List of Renewable Energy articles
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Electricity workers check solar panels in China. Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It
Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
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A person in a green jacket holding their bicycle looks out over water and coal plants. The Energy Crisis Won’t Sabotage Climate Goals
Climate despair is understandable but misplaced.
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Solar technicians from Alianza Ceibo/Amazon Frontlines help members Ecuador’s Distant Dream of a Green Recovery
The debt-saddled country is struggling to meet its climate goals under IMF austerity.
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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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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?
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Health care workers in Lagos, Nigeria 5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About 2022
Start the new year on a bright note: Here are five things to be excited about.
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A young Nigerian refugee wears a small portable solar panel. Why the Climate Panic About Africa Is Wrong
Once again, the rich world sees Africans as a threat to the planet.
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A steel mill is seen outside Pittsburgh. Fossil Fuel’s Downfall Could Be America’s Too
How U.S. polluters might drag the country’s economy down with them.
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Oil pumps in California It’s Time to Be Honest About Fossil Fuels’ Role in Energy Transition
As soaring fuel inflation turns into a political risk, Biden needs a smarter energy policy fast.
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An aerial picture shows smoke rising from a forest fire outside Berdigestyakh, in Sakha, Siberia. The Gap Between Talk and Action on Climate Is on Full Display in Glasgow
Environmental disasters are rapidly engulfing the world. Can bureaucracy meet their pace?
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People walk in the illuminated streets in a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where electricity is a rarity, on July 17, 2016. Rich Countries’ Climate Policies Are Colonialism in Green
At COP26, developed-world governments are working to keep the global south poor.
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A message is projected onto a cooling tower. After COP26, Scottish Independence Can’t Be Fueled by Oil
The economic case against leaving the United Kingdom is stronger than ever.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi, and U.S. President Joe Biden stand before speaking at the United Nations climate summit. Essential Climate Reads for COP26
Some of FP’s best arguments on ways forward for the world.
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A Zimbabwean boy does his homework by candlelight in Harare, Zimbabwe, on June 26, 2019. The Developing World Needs Energy—and Lots of It
At COP26, leaders must find ways to allow much greater economic growth across large parts of the world.
