List of Energy and the Environment articles
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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.
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A person in a green jacket holding their bicycle looks out over water and coal plants. The Energy Crisis Won’t Sabotage Climate Goals
Climate despair is understandable but misplaced.
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A motorcycle passes in front of an oil-themed mural in Caracas, Venezuela Democracy Is Not a Commodity
The United States shouldn’t bargain away Venezuela’s future for oil.
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Oil rig silhouettes are seen before a bright orange and yellow sky. How Private Oil Companies Took Over U.S. Energy Security
And why it’s time to take it back.
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Demonstrators wave Western Sahara flags during a protest against the Spanish government support for Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, in Madrid, on March 26. Why Is Madrid Pandering to Morocco?
Spain has traded five decades of neutrality on Western Sahara while getting nothing but a spyware scandal in return.
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Clive Palmer, chairman of the United Australia Party, prepares to speak at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on April 7. How a Pair of Mining Fortunes Will Shape the Australian Election
Two wealthy men with opposing political views are riding a wave of discontent with the major parties.
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A satellite image shows the the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Isa port in Yemen on June 17, 2020. Yemen Is Sitting on a Time Bomb Bigger Than the Exxon Valdez
An abandoned oil tanker with more than 1 million barrels of crude is rusting off the coast.
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U.S. Navy Capt. David Bretz (right) shakes hands with Vietnamese military officials during the arrival of the USNS Mercy in Nha Trang in central Vietnam on May 17, 2018. Vietnam Relations Are a Quiet U.S. Victory Already
There’s no need to empower hard-liners by a potentially provocative upgrade.
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An Afghan worker works on the site of an ancient monastery discovered in Mes Aynak, in the eastern province of Logar on Nov. 23, 2010. The archaeological dig is located at the world's second-biggest unexploited copper mine. China Wants Its Investments in Afghanistan to Be Safer Than in Pakistan
Beijing could profit handsomely from Afghan resources and exports, but new ventures risk exposing Chinese nationals to violence.
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The logo of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom is seen in Bulgaria. Russia Is Back to Blackmailing Europe Over Energy
Europe’s energy dealer is playing hardball.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a Commonwealth Club of California event in San Francisco on Sept. 13, 2018. John Kerry: ‘We’re Behind. We’re Way Behind.’
America’s climate envoy on what it will take to turn things around for the planet.
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Ukrainian coal mine Russia’s Resource Grab in Ukraine
Ukraine’s extraordinary riches in energy, minerals, and agriculture are a prize for the Kremlin.
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A heat pump stands outside a property as part of a green housing project in Huddersfield recently retrofitted by Kirklees Council on March 16, 2022 in Huddersfield, England. Heat Pumps Will Change Everything—and Not Enough
It’s a long-term solution for climate change with plenty of short-term problems.
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A farmer in drives a tractor pulling a planter with sugar beet seeds in Humnyska, Ukraine on March 26. How Climate Change and War Are Compounding Food Insecurity
Disruption to Black Sea routes and climate change-related crop failures pose major risks to food security in Ukraine and around the world.
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A long line of cars stretches down a city street from a gas station. Iraq’s Oil Dysfunction
The world’s sixth-largest oil producer still suffers from fuel shortages and power outages.
