Iran’s Grand Strategy Has Fundamentally Shifted
Tehran has shifted to using carrots in the region—and reserving sticks for the United States and Israel.
List of Environment articles
![Protesters gather with signs to object to the extension of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) at Trafalgar Square on Aug. 5, in London.]()
Protesters gather with signs to object to the extension of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) at Trafalgar Square on Aug. 5, in London.
What Cities Can Teach Countries About Tackling Climate Change
Urban areas have made more progress than national governments on climate change—and offer a compelling political roadmap.
![This aerial photo shows staff members repairing a flood-damaged section of Fengtai-Shacheng Railway in Beijing on Aug. 8.]()
This aerial photo shows staff members repairing a flood-damaged section of Fengtai-Shacheng Railway in Beijing on Aug. 8.
On the Highway to Climate Hell
The world's infrastructure was built for a climate that no longer exists.
![Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends the Amazon summit in Belém, Brazil.]()
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends the Amazon summit in Belém, Brazil.
Lula’s Rainforest Diplomacy Debut
Brazil’s Amazon summit featured both cooperation and contradiction among the world’s forest-rich countries.
![A farmer holding a large chainsaw steps across the severed trunk of a downed tree as he cuts trees to plant coca at a plantation in Colombia. Behind him are more trees in the Amazon rainforest.]()
A farmer holding a large chainsaw steps across the severed trunk of a downed tree as he cuts trees to plant coca at a plantation in Colombia. Behind him are more trees in the Amazon rainforest.
How Drugs Are Destroying the Amazon
In the world’s largest rainforest, cocaine and deforestation are increasingly linked.
![U.S. President Joe Biden tours the TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 6, 2022.]()
U.S. President Joe Biden tours the TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 6, 2022.
No Water, No Workers, No Chips
TSMC and other tech giants need to take climate into account or risk seeing their investments go up in smoke.
![Two Uzbek soldiers, both wearing camouflage and helmets and holding rifles, stand on either side of a metal gate with a stop sign at its center. Behind the fence is a flat field, and farther in the distance are trees and a blue sky.]()
Two Uzbek soldiers, both wearing camouflage and helmets and holding rifles, stand on either side of a metal gate with a stop sign at its center. Behind the fence is a flat field, and farther in the distance are trees and a blue sky.
The Water Wars Are Coming to Central Asia
Things have been bad for decades, but the Taliban threaten to make them worse.
![People walk in the distance atop cracked soil in a dried-up irrigation canal through a wheat field in Iraqi Kurdistan's Rania district.]()
People walk in the distance atop cracked soil in a dried-up irrigation canal through a wheat field in Iraqi Kurdistan's Rania district.
The Cradle of Civilization Is Drying Up
Climate change endangers the Tigris and Euphrates—but it’s not the only reason the rivers are vanishing.
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Trillion-Dollar Sticker Shock? Let’s All Get Over It.
Plus: The economics of cigarettes.
![An employee of Air Liquide in front of an electrolyzer at the company's future hydrogen production facility of renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany.]()
An employee of Air Liquide in front of an electrolyzer at the company's future hydrogen production facility of renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany.
Hydrogen Is the Future—or a Complete Mirage
The green-hydrogen industry is a case study in the potential—for better and worse—of our new economic era.
![A crowd of activists march down a street in Seoul. Some protesters hold signs and banners, and a man in the center of the street jumps above the rest as he catches a giant inflatable ball painted to look like the Earth.]()
A crowd of activists march down a street in Seoul. Some protesters hold signs and banners, and a man in the center of the street jumps above the rest as he catches a giant inflatable ball painted to look like the Earth.
Fukushima Disposal Plans Put Tokyo in Hot Water
Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water into the ocean is heating up tensions in East Asia.
![A large view shows the landscape of the Svalbard archipelago near Longyearbyen Harbor.]()
A large view shows the landscape of the Svalbard archipelago near Longyearbyen Harbor.
There’s Still Law in the Far North
Don't revive the Arctic Council until Russia is out of Ukraine.
![Scientist Claire Dalgliesh, front, works in San Diego on June 8, 2021, shortly after returning from conducting research onboard the vessel Maersk Launcher in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, where soil, water, and wildlife samples were obtained as part of the research to see the effects mining will have on the deep-sea environment.]()
Scientist Claire Dalgliesh, front, works in San Diego on June 8, 2021, shortly after returning from conducting research onboard the vessel Maersk Launcher in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, where soil, water, and wildlife samples were obtained as part of the research to see the effects mining will have on the deep-sea environment.
The Deep-Sea Gold Rush
To power the energy transition, miners are racing to the bottom—of the ocean.
![Avinash Persaud speaks about a paper he wrote on modernizing the United Kingdom's financial transactions tax in London.]()
Avinash Persaud speaks about a paper he wrote on modernizing the United Kingdom's financial transactions tax in London.
Can Avinash Persaud Convince Capitalists to Embrace Green Growth?
How an ex-banker teamed up with Barbados’s prime minister to fix a lopsided global financial system.
![Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape (left) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on during a joint press conference in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The U.S. flag and the Papua New Guinea flag flank each man in the background.]()
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape (left) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on during a joint press conference in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The U.S. flag and the Papua New Guinea flag flank each man in the background.
The Pacific Is Becoming a Testing Ground for Green Geopolitics
U.S. environmental measures have China as an unspoken target.
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What Cities Can Teach Countries About Tackling Climate Change
Urban areas have made more progress than national governments on climate change—and offer a compelling political roadmap.
On the Highway to Climate Hell
The world's infrastructure was built for a climate that no longer exists.
Lula’s Rainforest Diplomacy Debut
Brazil’s Amazon summit featured both cooperation and contradiction among the world’s forest-rich countries.
How Drugs Are Destroying the Amazon
In the world’s largest rainforest, cocaine and deforestation are increasingly linked.
No Water, No Workers, No Chips
TSMC and other tech giants need to take climate into account or risk seeing their investments go up in smoke.
The Water Wars Are Coming to Central Asia
Things have been bad for decades, but the Taliban threaten to make them worse.
The Cradle of Civilization Is Drying Up
Climate change endangers the Tigris and Euphrates—but it’s not the only reason the rivers are vanishing.
Trillion-Dollar Sticker Shock? Let’s All Get Over It.
Plus: The economics of cigarettes.
Hydrogen Is the Future—or a Complete Mirage
The green-hydrogen industry is a case study in the potential—for better and worse—of our new economic era.
Fukushima Disposal Plans Put Tokyo in Hot Water
Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water into the ocean is heating up tensions in East Asia.
There’s Still Law in the Far North
Don't revive the Arctic Council until Russia is out of Ukraine.
The Deep-Sea Gold Rush
To power the energy transition, miners are racing to the bottom—of the ocean.
Can Avinash Persaud Convince Capitalists to Embrace Green Growth?
How an ex-banker teamed up with Barbados’s prime minister to fix a lopsided global financial system.
The Pacific Is Becoming a Testing Ground for Green Geopolitics
U.S. environmental measures have China as an unspoken target.
