List of Energy and the Environment articles
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Four elephants cross a dusty road. Shooting an Elephant in Botswana
Trophy hunting is uncomfortable for some in the West but a lifeline for many locals.
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A worker mans a furnace during the nickel-smelting process in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province. Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line
What do Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine have in common? Critical minerals.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Feb. 20. Where Does the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal Stand?
The prospect of an agreement looks increasingly uncertain.
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The CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian research ice-breaker navigates near an ice floe along Devon Island, in the Canadian High Arctic on Sep 27, 2015 Canada Tries to Break the Ice With Trump
A key Arctic initiative may be a way to mend relations.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a meeting in New York. Is the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal All Talk?
Kyiv may have the critical minerals, but that’s just one part of the equation.
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Donald Trump tosses a pen into the crowd holding several pens in the other hand How to Assess Trump’s Early Moves
On FP Live, three experts on three continents try to find the signal in the noise.
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An Amazon Web Services data center is seen from above near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Virginia, on July 17, 2024. Can Trump Power an AI Boom?
DeepSeek has exposed just how uncertain future AI energy demand is.
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Donald Trump tips a white hard hat from his head as he stands behind a microphone on a well-lit stage with a crowd out of focus behind him in the darkness. Trump’s Not a Renegade—He’s a Loyal Republican Fighter
Just look at the president’s embrace of fossil fuels.
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A blurred scene shows people at desks. Above them are several television screens. The Dirty Business That’s Stopping Climate Change
Commodity traders are among the financial world’s most ruthless actors—and now they’re at the center of climate policy.
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An oil tanker is seen across the harbor where it's anchored, a big hulking mass of black and white metal against gray waters and a hazy gray sky overhead. How Trump Could Put Tighter Screws on Moscow
U.S. and European sanctions are already unprecedented, but there is plenty the new administration can still do to squeeze Russia’s earnings.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a rally organized by his Justice and Development Party. Is Turkey Breaking Its Own Oil Embargo?
As Erdogan champions the Palestinian cause, evidence suggests that his regime is facilitating support for Israel.
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A person wearing a red shawl and an ornate skirt with beads and ornamentation holds a golden object as she poses for a photo in front of Tibetan prayer wheels. A photographer points a camera toward her. How Tourism Trapped Tibet
The region is becoming a theme park for the Chinese nation.
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A firefighter monitors the spread of a fire in Los Angeles. What Do Pacific Palisades and Putin’s Russia Have in Common?
Increasing climate and geopolitical risks are making living in the former and doing business in the latter uninsurable.
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A train passes though countryside to Ungheni in Moldova on Jan. 29, 2016. Russia’s Energy Squeeze on Moldova
The Kremlin hopes Ukraine cutting off Russian gas transits will flip a pro-Western government.
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An aerial view of a nuclear power plant with a river in the distance. America’s Awkward Energy Insecurity Problem
With the (sort of) end of Russian uranium imports, a challenge looms: How to fuel the next generation of reactors?
