List of Environment articles
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Fires at sunset in the agriculture town of Ruropolis, in northern Brazil, on Sept. 6, 2019. The Realist Guide to Solving Climate Change
Put aside all your idealistic fantasies about the world’s biggest crisis, and here’s what’s left.
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Serbian firefighters use a water hose to extinguish the burning blaze of a forest fire in the Greek village Glatsona on Evia (Euboea) island on Aug. 9. Four Key Takeaways From the IPCC Climate Report
The future is bleak—unless policymakers take aggressive actions now to cut global emissions.
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un-climate-tooze-social Present at the Creation of a Climate Alliance—or Climate Conflict
The United States and Europe are on the brink of decisions that could save the planet—or tear apart the West.
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National Guard helicopters spray water as a wildfire approaches in California. Climate Change Disaster Response Is the Military’s New Forever War
Wildfires in drought-stricken American West suck in military resources, in a sign of the new normal.
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The Dead Sea shoreline is receding. Can Enemies Become Allies in the Fight Against Climate Change?
There are many incentives for cross-border military cooperation—even among adversaries—as climate change worsens.
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Electric energy-generating wind turbines are on a wind farm. Energy Independence Doesn’t Mean What It Used To
And here’s why that’s a national security issue.
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A boy stands by a dried riverbed in Kenya. The Racial Violence of Climate Change
It’s time to speak plainly about the deadly effects of global warming—and their unjust impact across racial lines.
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A container ship sails on the Mediterranean Sea during a thunderstorm about 20 nautical miles from Malta on Sept. 24, 2017. Free Trade Is Dead. Risky ‘Managed Trade’ Is Here.
The old trade order has gone out the window at breathtaking speed. What comes next is very slippery.
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Solar modules in China The United States Can’t Afford the Brutal Price of Chinese Solar Panels
Americans need a national green tech strategy.
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Firm Zero-Emission Power Firm Zero-Emission Power
The challenge for deep decarbonization of the grid
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Firefighters monitor a wildfire in California The American West’s Climate Hellscape Is Just a Preview
Droughts, heat waves, and floods are the new normal—unless policymakers get serious.
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A wildlife keeper checks a pangolin enclosure. Endangered Species Are Paying the Price of COVID-19
Diminishing tourism has created new incentives for the illegal wildlife trade.
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Chinese pedestrians watch the news. U.S.-China Competition Can Still Produce Climate Wins
Progressive groups warning Biden against a tougher stand on China are reading the risks wrong.
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Logging trucks carrying Okoume wood leave the Ivindo National Park near Makokou, Gabon. Europe Needs to Clean Up at Home Before Pushing a Green Agenda Abroad
Norway is paying Gabon to halt deforestation while continuing to promote its own polluting industries.
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Smoke and flames rise from an illegally lit fire in the Amazon rainforest reserve in Brazil. Only China Can End Brazil’s Climate Crisis
Deforestation is devastating the Amazon, but Beijing has the political and economic leverage to stop it.
