This week ended with Thanksgiving, so I’m reflecting on how far we’ve come in the fight against climate change—and how much we have to be grateful for. From courageous leaders and breakthrough technologies to bold policies and legal victories, there’s real progress to celebrate. Gratitude, after all, can be a powerful source of hope.

It was a week defined by a failure to learn the lessons of history — Carney promoting oil, Alberta reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline, and Donald Trump vowing to bring back “clean, beautiful coal.” The past, it seems, is back in power.

At the UN this week, Trump doubled down on fossil fuels while China showcased its clean-tech dominance and pledged new emissions cuts. One superpower clings to the past; the other is building the future.

Amid another week of grim climate headlines—fires, floods, deadly heat, and governments backsliding—the deeper story is where the hope is. The climate economy has flipped: investment is flowing to renewables two-to-one over fossil fuels, solar and wind are the cheapest power, and EVs are surging—momentum no government can reverse. People are showing up too, from…

The Vuelta a España, one of cycling’s three grand tours, wrapped up with Jonas Vingegaard taking the overall win in a race marred by controversy and protests against the war in Gaza. While the race was notable for many reasons, what struck me was the haunting images from Stage 17, as riders climbed through the…

His country is on fire, yet he seems keen to pump more of the gas that fuels the flames. He leads the only G7 nation that has increased emissions since 1990, but he’s rolling back policies that cut emissions. Where is the climate hero we thought we elected? Has he been captured, or is he…