List of Energy and the Environment articles
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A closeup of a silicon wafer on display at Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institution on September 16, 2022 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The Battle Over Semiconductors Is Endangering Taiwan
TSMC is an economic boon, but its success makes China covet the industry while its natural resource consumption reduces resilience.
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A person stands in an agricultural field, with mountains behind them. Want to Fight Climate Change? Transform Our Food System.
Past U.N. climate summits neglected food. That needs to change at COP27.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivers a speech at the 27th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 8. Pakistan Leads Charge for Climate Justice at COP27
The have-nots need lots of cash to tackle climate change. Can they be trusted with it?
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An Egyptian laborer works at a charcoal factory in Egypt's Sharkia governorate, in the fertile Delta north of the capital Cairo, on Jan. 29, 2020. How Egypt Doubled Down on Fossil Fuels by Stifling Dissent
The host of the climate conference is an authoritarian state that depends on dirty energy and forcibly silences its domestic environmentalist movement.
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A cow grazes in front of the Mooifontein Colliery coal supplier in South Africa. How to Slow Climate Change While Fighting Poverty
Falling aid budgets and ballooning debt in the developing world are impediments to climate action. Green aid projects can bring poorer countries on board.
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Aerial view of a thermosolar power plant in Antofagasta, Chile, the first in in Latin America, on September 22, 2021. The United States’ Easiest Climate Win Is in Latin America
Washington has the money for Latin America's energy transition—if it weren’t for the bureaucratic fine print.
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Living quarters are flooded in Bangui, Central Africa Republic The Obvious Climate Strategy Nobody Will Talk About
Economic development is the only proven path to climate resilience.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva flashes the "L" (for Lula) sign after casting his vote during the presidential run-off election in Sao Paulo. Can Lula Save the Amazon?
What his victory means for Brazil’s economy and climate policy.
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People take part in a mass demonstration against the government in Tehran, Iran, in 1979. Why Won’t the Workers of Iran Unite?
Unlike in 1979, much of the Iranian working class is precariously employed—and they have more to lose than their chains by joining the protests.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive to attend an informal summit of the European Union in Prague on Oct. 7. What Europe Can Learn From the 1973 Oil Shock
Building an economy that is both green and resilient requires EU-wide solidarity.
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A man swims in the frozen water of the Trocadero fountain in front Eiffel Tower, on January 6, 2017 in Paris. The European Project Is Now at the Mercy of the Weather
This winter, Europe may be facing a crisis without any clear solution.
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A Norwegian Home Guard soldier stands guard, assisting the police with increased security at the Karsto gas processing plant. Europe’s Seabed Is Its Soft Underbelly
Explosions along the Nord Stream pipelines have exposed the vulnerability of energy and communications networks in the continent’s northern seas.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes part in a roundtable discussion at the American Museum of the Cuba Diaspora in Miami on July 13, 2021. The ‘Florida Man’ Shaping U.S. Foreign Policy
A second term for Gov. Ron DeSantis could impact everything from immigration to global climate efforts.
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A protestor wears a sticker on his mouth reading "Climate Justice Now" in front of a demonstration against climate change in central Poznan during the UN Climate Change Conference on December 6, 2008. The Global South Is Done Playing Mr. Nice Guy
Developing countries are finally ready to play hard ball over climate reparations.
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People take boats to cross floodwaters. The World Is Blowing Its Best Shot at Fixing Climate Finance
Forcing Pakistan to make debt payments after catastrophic floods is a moral atrocity.