List of Energy and the Environment articles
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A factory worker stands near car batteries for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Company in Nanjing, China, on March 12, 2021. How the United States Can Win the Battery Race
To leapfrog China, Washington should shift away from lithium-ion batteries.
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People walking past a banner of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers on Sept. 5. Algeria Needs an Economic Transformation
With the right reforms, it can become more than a petrostate.
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Two workers in orange suits and hard hats hoist a large solar panel into place in Toto, Nigeria, on June 12. Bridging the Green Power Gap
One Nigerian village shows how to develop human opportunity and protect the planet at the same time.
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The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is seen from across the Susquehanna River in Etters, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 21. America’s AI Leadership Depends on Energy
Microsoft’s plan to restart Three Mile Island points to the way forward.
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An abandoned playground next to a heavily damaged building in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Sept. 24. Ukraine Faces a Double Threat if Russia Takes Pokrovsk
The eastern city is a key military hub, but it’s also critical to Ukraine’s steel industry.
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The silhouettes of three workers are seen from behind as they stand in front of a field of solar panels. One worker has a gloved hand extended to reach the nearest panel. Sunlight glints on the surface of panels farther on in the field. China’s Climate Targets Could Make or Break the Paris Agreement
Beijing’s clean energy is booming—but its environmental ambitions are shrinking.
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A frozen landscape surrounds the waters of Prince William Sound in Valdez, Alaska. Alaska Geothermal Power Can Fuel U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
Opportunities on the Pacific Rim can kick-start a critical sector.
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Waste gasses are burnt off at an oil refinery in the South Pars gas field near Assaluyeh Port in Iran in 2021. The Middle East Crisis Has Finally Shaken Oil Markets
Israel’s vowed reprisals on Iran, and likely escalation afterward, have jolted complacent energy markets.
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A man in a white shirt and jacket gestures with both hands as he talks behind a bank of microphones. Solar panels are seen above him. Hard Truths Come for Germany’s Climate Prophet
Robert Habeck may be deepening the social divisions over environmental policy that he always wanted to overcome.
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses parliament during a session to approve his new cabinet appointments in Tehran on August 21, 2024. Iran’s New Outreach to the West Is Risky
Masoud Pezeshkian says he wants to rekindle the nuclear deal. The ball is now in the West’s court.
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Schröder and Putin in Moscow Don’t Let Germany Go Back to Its Old Russia Tricks
How Washington can make sure that Berlin’s Gazprom era is over.
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An overhead view of the coal-fired Soma power plant in Manisa, western Turkey. Billionaires Must Help Fix the Planet
It’s time for the ultra-rich to take responsibility for their role in the climate crisis.
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The oil tanker “Ane” is seen in the North Sea accompanied by two tugboats on Jan. 18, 2023. Can Denmark Use International Law to Fight Russia’s Shadow Fleet?
Revisionist powers like to use international law as a weapon. Now the West is thinking creatively, too—to uphold the order, not break it.
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Three unidentified hunters from the royal family pose with a dead one-horned rhinoceros in Chitwan, Nepal. Will Nepal’s Elite Finally Be Held Accountable for Wildlife Crimes?
The country’s strict wildlife laws are unevenly enforced. One conservationist has worked to change that.
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Children take part in a climate protest as Parliament resumes in London. Is Climate Activism Working?
In Germany and elsewhere, the impact has been modest.
