Commentary / World Nov 21, 2021
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
After 29 years of U.S. congressional inaction since the Senate ratified the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, the rest of the world sees just how uncommitted America is.
Commentary / World Nov 15, 2021
Forget the words of this COP26 deal. Follow the money.
by David Fickling
The costs of subsidizing fossil fuels go up with each passing year, making it harder to abandon them even as their damage accumulates.
Asia Pacific Nov 15, 2021
On Delhi’s toxic river, prayers to a sun struggling to shine through smog
by Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
Every year, the festival season of November brings unwelcome reminders of how devastatingly polluted the water and air around the city remain.
World Nov 15, 2021
Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year, EU environment agency says
Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have fallen 10% annually across Europe, but the invisible killer still accounts for 307,000 premature deaths a year.
World / Science & Health Nov 14, 2021
Climate 'loss and damage' earns recognition but little action in COP26 deal
by Megan Rowling
Glasgow Climate Pact failed to secure the establishment of a dedicated new damages fund vulnerable nations had pushed for.
World | FOCUS Nov 11, 2021
The cost of coal in South Africa: Dirty skies and sick kids
by Tim Cocks
A study found that more than 5,000 South Africans die annually in the nation's coal belt because the government has failed to fully enforce its own air quality standards.
Commentary / World Nov 10, 2021
There’s an $80 billion hole in India’s climate pledge
by Andy Mukherjee
As long as free electricity for pumping groundwater remains a popular ploy to garner farmers’ votes, politicians won’t want to lose control of the power sector.
Commentary / World Nov 8, 2021
What's behind the greening of the Kremlin?
by Sergei Guriev
President Vladimir Putin recently announced Russia aims to become carbon neutral by 2060 — 10 years after the United States and the European Union but at the same time as China.
Commentary / World Nov 5, 2021
Climate change will kill national sovereignty as we know it
by Andreas Kluth
In a world where all countries collectively face the planetary emergency of global warming, sovereignty is simply no longer a tenable concept.
Commentary / World Nov 3, 2021
Why the COP26 climate summit will fail
by Mark Leonard
From Brazil and Australia to China and the U.S., countries are trying to game climate negotiations in order to shift the costs of adaptation onto others.
Commentary / World Nov 1, 2021
World needs to look at geoengineering to mitigate the effects of climate change
by Gernot Wagner
Whether people believe that solar geoengineering is dangerous, potentially useful, or both, they should support more careful, open and transparent research into the matter.
Commentary / World Oct 28, 2021
COP26 a tug of war between competition and cooperation
by Laurence Tubiana
This year’s COP26 conference will test the spirit of cooperation that emerged in Paris, where 196 governments adopted the historic Paris accord.