Max Bearak

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International Climate Policy Reporter at The New York Times

Covering the geopolitics of climate change @nytimes. Previously based in Kyiv, Nairobi, DC, Mumbai, Delhi. Open DMs. IG: @instabearak

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Articles

What Australia's Vote Means for Climate in a Major Coal Economy

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Max Bearak

The leading candidates in Saturday's national election have starkly different policies on energy and global warming. Few voters have as much power over climate change as an Australian citizen. Among democracies, only the United States and Canada come close to Australia in terms of per capita greenhouse gas emissions.
Days After Trump Commits to Seabed Mining, Two Sides Face Off

1 week ago | huffman.house.gov | Max Bearak

Days After Trump Commits to Seabed Mining, Two Sides Face OffAt a congressional hearing, one executive welcomed President Trump’s “starting gun” to begin mining. Democrats and Republicans clashed over environmental and business concerns. Less than a week after President Trump signed an executive orderto accelerate seabed mining, the U.S. government received its first permit application from the Metals Company, one of the most ardent proponents of the as yet unproven practice.
Days After Trump Commits to Seabed Mining, Two Sides Face Off

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Max Bearak

Vancouver company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agencyThe Metals Company, based in Vancouver, said it was seeking two exploration licences and a commercial recovery permit, making it the first company to …
Days After Trump Commits to Seabed Mining, Two Sides Face Off

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Max Bearak

At a congressional hearing, one executive welcomed President Trump's "starting gun" to begin mining. Democrats and Republicans clashed over environmental and business concerns. Less than a week after President Trump signed an executive order to accelerate seabed mining, the U.S. government received its first permit application from the Metals Company, one of the most ardent proponents of the as yet unproven practice.
Climate Change, Once a Big Issue, Fades From Canada’s Election

2 weeks ago | dtnext.in | Max Bearak

The melting Arctic ice cap. Record-smashing wildfires across several provinces. A country that, on average, is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. And yet, as Canadians go to the polls Monday, climate change isn’t even among the top 10 issues for voters, according to recent polling. “That’s just not what this election is about,” said Jessica Green, a political scientist at the University of Toronto who focuses on climate issues.
Climate Change, Once a Big Issue, Fades From Canada's Election

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Max Bearak

Even though Liberal candidate Mark Carney has a lengthy climate policy résumé, Trump's threats have nearly drowned the issue out of the campaign. The melting Arctic icecap. Record-smashing wildfires across several provinces. A country that, on average, is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. And yet, as Canadians go to the polls Monday, climate change isn't even among the top 10 issues for voters, according to recent polling.
China says President Trump’s order on seabed mining violates international law

2 weeks ago | pressdemocrat.com | Max Bearak

China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that an executive order President Donald Trump signed a day earlier to accelerate the permitting process for seabed mining in international waters “violates international law and harms the overall interests of the international community.”The BBC earlier reported the remarks by a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun. The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
The Trump Administration Wants Seafloor Mining. What Does That Mean?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Dzombak |Max Bearak

A recent executive order would accelerate mining in little-understood undersea ecosystems. Life at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is slow, dark and quiet. Strange creatures glitter and glow. Oxygen seeps mysteriously from lumpy, metallic rocks. There is little to disturb these deep-ocean denizens. "There's weird life down here," said Bethany Orcutt, a geomicrobiologist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Max Bearak |Rebecca Dzombak |Harry Stevens

Share President Trump has ordered the U.S. government to take a major step toward mining vast tracts of the ocean floor, a move that is opposed by nearly all other nations, which consider international waters off limits to this kind of industrial activity.The executive order, signed Thursday, would circumvent a decades-old treaty that every major coastal nation except the United States has ratified.
Trump moves to ramp up deep-sea mining for critical minerals

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Max Bearak |Rebecca Dzombak |Harry Stevens

Max Bearak, Rebecca Dzombak and Harry StevensApr 25, 2025 – 9.44am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? New York | President Donald Trump has ordered the US government to take a major step toward mining vast tracts of the ocean floor, a move that nearly every other nation in the world considers off-limits to this kind of industrial activity.