List of Energy and the Environment articles
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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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Several gas station signs displaying current prices are shown along a street. The Ukraine Crisis Offers a Rare Chance for Energy and Climate Cooperation
Russia’s war in Ukraine has exposed some difficult truths about the world’s energy needs.
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A man uses a scythe to mow the grass in front of the Mintia power plant in Romania Conflict Complicates Energy Policy Shift in Eastern Europe
Romania planned to use gas as an intermediary in the transition to renewable energy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could change that calculation.
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Senegalese President Macky Sall shakes hands with Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, at a conference in Diamniadio, Senegal, on Dec. 2, 2019. The World Bank and IMF Are Getting It Wrong on Climate Change
Rich donor countries are working to deprioritize poverty reduction and economic development in the global south.
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A worker stands in front of pipes which lie stacked at the Nord Stream 2 facility in Sassnitz, Germany, on Oct. 19, 2017. Europe Just Can’t Kick Russian Energy
Outrage is cheap in European capitals. Action comes dearer.
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President Joe Biden waves as he walks to Marine One for a departure from the Ellipse near the White House on May 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. America’s Middle East Friendships Are Dying a Natural Death
It’s time to recognize they were living on borrowed time.
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Gas pipelines at the Enagás liquefied natural gas regasification plant, the oldest in continental Europe, in the port of Barcelona on March 29. Spain’s Energy Ambitions Are Looking Like a Pipe Dream
Madrid wanted to become a European hub for natural gas. Then it reneged on Western Sahara.
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An Iranian flag flies next to a ground-to-ground Sejjil missile at an undisclosed location in Iran. The Little Iran Nuclear Deal That Couldn’t
A revived nuclear pact could benefit Washington and Tehran but is proving a hard sell.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (C) and his brother and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) in Rabat, Morocco on March 29. How Biden Can Rebuild U.S. Ties With the Gulf States
War in Ukraine and Yemen has strained relations between Washington and its Arab allies. Small moves from both sides could put things back on track.
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A Russian service member stands guard by a military truck on the island of Alexandra Land, which is part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in Russia, on May 17, 2021. After Ukraine, Can the Arctic Peace Hold?
A Western boycott of the Arctic Council could backfire.
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Rangers stop a fishing boat for questioning at a bird sanctuary and protected area by Prek Toal floating village in Battambang province, Cambodia on October 14, 2020. China Is Choking Off Asia’s Most Important River
Upstream dams are destroying the Mekong Basin.
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A grain harvester in the Russian Federation Russia’s Invasion Unleashes ‘Perfect Storm’ in Global Agriculture
Curtailed harvests and scarcer fertilizer all but promise hunger and hardship for tens of millions.
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pictured while meeting with the Tunisian President during his arrival at the presidential palace in Carthage on the eastern outskirts of the capital Tunis on November 27, 2018. Mohammed bin Salman Has Leverage on Biden—and Is Using It
Saudi Arabia’s cooperation on lowering oil prices will come at the cost of the West’s values.
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A woman walks past a mural showing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on March 9. Iran Needs a Cushion, and Europe Needs Gas
Politics in Tehran may finally fall into sync with the commercial logic of expanding energy markets.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the G-20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 30, 2018. Biden Should Punish Saudi Arabia for Backing Russia
Riyadh could make a difference in oil markets but has chosen to side with fellow authoritarians rather than the United States.
