List of Climate Change articles
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A screen is shown of people farming. In front of it, a silhouette is seen taking a flash photo. What to Know as COP28 Begins
It may be the most heated climate summit in almost a decade.
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Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, president of the 2023 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28), speaks to the media following the opening session of the conference in Dubai on Nov. 30. At COP28, the World Needs to Prioritize Financial Reform
Three ideas that could boost investment in the planet—and its people.
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An India flag during the T20 Tour match between Northamptonshire and India at The County Ground on July 03, 2022 in Northampton, England. Are Global Climate Partnerships Fit for Purpose?
A close look at India's relationship to Just Energy Transition Partnerships.
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An aerial view of Imburu, Nigeria, following flooding caused by heavy rainfall, on Sept. 25, 2022. The Dark Side of Climate Finance
At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.
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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.
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A worker walks past the logo of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. The Global North Is Alienating the Global South Before COP28 Even Starts
Dismissing the summit because its host is an oil producer is hypocritical and dangerous.
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The foggy skyline of Dubai at sunrise. Why COP28 Could Be the Most Contentious in Years
Prepare for the first real global debate on the future of fossil fuels.
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About 20 wind turbines stand on a ridge, silhouetted against a purple and pink dusk sky. What an Emerging Narrative About Renewables Gets Wrong
The green transition will mean less mining, not more.
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An indigenous woman with streaks of paint down her face and wearing a bandana yells as she takes part in a protest against a government mining contract in Panama. Panama’s Mining Future Is at a Tipping Point
Protesters want to kick out the country’s biggest investor and usher in a new era of environmental politics.
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Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) member Frans Timmermans gestures on stage during the last campaign meeting of GroenLinks/PvdA in Patronaat music hall in Haarlem on November 19, 2023. The World’s Biggest Climate Bureaucrat Wants to Win an Election
Frans Timmermans wielded vast power in Brussels—but that’s not helping him at home.
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Workers disembark a research vessel docked in San Diego in June 2021. China Aims to Corner the Undersea Mineral Market, Too
The race is on to tap the riches of minerals in the high seas.
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A view of giant Komatsu trucks arriving with loads at the Chuquicamata copper mine, in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Living in a Material World
One of the defining features of modern supply chains is a distinct lack of human beings.
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Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette. China Pledged to ‘Strictly Control’ Coal. The Opposite Happened.
What Beijing’s about-face on coal power means for climate change—and how the world can push back.
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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.
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Huge mounds of coal are piled beside conveyer belts and other industrial equipment in a storage facility. The ceiling curves upward and the far wall is open to the outside, letting in light that reflects off the damp ground inside the facility and creating the illusion that it is shaped like a round tunnel. China May Soon Hit Peak Coal
In a major turning point for the world, China’s fossil fuel use is projected to decline starting in 2025.