List of Climate Change articles
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Three fishermen in a traditional vote ride the top of a wave as they had out to see. The lights of a gas terminal are seen on the horizon. The Empty Promise of Africa’s Oil and Gas Boom
The continent is awash in fossil fuel discoveries. But relying on them for development will be disastrous.
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An aerial view of a brown-red deforested area bordered by trees. Relieve Debt to Protect the Environment
Debt-for-nature swaps on a grand scale could slow climate change and promote economic growth in the Global South.
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Residents look on from their flooded house after heavy rainfall in Kaduwela on the outskirts of Colombo. Who Pays for Climate Action?
Small island states are pointing the way on finding innovative funding.
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers her speech during the Green Deal Summit 2023 on September 26, 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic. Europe’s Green Moment Is Over
After years of riding high, EU elections are about to send the continent’s green parties back to earth.
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The view from above a group of people as they lay on scorched, dry ground. No, It’s Not Too Late to Save the Planet
Doomism robs people of the agency and incentive to participate in a solution to the climate crisis.
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A city power worker removes an illegally connected electrical cable in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 9, 2022. Can South Africa Keep the Lights On?
Even with the suspension of power cuts, voters remain skeptical ahead of the country's general elections.
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A steel worker takes an iron sample from a blast furnace, surrounded by molten iron. How Steel Built the Modern Economy
And how it might yet save it.
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Copper miners at the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana. Uncle Sam Wants You to Join the Mining Industry
A major talent squeeze is complicating Washington’s critical mineral ambitions.
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A ripped American flag rests abandoned along a road during a protest in response to the Republican National Convention being held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Democracy Has Run Out of Future
The underlying reason for the West’s democratic crisis may be a lost sense of open-ended time.
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The sun sets over the first offshore wind farm in France, off the coast of the western city of Saint-Nazaire. Can Wind and Solar Solve Climate Change?
A new book unwittingly makes the case that they can’t.
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Employees check rain boots for export at a shoe factory in Lianyungang, China, on March 13. Can China Shift the Foundations of Its Economy?
Beijing recently announced a 5 percent growth target amid economic headwinds.
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The shell of a building damaged during the 30 years of occupation in the outskirts of Agdam, Azerbaijan, in November 2023. The Land That Was Once Nagorno-Karabakh
A contested environmental legacy looms over three decades of conflict.
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French farmers drive their tractors on the A71 highway in protest. Europe’s Farmer Protests Are Part of a Bigger Problem
The unrest exposes the trade-offs that governments must confront on climate policy.
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A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner. The Country With Nothing Left to Lose
In its quest for cash, the tiny island nation of Nauru has tried it all. Its latest scheme may be its riskiest bet yet.
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Two people a near a fallen tree in a flooded area. The Only Way to Make Climate Progress
Green technology and capital is concentrated in rich countries. Here’s how to address the north-south divide.
