conference is “we’re part of the solution.” → Read More

A new $10.5 billion fund aims to spur green energy projects in poor countries.

Its backers say it will jump-start investments in clean energy that would not otherwise draw private investors. → Read More

China’s New Climate Pledge Changes Little, in Bad Omen for Global Talks

China’s updated targets for cutting emissions to fight climate change reiterate what its leader pledged nearly a year ago. That doesn’t bode well for progress at next week’s global climate summit. → Read More

China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad

It marks a major shift for one of the biggest backers of coal-fired plants globally. Still, China remains heavily reliant on new coal plants at home, and is the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases. → Read More

United Nations Warns of ‘Catastrophic Pathway’ With Current Climate Pledges

An accounting of promises made by countries in the years since the Paris accord found that they are not enough to avoid drastic impacts from climate change. → Read More

Even Amid a Pandemic, More Than 40 Million People Fled Their Homes

Storms, floods, wildfires and to a lesser degree, conflict, uprooted millions globally in 2020 — the largest human displacement in more than a decade. → Read More

Global Vaccine Crisis Sends Ominous Signal for Fighting Climate Change

The gap between rich and poor countries on vaccinations highlights the failure of richer nations to see it in their self-interest to urgently help poorer ones fight a shared crisis. → Read More

U.S. Is Under Pressure to Release Vaccine Supplies as India Faces Deadly Surge

The Biden administration is blocking the export of supplies that Indian vaccine makers say they need to expand production. → Read More

Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Is Under Pressure to Export More Vaccine Supplies Amid India’s Deadly Surge

India’s crisis could bring to a halt Africa’s vaccination campaign, which has 17 percent of the world’s people and relies on vaccines produced in India. → Read More

Greta Thunberg Says She’ll Skip U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow

The teenage activist, citing concerns about global vaccine inequality, said she would not attend the meeting “unless everyone can take part on the same terms.” → Read More

How Debt and Climate Change Pose ‘Systemic Risk’ to World Economy

With dozens of countries struggling to manage both staggering debt and mounting climate disasters, some financial leaders are calling for green debt relief. → Read More

Why That Salmon on Your Plate Might Have Been a Vegetarian

Pescatarians take note: Farmed fish are eating more veggies and less wild fish, according to new research. That’s good news for nature. → Read More

Global Action Is ‘Very Far’ From What’s Needed to Avert Climate Chaos

New climate pledges submitted to the United Nations would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by less than 1 percent, the world body announced. → Read More