List of Environment articles
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A soldier fighting for Ukraine stands in front of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna, Ukraine. FP Live Looks Back at 2023
Stephen Walt explains why countries are accusing America of hypocrisy.
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A green screen is shown with the words "United Nations Climate Change." The Key Takeaways From COP28
Here’s what the summit did—and didn’t—change.
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A woman wearing a lanyard and a black denim jacket stands in front of an outdoor display at night, awash in green-toned light. The display includes signs covered with lights spelling out the words: "End the fossil era." Above those signs are red banners, each hand-painted with a word and yellow flames. The words are "funded," "full," "fair," "fast," "feminist," and "forever." Fossil Fuel Nations Almost Sabotaged a Climate Deal That Could Save Africa
At COP28, China and Russia undercut efforts to phase out dirty energy.
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A lone wind turbine spins in front of exhaust plumes billowing into a hazy gray sky from five cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Germany. What Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Really Means
The COP deal was a breakthrough, but subsidy policy will be key in achieving its goals.
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Tuvaluan Prime Minister Kausea Natano speaks at a podium during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Natano is a middle-aged man wearing glasses, a black suit, and a tie with the flag of his country printed on it. Behind him are the flags of the United Nations and the United Arab Emirates. The Deal That Exposes the Global North’s Flawed Approach to Climate Migration
A recent agreement between Australia and Tuvalu reveals the unfairness of incrementalism.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris stands at a podium in front of a massive room of attendees at the COP28 conference in Dubai. A screen on the wall behind her shows a live video of her speech, and a large green circle hangs from the ceiling with the conference logo on it. At the edges of the logo is text reading: "Unite. Act. Deliver." Good COP or Bad COP?
The future of fossil fuels took center stage at this year’s controversy-laden U.N. climate summit.
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The United Nations climate change conference, which takes place from Nov. 20 until Dec. 12 in Dubai, on Nov. 30. How the Fight Against Climate Change Is All About Money
Rajiv Shah on the progress—and hurdles—toward unlocking large amounts of cash for clean energy.
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High-tide flooding and debris cover a road in the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands Need a Marshall Plan
For low-lying island states, seas are rising a lot faster than aspirations.
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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks about tripling the use of nuclear energy at COP28 in Dubai on Dec. 2. COP28’s Dramatic but Empty Nuclear Pledge
A 22-nation promise to triple nuclear energy would slash emissions—if major obstacles can be removed.
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Then-Secretary of State John Kerry talks with China’s special representative on climate change, Xie Zhenhua, during the COP21 climate change summit in Le Bourget, north of Paris. The Climate Envoys Who Could
John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua have forged a close working relationship as the superpowers they represent have drifted apart.
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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.
