List of Energy and the Environment articles
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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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Newspapers in Tehran feature news about the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties. How Much Leverage Does China Really Have Over Iran?
Washington wants Beijing to rein in Tehran, but experts say it’s not that simple.
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A Maxar satellite image shows the Fortune Galaxy Mahshahr Oil Terminal in Iran. Why Oil Markets Are Calm Despite Iran-Israel Tensions
And why that could change.
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A group of people on motorbikes ride on the street in front of a massive microchip fabrication plant. The company name, TSMC, is displayed in large red letters on the front of the building. The Chipmaking World Hedges Its Taiwan Bets
Earthquake or not, building semiconductor factories off the island has become a global imperative.
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A worker secures cylinders of Russian enriched uranium on a truck following its arrival at the port of Dunkirk, France on March 20, 2023. Russia’s Rosatom Fuels Putin’s War Machine
The nuclear company’s expanding corporate empire is an urgent target for sanctions.
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The containment domes of Units 2 and 3 stand during the decommissioning and dismantling of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Diego County, California. U.S. Reactors Still Run on Russian Uranium
But Washington and its partners are working to change that.
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Andrew Sweetman, a deep-sea ecology professor wearing a gray boiler suit and white hard hat, kneels on one knee as he gestures to research equipment on the deck of a ship beneath a pale cloudy sky in the Pacific Ocean. Washington Wants In on the Deep-Sea Mining Game
The scramble for critical minerals is heating up under the sea, but lawmakers fear the United States could be left behind.
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A Gazprom Neft oil refinery is seen on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow. Ukraine Takes the War to Russia’s Oil Refineries
Kyiv aims to do with explosives what two years of Western sanctions haven’t yet managed.
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A massive orange conflagration of flames and thick smoke billows from a raging fire at a storage tank of al-Awda oil field. Shifting Conflicts Hit Key Energy Routes
From Russia to Yemen, gas and oil exports have become prime targets.
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A rural view with a large field of solar panels in the foreground and a power plant in the background. How Europe’s Solar Industry Can Be Saved
A domestic manufacturing sector will enhance the EU’s long-term energy security.
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Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud addresses the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh. The Middle East’s Oil Giants Have Entered the Critical Minerals Race
As the clean energy transition takes off, the region’s biggest players are making sure they have a seat at the table.
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This picture taken on March 7, shows the Rubymar cargo ship sinking off the coast of Yemen after a Houthi missile attack The Houthis Have Declared War on the Environment
The green movement must speak out about pollution from Red Sea maritime terrorism, which will devastate livelihoods and the oceans.
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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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A man fishes at a port near the Lungmen, a nuclear power plant that has suspended its construction, in New Taipei City. Taiwan Can’t Shake Its Nuclear Ghosts
The island’s resistance to a dependable—and desperately needed—source of energy has been shaped by a covert history.
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Trucks loaded with copper prepare to leave Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 17, 2023. Washington Wants to Revive a Critical Minerals Mega-Railway Through Africa
The move comes straight out of China’s Belt-and-Road playbook.
