Justin Worland

Justin Worland is a senior correspondent at TIME in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He received Covering Climate Now's inaugural Climate Journalist of the Year award in 2022, among other awards. He is the Outrider Foundation fellow at TIME.

Recent Articles

How Small Businesses Can Help Tackle Climate Change

One way to get past some of the headwinds is to focus on tackling climate change from the ground up.

By Justin Worland / Baku

Ajay Banga: TIME100 Climate

Find out why Ajay Banga was selected for the list.

By Justin Worland

Niilo Edwards: TIME100 Climate

Winning local approval for investments in everything from solar farms to critical mineral mines can be tough—and for good reason. While we need these projects for the energy transition, for decades the wellbeing of frontline...

By Justin Worland

Majid Al Suwaidi: TIME100 Climate

Decarbonizing the global economy will require trillions of dollars in investment, including in emerging economies and developing countries. But major financiers have been slow to pony up big dollars for projects in the Global South,...

By Justin Worland

Sumant Sinha: TIME100 Climate

India is home to a fast-growing renewable energy sector, and Sumant Sinha is at the center of it. Since he founded ReNew in 2011, the company has become one of the country’s top renewable energy...

By Justin Worland

What a Second Trump Presidency Means for Climate Action

If a second Trump term is an epochal event for American democracy, so too is it for the global efforts to address climate change.

By Justin Worland

How Europe's Green Reporting Rule is Changing Business

TIME's Justin Worland explains the impact of the E.U.'s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

By Justin Worland and Joey Lautrup

The Good, The Bad, & The Maybe: SAF

TIME's Justin Worland examines sustainable aviation fuel's potential for reducing the aviation industry's emissions.

By Joey Lautrup and Justin Worland

How Companies Should Really Talk About Climate Change

No matter who wins the U.S. election, companies will have greater success if they talk about the financial impact of climate change.

By Justin Worland

La Misión Contra los Combustibles Fósiles del Presidente Colombiano Petro

Dejar los combustibles fósiles en un país cuya economía depende de ellos es… complicado

By Justin Worland/Bogotá

Colombian President Petro’s Mission Against Fossil Fuels

Quitting fossil fuels in a country whose economy relies on them is ... complicated.

By Justin Worland/Bogotá

How the Energy Department Reorganized to Push Clean Energy

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm tells TIME what she's most proud of about her work championing climate action.

By Justin Worland

Mexico Charts a New Path on Climate Change

Alicia Bárcena, the country’s new environment secretary, spelled out an aggressive climate agenda for Mexico.

By Justin Worland / Mexico City

U.S. Cities Finally Have The Money For Bold Climate Action

The IRA and other big spending measures are allowing cities to fulfill their climate action plans.

By Justin Worland

How Major Companies Can Help Their Suppliers Decarbonize

As governments start requiring companies to tackle scope 3 emissions more companies will have to take on this challenge.

By Justin Worland

Hurricane Helene and the ‘Known Unknown’ of Climate Costs

As the number of billion-dollar disasters rise, the economic toll of extreme weather will be increasingly difficult to absorb.

By Justin Worland

Companies Ditch Big Climate Goals for 'Pragmatic' Solutions

Instead of focusing on splashy commitments at Climate Week, many companies are taking a grounded approach to decarbonization. 

By Justin Worland

Tackling Climate Innovation's Finance Gap

Scaling new tech to make industry more sustainable means bridging the gap between supply and demand.

By Justin Worland

How Continuity in U.S. Climate Policy Pays Off

Simply staying the course in Washington will pay big climate dividends.

By Justin Worland

The Market Signal Sent on Climate During the Debate

The debate offered an opportunity to evaluate where climate policy under Trump or Harris, and, to an extent, the market may be going. 

By Justin Worland
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