Somini Sengupta
@sominisengupta.bsky.social
I write about people living on a hotter planet. Staff writer for The New York Times. Also book writer, flaneur, and personal chef to The Teenager.
...and yes, the average global temperature is undeniably going up, mainly from the burning of coal, oil and gas.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
...and yes, the average global temperature is undeniably going up, mainly from the burning of coal, oil and gas.
Really bad news: Forests are beginning to lose their superpower
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Really bad news: Forests are beginning to lose their superpower
Electric cars are becoming normal...except not so much in the U.S.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Electric cars are becoming normal...except not so much in the U.S.
Take a look at this hockey stick of solar power.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Take a look at this hockey stick of solar power.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We did ,shortly after the piece posted
Prince William urges the world to listen to the world's Indigenous people. "We are reminded that true climate leadership is listening to those who are true stewards of nature."
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Prince William urges the world to listen to the world's Indigenous people. "We are reminded that true climate leadership is listening to those who are true stewards of nature."
China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang casts China as the antidote to the U.S.: a country that keeps its promises.
"China is willing to accelerate a green transition in all areas of economic and social development.”
Pokes at US trade restrictions
"China is willing to accelerate a green transition in all areas of economic and social development.”
Pokes at US trade restrictions
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang casts China as the antidote to the U.S.: a country that keeps its promises.
"China is willing to accelerate a green transition in all areas of economic and social development.”
Pokes at US trade restrictions
"China is willing to accelerate a green transition in all areas of economic and social development.”
Pokes at US trade restrictions
Brazil's President Lula rightly say diplomatic saloons are far from the lives of everyday suffering.
Lula casts himself as an ally of the Amazon but has given his nod to oil drilling in the Amazon
Lula casts himself as an ally of the Amazon but has given his nod to oil drilling in the Amazon
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Brazil's President Lula rightly say diplomatic saloons are far from the lives of everyday suffering.
Lula casts himself as an ally of the Amazon but has given his nod to oil drilling in the Amazon
Lula casts himself as an ally of the Amazon but has given his nod to oil drilling in the Amazon
UN SecGen Antonio Guterres delivers his signature scold: "Too many corporations are making record profits from climate devastation. Too many leaders remain captive to fossil fuel interests."
At the same time investment in renewables was bigger than in coal, oil, gas.
At the same time investment in renewables was bigger than in coal, oil, gas.
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
UN SecGen Antonio Guterres delivers his signature scold: "Too many corporations are making record profits from climate devastation. Too many leaders remain captive to fossil fuel interests."
At the same time investment in renewables was bigger than in coal, oil, gas.
At the same time investment in renewables was bigger than in coal, oil, gas.
The US was supported by Russia, Saudi Arabia and other big oil and gas producers
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October 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The US was supported by Russia, Saudi Arabia and other big oil and gas producers