List of Environment articles
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Wind mills of the National Power and Light Company in Santa Ana, Costa Rica, on Oct. 23, 2015. (Ezequiel Becerra/AFP/Getty Images) Costa Rica’s War on Climate Change
On the podcast: How a tiny Central American country became a leader in reducing carbon emissions.
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Water is released from the floodgates of the Xiaolangdi dam on the Yellow River near Luoyang, China on June 29, 2016. The Beautiful Rivers—And the Dammed
Advances in solar and wind power mean that hydropower is no longer the only renewable game in town—and that’s good news for the world’s rivers.
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Fishermen capture glass eels in Yilan, Taiwan, in the early hours of Dec. 25, 2015. Japanese and European glass eels have been on the danger of extinction as the ocean gets warmer as a result of climate change. (Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images) How Private Lawsuits Could Save the Climate
A dire new U.S. government report on climate change could bolster lawsuits seeking to force Big Oil to admit culpability in damaging lives and communities.
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A Palestinian girl fills up a bottle with water from a cistern in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 24. (Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images) Israel’s About-Face on Gaza
Netanyahu may be changing his mind about war. If he does, it will be thanks to an environmental and health disaster that threatens to cross the border.
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A single tree stands in a deforested area of Pará on Oct. 14. (Raphael Alves/AFP/Getty Images) To Gut the Amazon, Bolsonaro Needs Local Help
The Brazilian president-elect can’t pursue his environmental policies on his own. After this weekend’s state elections, he’ll have the backing he needs.
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Pope Francis takes part in an open-air mass at in Kaunas on Sept. 23. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty) Nature’s Pope
Why it is time to start following Francis’s example on climate change.
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Cracked mud is pictured at sunrise on the dried shores of Lake Gruyère, affected by continuous drought, near the western Swiss village of Avry-devant-Pont. (Fabrice Cofrin/AFP/Getty Images) The Hope at the Heart of the Apocalyptic Climate Change Report
Along with their latest dire predictions, the world’s leading climate scientists offered a new path forward—but will anyone take it?
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Children read the Quran at a temporary shelter after the tsunami and earthquake in Palu, Indonesia, on Oct. 9. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) Indonesia’s Indigenous Languages Hold the Secrets of Surviving Disaster
Introducing hard-learned local wisdom into warning efforts could save thousands of lives.
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A woman cooks beside her tent at a temporary shelter in Palu, Indonesia, on Oct. 9. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) Indonesia’s Disaster Politics
The latest earthquake and tsunami could be a major setback for the country’s democracy.
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tsunami_graphic_100518 Is the World Ready for the Next Big Tsunami?
The latest disaster in Indonesia shows the need for the global system put in place in the wake of 2004’s devastating waves.
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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses outside U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 25. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Trump Stealthily Seeks to Choke Off Funding to U.N. Programs
Leaked emails and behind-the-scenes battles show how the administration, after failing to slash congressional aid, used bureaucratic levers to stifle money flows.
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Medical staff check each other's protective suits before entering the isolation unit at a hospital in Bundibugyo, western Uganda, during a suspected case of Ebola. Aug. 17. (Sumy Sadurni /AFP/Getty Images) The Next Pandemic Will Be Arriving Shortly
Deadly diseases like Ebola and the avian flu are only one flight away. The U.S. government must start taking preparedness seriously.
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Steam and exhaust rise from different companies on a cold winter day on January 6, 2017 in Oberhausen, Germany. The Paris Accord Won’t Stop Global Warming on Its Own
The world needs a new alliance of green economic powers to create a low-carbon economic zone.
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A gas flare burns on Norway's Sleipner gas platform on May 15, 2008. (Daniel Sannum-Lauten/AFP/Getty Images) Norway’s Green Delusions
The country may seem a haven for clean energy, but that’s because it exports its pollution.
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Joan Wong illustration for Foreign Policy Why Growth Can’t Be Green
New data proves you can support capitalism or the environment—but it’s hard to do both.
