Climate and Energy

EU trade policy offers carbon-heavy industries an implicit subsidy to pollute, undermining efforts to tackle climate change.

Four young COP26 delegates share their impressions of the conference and what its outcome means for the future of the global climate movement.

The case for expanding Europe’s domestic solar manufacturing industry is stronger than ever, but a number of conditions must be met first.

Istanbul’s water reserves are drying up. With no miracle cure in sight, environmental science looks for ways to reduce water loss.

With the backdrop of deepening vaccine inequality, climate disasters, and continued efforts to delay real action, we gathered the perspectives of COP26 delegates ahead of the conference.

The UN climate regime has a gender problem and it negatively affects our ability to combat the climate crisis.

How crucial will communication around COP26 be in determining its outcome?

The United Nations climate conference, COP26, will be held in Glasgow, Scotland in early November. Climate policy expert Stefan Aykut reviews the COP process and its successes since the 2015 Paris Agreement.

What does the Chinese decision to stop investment in coal plants abroad mean for the wider energy transition?

Climate was an important feature of the Norwegian elections, but if this was indeed the first “climate election”, the results are disappointing.