Energy and the Environment

It’s time to speak plainly about the deadly effects of global warming—and their unjust impact across racial lines.

The old trade order has gone out the window at breathtaking speed. What comes next is very slippery.

Belgrade is vital to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. But as China takes over old industrial sites, Serbian citizens are suffering the environmental consequences.

Americans need a national green tech strategy.

The challenge for deep decarbonization of the grid

Droughts, heat waves, and floods are the new normal—unless policymakers get serious.

Diminishing tourism has created new incentives for the illegal wildlife trade.

Progressive groups warning Biden against a tougher stand on China are reading the risks wrong.

Norway is paying Gabon to halt deforestation while continuing to promote its own polluting industries.

Historic dry spells are straining life and business in the two countries, where presidents are aloof to climate change.

Deforestation is devastating the Amazon, but Beijing has the political and economic leverage to stop it.

U.S. senators have threatened the Port of Sassnitz with “fatal measures,” but it’s worth asking what would happen if others acted the same way.

Ukraine has the most to gain in Biden’s emerging Russia policy—and the most to lose.

Blame will go to the departing president while praise will go to his handpicked successor.

The Western rush to replace oil has Gulf producers laughing all the way to the bank.