Geopolitics

These Two Charts Show Why U.S.-China Climate Action is Tough

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What Blinken's China Visit Means for Global Climate Action

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What Would Happen if South America Formed an OPEC for Lithium

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Russia Wants a Committed Fossil Fuel Relationship. China Has Cold Feet

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How Climate Change Became Central to U.S.-Europe Relations

The meeting between Biden and his E.U. counterpart on March 10 could pave the way forward for constructive trans-Atlantic climate cooperation.

By Justin Worland

Society’s Biggest Risks, Ranked by the World's Leading Experts

A World Economic Forum survey shows natural disasters and extreme weather are among the top risks to global economy and stability in the next two years.

By Aryn Baker

Israeli Politics Trump Region's Climate Crisis

The Middle East is warming, but Israelis and Palestinians are too focused on politics to worry about impending climate catastrophe.

By Aryn Baker / Herzliya, Israel

How China's Zero-COVID Policy Affects Climate Goals

China’s zero-COVID policy—and the subsequent outrage—have a wide range of implications, including for climate change

By Justin Worland

Russia's War in Ukraine Puts Antarctica's Wildlife at Risk

As the international community strives to protect Antarctica's biodiversity, Russia-Ukraine geopolitics gets in the way.

By Aryn Baker

Rishi Sunak's Climate Action Record: What to Know

While Britain's newest Prime Minister is no environmentalist, "it could hardly be worse than Truss,” says one campaigner.

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King Charles' Environmentalism May Test Relations With Liz Truss

A longtime environmentalist, now King Charles III must avoid giving his opinions with a Prime Minister who has a poor climate track record.

By Ciara Nugent

How Rising U.S.-China Tensions Impact Climate Action

"U.S.-China engagement on climate is sorely needed...to ensure that bilateral tensions do not irreparably harm the ability to reduce emissions"

By Amy Gunia

Pacific Island Nations Bring Their Climate Justice Fight to the World's Highest Court

Pacific Island leaders have tried almost everything—from giving speeches in knee-deep seawater, to shouting and crying—to draw attention to the impacts of climate change on their nations.But as their attempts to spark drastic action have...

By Amy Gunia

G-7 Launches Climate Club to Try and Avoid Green Trade Wars

The Climate Club hopes to accelerate climate action and increase ambition towards meeting the Paris Agreement targets

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U.S. Plastic Recycling Rates Are Even Worse Than We Thought

It’s well established that the state of U.S. plastics recycling is dismal. But plastic waste experts, who have long cautioned that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) purported recycling rate was overestimated, now say that the...

By Emily Barone

The New IPCC Report Was Delayed As Scientists Debated Reliance On Carbon Capture

The U.N. climate body admits the 1.5°C target set under the Paris Agreement now looks unlikely

By Ciara Nugent

Ukraine’s Conflict Has Rippled All the Way to the Arctic

The conflict in Ukraine has far reaching consequences for climate change and the Arctic

By Aryn Baker

The Link Between Climate Change and the Russian Invasion

Svitlana Krakovska, a Ukrainian meteorologist, was wary of speaking her mind. On Sunday, sitting next to her sons’ bunk beds in her Kyiv home, she joined a Zoom meeting of the International Governmental Panel on...

By Ciara Nugent

The Top 10 Risks to the World in 2017

Welcome to the "geopolitical recession"

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Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Is a Black Box

His supporters want the U.S. to pull back from the world

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