List of Energy and the Environment articles
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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of a screen with the sentence reading "Reinvent nuclear" during the presentation of "France 2030" investment plan at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on October 12, 2021. Emmanuel Macron Gets Nuclear Energy All Wrong
Nuclear power won’t help France meet its climate goals on budget or on time.
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Members of the Venezuelan army take part in a military parade in Tumeremo, Bolívar state, Venezuela, about 56 miles from the border with Guyana, on July 21, 2015. Another Conflict Is Brewing in the Caribbean
Russia’s war in Ukraine stirs Venezuela’s dreams of conquest in oil-rich Guyana.
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Gerry Rutterman and his daughter Kensey walk through floodwaters to return to their family home in Sydney on March 9. The ‘Rain Bomb’ That Could Shape the Australian Election
Devastating floods have yet again revealed the country is at the sharp end of climate change.
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A climate change protester in New York The Way We Talk About Climate Change Is Wrong
The language of “sacrifice” reveals we’re stuck in a colonial mindset.
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A worker stands on an offshore natural gas platform about 60 miles west of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Nov. 2, 2009. Germany Should Look to Africa for Gas, Not Russia
To stop financing Moscow’s brutal wars, Berlin should help African countries develop their energy sectors.
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A worker directs motorists lining up at a gas station just before a huge jump in the price of petroleum products went into effect in Quezon City, Phiippines, on March 7. How Rising Oil Prices Will Change the World as We Know It
FP columnist Adam Tooze on the implications for inflation and climate change.
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A snowman is pictured in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on January 16, 2018. Germany Is Debating How Much to Suffer for Ukraine
Europe’s largest economy is trying to figure out just how badly it would fare without Russian gas.
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The U.N. General Assembly Hall The U.N. Treaty That Could Be the Oceans’ Last Great Hope
With a big push from a coalition of nearly 50 countries, can the landmark agreement pass?
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A protester in Germany against Russia's war in Ukraine. How Europe Can Slash Fossil Fuels and Frustrate Putin
Countries must act now to cut gas dependence.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomes his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Russia’s ‘Eleventh-Hour’ Interference in the Iran Deal
Moscow is seeking to use the Iran deal to shield itself from the full effect of Western sanctions.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on March 8. Biden Bans Russian Oil Imports
It’s a symbolic move—with potentially big geopolitical consequences.
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Maduro and Putin on a placard in Caracas U.S.-Venezuelan Oil Deal Should Not Forget Democracy
A surprise trip to Caracas seems to have secured some energy relief—but needs to yield democratic benefits, too.
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Working pumpjacks are seen in the Montebello Oil Field in Montebello, California, on February 23, 2022. How to Stop Oil Companies From Propping Up Kleptocrats
The industry’s belated withdrawal from Russia is a welcome move, but energy giants could do more to avoid bolstering corrupt and repressive regimes.
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Waste pickers scavenge for items at the Dandora garbage dump. The Time for a Global Plastics Treaty Is Now
The Montreal Protocol phased out ozone-depleting chemicals. The international community should take a similar step against polluting plastics.
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Protesters against the Russian invasion of Ukraine pass the Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament, in Berlin on Feb. 27. Putin Just Pushed the World Into an Even Bigger Energy Crisis
Even without sanctions, Russia’s war will increase the shortage of oil and gas.
