List of Energy and the Environment articles
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The Grohnde nuclear power plant Germany Confronts Its Nuclear Demons
Opposition to all things nuclear was the bedrock of the modern German political psyche. Then came Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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A fuel barrel lies on its side. The Problem With Being a Petrostate
Is the “oil weapon” largely nonexistent?
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Trawlers from the Murmansk fleet wait for the next fishing expedition in Murmansk, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2006. WTO Clinches Deal Aimed at Reducing Global Overfishing
The agreement limits the subsidies that countries can provide fisheries.
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A container is decorated with a map showing the proposed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, a project that was scrapped after Russia invaded Ukraine, in Lubmin, Germany, on March 1. Ukraine Wants a Lend-Lease Plan for Energy to Escape Russian Chokehold
Russia blackmails its neighbors with energy. Kyiv needs a solution.
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Juan Guaidó in the Venezuelan parliament in Caracas Biden Sidelines Venezuelan Democracy at Summit of the Americas
The administration wants to support human rights, but it doesn’t have the courage of its convictions.
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A man stands holding a tool over an oil pumping unit. Get Ready for $150 a Barrel Oil Soon
Despite emergency measures, there’s little chance of a price drop.
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Mohammad bin Salman is shown with a slight smirk on his face. Biden Was Always Going to Need Saudi Arabia
Trying to make Mohammed bin Salman a “pariah” was bound to fail.
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Smoke billows from a large steel plant in China China’s Energy Nationalism Means Coal Is Sticking Around
Green plans are secondary to political demands.
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Electricity workers check solar panels in China. Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It
Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on high gas prices and the release of oil from the strategic reserve, in Washington, March 31. Biden’s Saudi Trip May Be Too Little, Too Late
Soaring oil prices require a long-term fix and are in direct conflict with the world’s green agenda. The only way out may be a major recession.
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This aerial picture taken on October 16, 2021 shows trucks loaded with coal waiting near Gants Mod port at the Chinese border with Gashuun Sukhait, in Umnugovi province, in Mongolia. Mongolia Looks to Fuel Russia and China by Rail
Critical routes will be finished by the end of 2022.
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An earth mover loads a truck with coal at the Wieczorek coal mine in Katowice, Poland, on April 14, 2004. Should We Burn More Fossil Fuels, Not Less?
A sequel to “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels” doubles down on a flawed defense of oil, gas, and coal.
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An aerial view of an industrial settlement in a blue sea. Azerbaijan Stands to Win Big in Europe’s Energy Crisis
That spells trouble in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping makes an inspection tour. Why Xi Jinping Has Lofty Visions of Green Mountains
China’s environmental rhetoric is rooted in party history.
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Russian energy giant Gazprom said it had stopped all gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. Putin’s Ukraine Gambit Was ‘Self-Defeating’
Two experts on energy and geopolitics talk about spiking prices, Russia’s war, and what that means for the climate fight.
