List of Energy and the Environment articles
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Children and women run among a cloud of dust in Ethiopia The World’s Biggest Risks for 2024 Are More Than Trump
A sober assessment is needed in a bleak time.
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A man takes a photo of the BYD E-Seed GT electric concept car at the Shanghai Auto Show. A Chinese EV Company Has Taken Tesla’s Crown
Beijing has gone “all in” on electric cars—rattling Washington and Brussels.
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Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette. 2023 Was Another Record Year for Climate Change
As the world threatens to breach a critical global warming threshold, cooperation still seems to fall short.
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A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone. 5 News Stories That Made a Splash
From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, FP’s reporters were on the case.
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A soldier fighting for Ukraine stands in front of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna, Ukraine. FP Live Looks Back at 2023
Stephen Walt explains why countries are accusing America of hypocrisy.
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In a photo released by the Houthi military on Nov. 20, a Houthi helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea. The Red Sea Crisis, Explained
A wave of Houthi missile attacks has spooked shipping companies and energy markets.
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A green screen is shown with the words "United Nations Climate Change." The Key Takeaways From COP28
Here’s what the summit did—and didn’t—change.
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A woman wearing a lanyard and a black denim jacket stands in front of an outdoor display at night, awash in green-toned light. The display includes signs covered with lights spelling out the words: "End the fossil era." Above those signs are red banners, each hand-painted with a word and yellow flames. The words are "funded," "full," "fair," "fast," "feminist," and "forever." Fossil Fuel Nations Almost Sabotaged a Climate Deal That Could Save Africa
At COP28, China and Russia undercut efforts to phase out dirty energy.
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A lone wind turbine spins in front of exhaust plumes billowing into a hazy gray sky from five cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Germany. What Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Really Means
The COP deal was a breakthrough, but subsidy policy will be key in achieving its goals.
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Tuvaluan Prime Minister Kausea Natano speaks at a podium during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Natano is a middle-aged man wearing glasses, a black suit, and a tie with the flag of his country printed on it. Behind him are the flags of the United Nations and the United Arab Emirates. The Deal That Exposes the Global North’s Flawed Approach to Climate Migration
A recent agreement between Australia and Tuvalu reveals the unfairness of incrementalism.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris stands at a podium in front of a massive room of attendees at the COP28 conference in Dubai. A screen on the wall behind her shows a live video of her speech, and a large green circle hangs from the ceiling with the conference logo on it. At the edges of the logo is text reading: "Unite. Act. Deliver." Good COP or Bad COP?
The future of fossil fuels took center stage at this year’s controversy-laden U.N. climate summit.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks into a microphone at a press conference while gesturing with one hand. In the other hand, he holds up a tiny copy of the Venezuelan Constitution, which is shorter than his fingers. What’s Wrong With Biden’s Venezuela Policy
Maduro, newly emboldened, is now manufacturing a regional crisis.
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The United Nations climate change conference, which takes place from Nov. 20 until Dec. 12 in Dubai, on Nov. 30. How the Fight Against Climate Change Is All About Money
Rajiv Shah on the progress—and hurdles—toward unlocking large amounts of cash for clean energy.
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High-tide flooding and debris cover a road in the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands Need a Marshall Plan
For low-lying island states, seas are rising a lot faster than aspirations.
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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks about tripling the use of nuclear energy at COP28 in Dubai on Dec. 2. COP28’s Dramatic but Empty Nuclear Pledge
A 22-nation promise to triple nuclear energy would slash emissions—if major obstacles can be removed.
