David Gelles

@dgelles

Climate reporter @NYTimes. Author of forthcoming DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE and NYT bestseller ‘The Man Who Broke Capitalism.' davidgelles.com

New York, NY davidgelles.com Joined April 2007

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David Gelles @dgelles Feb 12, 2025

DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away

Out September 9.

On sale today.

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www.amazon.com Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away This is the inside story of one of the most extraordinary brands in the corporate world, the rare company that is driven by environmental activism instead of cutthroat capitalism. Founded in 1973,...

David Gelles @dgelles 4h

As world leaders begin addressing the United Nations climate summit today in Antalya, Turkey, 197 nations will be represented. But not the United States. w/ @LFFriedman nytimes.com/2026/11/11/cli…

www.nytimes.com The United States Is Skipping COP31 in Turkey President Trump refused to send an American delegation to the United Nations climate summit in Turkey.

David Gelles @dgelles 22h

A personal piece I wrote about growing up in California, land of disasters. nytimes.com/2026/11/10/ins…

www.nytimes.com A New York Times Reporter on El Niño and His California Childhood David Gelles, who covers a warming world for The New York Times, recalls natural disasters of his youth as he seeks to make sense of a powerful El Niño.

David Gelles @dgelles Nov 4

The war in Iran, efforts to promote fossil fuels and attacks on renewable energy contributed to higher prices for gas and electricity that drove voter discontent. My post-election night analysis: nytimes.com/2026/11/04/cli…

www.nytimes.com How Trump’s Energy Policies Helped Trigger Midterm Rout The war in Iran, efforts to promote fossil fuels and attacks on renewable energy contributed to higher prices for gas and electricity that drove voter discontent.

David Gelles @dgelles Nov 2

My appraisal of William Nordhaus, and his powerful opponents. nytimes.com/2026/11/02/cli…

www.nytimes.com He Pioneered a Groundbreaking Idea and Was Met With Corporate Wrath Economist William Nordhaus said putting a price on pollution was the best way to reduce climate change. Then came the fossil fuel lobby and the anti-tax movement.