Somini Sengupta

New York

Global Climate Reporter at The New York Times

The New York Times global climate reporter. Ex-South Asia, West Africa, UN bureaus. Author of The End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India’s Young

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Articles

The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Somini Sengupta

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Homeland Security official during President Donald Trump’s first administration who authored an anonymous op-ed sharply critical of the president is calling on independent government watchdogs to investigate after Trump ordered the department to look into his government …
The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to 'Correct' Research.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Somini Sengupta

Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration's executive order about "restoring a gold standard for science." Who could argue with setting a "gold standard" for science? Actually, thousands of scientists from around the country. President Trump has ordered what he called a restoration of a "gold standard science" across federal agencies and national laboratories.
India Sees a Future Making Solar Panels for Itself, and Maybe the World

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Somini Sengupta

Ports blocked, skies shut, trade cut: How second wave of India’s silent strikes are bleeding Pakistan’s pocketsThese sweeping measures are designed not only to penalize Pakistan for its continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism but also to signal a new …
New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Somini Sengupta

A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. Amid the turmoil over global trade, countries around the world reached a remarkable, though modest, agreement Friday to reduce the climate pollution that comes from shipping those goods worldwide - with what is essentially a tax, no less.
Tariffs News Highlights: Tariffs Send Wall Street Tumbling to Worst Day Since Pandemic - The New York Times

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Joe Rennison |Danielle Kaye |Ana Swanson |Tony Romm |River Akira Davis |Martin Fackler | +10 more

The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as allies and adversaries alike criticized President Trump’s action and weighed their responses.
How Trump's Tariffs Threaten the Transition to Cleaner Energy

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Max Bearak |Brad Plumer |Somini Sengupta

Tariffs are the latest blow in a the shift to renewable energy. The U.S. relies largely on imported technology from Europe and Asia. First came President Trump's freezing of federal support for many renewable energy projects, coupled with cries of "drill, baby, drill."Then came the tariffs.
Tariffs News Highlights: Tariffs Send Wall Street Tumbling to Worst Day Since Pandemic - The New York Times

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Joe Rennison |Danielle Kaye |Ana Swanson |Tony Romm |River Akira Davis |Martin Fackler | +11 more

The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as allies and adversaries alike criticized President Trump’s action and weighed their responses.
Care About Food Waste? In Massachusetts, You Can Be a Compost Consultant.

Mar 25, 2025 | nytimes.com | Somini Sengupta |Cassandra Klos

America has a food waste problem: Rotten tomatoes and pizza boxes end up in trash dumps and produce a potent planet-heating gas called methane. Massachusetts has a fix: A state regulation requires businesses to keep food out of dumpsters. To help them comply, the state offers a carrot, in the form of a chatty, practical, 63-year-old hand-holding food-waste-reduction consultant named Heather Billings.
The World Bank Pivoted to Climate. That Now May Be a Problem.

Feb 25, 2025 | nytimes.com | Max Bearak |Somini Sengupta

As the Trump administration imposes deep cuts on foreign aid and renewable energy programs, the World Bank, one of the most important financiers of energy projects in developing countries, is facing doubts over whether its biggest shareholder, the United States, will stay on board. While the Trump administration has voiced neither support nor antipathy for the bank, it has issued an executive order promising a review of U.S. involvement in all international organizations.
USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down

Feb 18, 2025 | nytimes.com | Somini Sengupta

Numerous programs aimed at averting violence, instability and extremism worsened by global warming are ensnared in the effort to dismantle the main American aid agency, U.S.A.I.D.One such project helped communities manage water stations in Niger, a hotbed of Islamist extremist groups where conflicts over scarce water are common. Another helped repair water-treatment plants in the strategic port city of Basra, Iraq, where dry taps had caused violent anti-government protests.