Stop Worrying About Chinese Hegemony in Asia
U.S. fears are not only irrational—they’re a potential self-fulfilling prophecy.
From rubies in Mozambique to sand in the South China Sea.
A landmark class-action lawsuit in South Africa could set a precedent for holding multinational corporations responsible for environmental damages.
The Taliban are strip-mining their mineral wealth to fund factional power grabs.
The battle for cash pits the Kabul extremists against Hazara locals.
Those who see India as a climate boogeyman are holding it to a standard they would never apply to themselves.
Cheap pricing and too much coal are leaving Chinese in the dark.
Long considered climate policy’s problem case, India is exceeding targets and breaking records thanks to fast-advancing technology.
Signs of coal’s demise are everywhere, but the world needs a better plan to phase out thousands of coal power plants still in use.
Coal mining has been reopened in the Indian state of Meghalaya, but it isn’t clear that government protections will improve life for workers or help the environment.
The world is not doing nearly enough to fight climate change, but politicians are finally starting to pay attention.
2019 could end with a deceleration in overall carbon emissions.
As China pushes clean energy policies at home, it is exporting its high-pollution coal industry to pristine places like Kenya’s Lamu Island—with Nairobi’s seal of approval. Local residents fear it will destroy the environment they depend on.
Angela Merkel hasn’t come close to earning her reputation for leadership on climate change.
The World Bank rival says it will only fund environmentally-friendly projects.
There's a thick black cloud swirling over King Coal's future.
How Trump's favorite fossil fuel can help make North Korea sanctions great again.
Trump’s new enviro-rollback seeks to undermine the landmark accord, but an America First energy plan might not mean pulling out entirely.
Peabody Energy joins a growing list of coal miners who are going broke thanks to a perfect storm of cheap natural gas, the slowdown in China, and tougher environmental rules.
The closure of the last deep pit mine in the United Kingdom marks the end of an industry that built an empire.