List of Green Technology articles
Smoke billows from multiple pipes against a hazy sky at a large steel plant in China.
Will the World’s Biggest Emitters Finally Play Nice at COP28?
It’s time to stop fighting totemic battles that suck the energy out of the climate room.
Electric public buses line a parking facility in Bogotá.
How Oil-Rich Colombia Is Trying to Go Green
Left-wing President Gustavo Petro wants to prove that industrial policy isn’t just for wealthy countries.
A coal factory is seen from a distance, with five smokestacks spitting smoke into the sky at dusk. Power line cables snake across the foreground, blocking part of the factory building.
Indonesia Asks Where the Money Is for Green Transition
A much-lauded pledge to decarbonize needs funding.
A Polestar electric vehicle is displayed during the Electrify Expo in Washington.
Chinese-Made Electric Cars Arrive Stateside
China’s EV industry is ascendant everywhere—except the U.S. Is that about to change?
Women wash ore in the artisanal copper-cobalt mine of Kamilombe, near the city of Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 20.
Africa’s Critical Minerals Could Power America’s Green Energy Transition
Biden’s IRA is shutting African countries out of supply chains for critical minerals. Including them would be a strategic and diplomatic win.
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.
An aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine run by Chilean company SQM in the Atacama Desert in Calama, Chile, on Sep. 12, 2022.
Chile Details Its National Lithium Strategy
The country’s moves are being closely watched amid the global scramble for critical minerals.
An aerial view shows a several green and brown fields, including one covered with rows of solar panels. Beyond the solar plant are trees, a river, and a small cluster of buildings.
Beijing and Washington Are Battling Over Africa’s Green Future
The energy transition depends on building partnerships with African states.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks and gestures during the daily press briefing at the White House.
Washington Doesn’t Want You to Call It Decoupling
The United States hopes to redefine its economic relationship with China to prevail in the biggest strategic showdown of the century.
Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad speaks during a news conference at the Brazilian Embassy in Beijing on April 14.
Brazil Courts China to Boost Tech Ties
Lula believes Beijing can help—not hinder—Brasília’s industrial ambitions.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on developing infrastructure jobs in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2022.
The Silver Lining of Biden’s ‘New Protectionism’
U.S. investment in left-behind places doesn’t have to be a threat to Europe’s own economic prospects.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Volkswagen’s Pacheco vehicle plant in General Pacheco, Argentina, on Jan. 29.
Germany’s Scholz Calls for a New Approach to the Lithium Rush
On a visit to South America, the chancellor pitched partnership rather than exploitation.
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attends the session "Leadership for Latin America" during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Latin America’s New Left Meets Davos
Though they may seem out of place in the ultra-rich Swiss haven, Lula’s and Petro’s ambitious policy proposals depend on foreign investment.
A man in a yellow hat stands next to a conveyor belt with blue-green chunks on it.
Electric Vehicles’ Dirty Secret
EVs may hold great promise. But they’re not a silver bullet.
A view of high-voltage transmission towers in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 21, 2021.
Yes, We Need to Talk About Cutting Energy Demand
By focusing only on energy supply, the world is ignoring some of the cheapest and quickest ways to fight the crisis.
A man views congestion in Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal’s Big EV Bet
Is it a genuine push toward a cleaner—and safer—nation?
First Lady Jill Biden, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, and Ecuadorian First Lady María de Lourdes Alcívar de Lasso wave to reporters at the Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador, on May 19.
Will Washington Invest in Its Neighborhood?
The June Summit of the Americas is an opportunity to unveil a more ambitious regional economic strategy.
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.
Firm Zero-Emission Power
Firm Zero-Emission Power
The challenge for deep decarbonization of the grid
Toward Deep Decarbonization
Toward Deep Decarbonization
Transformational technologies essential to the clean energy transition.
Will the World’s Biggest Emitters Finally Play Nice at COP28?
It’s time to stop fighting totemic battles that suck the energy out of the climate room.
How Oil-Rich Colombia Is Trying to Go Green
Left-wing President Gustavo Petro wants to prove that industrial policy isn’t just for wealthy countries.
Indonesia Asks Where the Money Is for Green Transition
A much-lauded pledge to decarbonize needs funding.
Chinese-Made Electric Cars Arrive Stateside
China’s EV industry is ascendant everywhere—except the U.S. Is that about to change?
Africa’s Critical Minerals Could Power America’s Green Energy Transition
Biden’s IRA is shutting African countries out of supply chains for critical minerals. Including them would be a strategic and diplomatic win.
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.
Chile Details Its National Lithium Strategy
The country’s moves are being closely watched amid the global scramble for critical minerals.
Beijing and Washington Are Battling Over Africa’s Green Future
The energy transition depends on building partnerships with African states.
Washington Doesn’t Want You to Call It Decoupling
The United States hopes to redefine its economic relationship with China to prevail in the biggest strategic showdown of the century.
Brazil Courts China to Boost Tech Ties
Lula believes Beijing can help—not hinder—Brasília’s industrial ambitions.
The Silver Lining of Biden’s ‘New Protectionism’
U.S. investment in left-behind places doesn’t have to be a threat to Europe’s own economic prospects.
Germany’s Scholz Calls for a New Approach to the Lithium Rush
On a visit to South America, the chancellor pitched partnership rather than exploitation.
Latin America’s New Left Meets Davos
Though they may seem out of place in the ultra-rich Swiss haven, Lula’s and Petro’s ambitious policy proposals depend on foreign investment.
Electric Vehicles’ Dirty Secret
EVs may hold great promise. But they’re not a silver bullet.
Yes, We Need to Talk About Cutting Energy Demand
By focusing only on energy supply, the world is ignoring some of the cheapest and quickest ways to fight the crisis.
Nepal’s Big EV Bet
Is it a genuine push toward a cleaner—and safer—nation?
Will Washington Invest in Its Neighborhood?
The June Summit of the Americas is an opportunity to unveil a more ambitious regional economic strategy.
The Climate Conversation No One Wants
It’s time to talk about managing the world’s likely overshoot beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Firm Zero-Emission Power
The challenge for deep decarbonization of the grid
Toward Deep Decarbonization
Transformational technologies essential to the clean energy transition.
