List of Climate Change articles
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The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) minister of industry and advanced technology, Sultan al-Jaber (R), welcomes John Kerry, the US president's climate envoy, at the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) in Dubai on November 22, 2021. The UAE’s China-Nixon Moment Has Arrived
The news on climate change is grim—but the Emirates’ hosting of COP28 could be a breakthrough.
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US Climate Envoy John Kerry speaks during CERAWeek, an international energy conference, in Houston, Texas, on March 6, 2023. John Kerry: ‘The IRA Is Working on Overdrive’
The U.S. special envoy for climate responds to critics of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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An aerial view shows a mining site in Para state, Brazil. Will Brazil Destroy the Amazon to Save the Climate?
Brazil’s mineral wealth could power the energy transition, but mining is a very dirty business.
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A view from above of tractors gathering en masse. Farmers Won’t Save the Climate at Their Own Expense
Pushing farms toward a green transition could result in a big backlash.
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Colombian senator and opposition leader Gustavo Petro delivers a speech under the rain during a political rally in Medellin, Colombia, on November 19, 2021. Colombia’s President Is a Difficult U.S. Ally—Except on Climate
Tensions are high between Colombia and the United States—but climate policy offers a way out.
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Protesters hold up signs representing Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden during the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A Partnership to Save the Planet
Cooperating on climate change could be the strategic guardrail the United States and China need to stabilize relations.
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General outside view of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Essenbach, Germany. Germany Turns Out the Lights on Nuclear Power—at Last
It’s taken a few decades, but the final shutdown comes at a delicate time.
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Rectangular yellow, green, and blue pools are shown from an aerial view in the desert. Can South American Lithium Power Biden’s Battery Plans?
Washington needs lithium—but its history of intervention in the region complicates things.
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A nuclear plant in Diablo Canyon, California. Will Washington Halt the Global Renaissance of Nuclear Power?
Hopes to slash emissions using nuclear energy are being dashed by U.S. regulators.
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Protesters call for climate justice and loss and damage payments during the COP27 U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 12, 2022. The U.N. Could Have a Secret Legal Weapon to Fight Climate Change
An obscure 1978 treaty may grant the ICJ jurisdiction over the world’s largest emitters.
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Activists lie on dry soil during an environmental Global Climate Action demonstration in La Viñuela, Spain, on March 22. Adam Tooze: Should the World Adjust Its Climate Targets?
Global warming is on pace to pass 1.5 degrees Celsius. Should policymakers be focused on adaptation?
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A close-up of Biden's face, with a Chinese flag in the background. The U.S. Can Steal China’s Climate Leadership Crown
As Beijing slips on climate, Washington should step in.
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Ajay Banga, the United States’ candidate to head the World Bank, speaks during an interview in Nairobi on March 8. The World Bank Must Do More With Less
The organization’s next president will have to tackle a growing range of issues with a shrinking capital base.
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A house burns in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile, on Feb. 3. Chile’s Indigenous Heartland Ignites, Again
Leftist President Gabriel Boric has been reluctant to tackle arson in Mapuche communities to avoid alienating his base.
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Protesters gather behind a large banner at a demonstration led by the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion in central London on Oct. 16, 2022. The U.K. Has a Chance to Stop Backsliding on Climate
An upcoming defense review can revive global zero plans.
