List of Environment articles
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A Kenyan pastoralist looks at sheep and goats that died from changing climate. ‘Brink of Catastrophe’: Drought Worsens Humanitarian Crisis in East Africa
Experts warn of the driest conditions in over four decades, fueled in part by climate change.
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Environmental activists rally for accountability for fossil fuel companies outside of the New York Supreme Court in New York City on Oct. 22, 2019. How PR Firms Captured the Sustainability Agenda
More than just “spin artists,” consultancies have promoted economic growth and environmental protection as mutually reinforcing.
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An aerial view of cleaning crews in white suits working on a shore to remove oil from a beach. How Peru Laid the Groundwork for an Oil Spill Disaster
The nation’s unsustainable development model has ignored serious environmental risks.
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A worker inspects an open cast at the Arcadia lithium mine in Zimbabwe. Shifting Mining From the Global South Misses the Point of Climate Justice
Onshoring critical minerals mining doesn’t address the root causes of predatory extraction.
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Chinese dredging vessels at work at the Colombo Port City under construction in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 14, 2018. Xinhua/CHEC via Getty Images The Great Sand Grab
Modern civilizations are forged with sand, but soaring extraction has come at an alarming price.
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Flared natural gas is burned off at a corporation's operations in Texas. Why U.S. Natural Gas Is No Longer Too Dirty for France
Natural gas is key to the energy transition—but only if companies clean up their act.
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The sun shines in a hazy sky over mechanical equipment at Tanjung Priok sea port. The Climate Conversation No One Wants
It’s time to talk about managing the world’s likely overshoot beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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A man stands by fans during a heat wave in Baghdad. Climate Change Demands More Air Conditioning
An often-disparaged technology is a lifesaver, not a luxury.
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Motorists line up at a Sinooil gas station in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Want to Derail the Energy Transition? Take Fossil Fuels Out of the Mix.
Policies that attack supply to reduce demand will create substantial collateral damage.
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Water vapor rises from the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant shortly before it was permanently shut down as part of Germany's phaseout of all nuclear power, near Grafenrheinfeld, Germany. on June 11, 2015 Amid Energy Crisis, EU Fights Over Whether Nuclear Is Green
Brussels’s plans to cut emissions by promoting nuclear power has parts of the bloc up in arms.
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Environment, Fragility & Conflict Environment, Fragility & Conflict
Strengthening resilience to manage environmentally-linked conflict
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In an aerial view, traffic creeps along Virginia Highway 1 after being diverted away from Interstate 95 after it was closed due to a winter storm. Traffic Jams Are a Very American Disaster
The I-95 backup shows how easily highways can become traps.
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A Greenpeace activist sprays green-colored water at the entrance of the European Parliament in Brussels on May 26, 2021. Can Global Regulators Save the ESG Movement From Itself?
Without state intervention and global standards, the environmental, social, and governance movement is a recipe for greenwashing and corporate deception.
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Steam rises from the cooling towers of the Grohnde nuclear power in Germany. 3 Reasons Nuclear Power Has Returned to the Energy Debate
If we believed our own rhetoric about the climate crisis, support for nuclear would be much higher.
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climate-change-storytelling-foreign-policy-illustration What 2021 Meant for the Fight Against Climate Change
Time to avoid climate change’s worse impacts is running out. What did 2021 change?
