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Flags of developing countries over a picture of the Earth on one side and pennies cut to look like Pacmen surround a smokestack on the other.

Border carbon taxes poised to shut out lower income nations

Critics say a border carbon tax on dirtier and cheaper imports will result in an unjust energy transition for poorer countries in violation of the Paris Agreement.
Latest News
Amena H. Saiyid 4 min read
Pacman coin engulfing ships and a factory representing dirty carbon imports.

Europe sparks U.S. border carbon tax talks

Taking a page from the EU playbook, U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are considering a border carbon tax on cheaper and dirtier imports.
Latest News
Amena H. Saiyid 4 min read
Line chart depicting imported solar panels and solar panel installations in the EU.

Billions of dollars of Chinese solar panels sit in European warehouses

European imports of Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have significantly outpaced installations.
Data Dives
Anca Gurzu < 1 min read
Graphic depicting a tug of war over money above a heating globe

COP leadership on fossil fuels, finance and China-U.S. relations

The director general designate of COP28 lays out the challenges and goals of the UAE leadership for the critical climate conference.
Q&A
Bill Spindle 4 min read

Border carbon taxes poised to shut out lower income nations

Critics say a border carbon tax on dirtier and cheaper imports will result in an unjust energy transition for poorer countries in violation of the Paris Agreement.
Latest News
Amena H. Saiyid 4 min read
Flags of developing countries over a picture of the Earth on one side and pennies cut to look like Pacmen surround a smokestack on the other.

Europe sparks U.S. border carbon tax talks

Taking a page from the EU playbook, U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are considering a border carbon tax on cheaper and dirtier imports.
Latest News
Amena H. Saiyid 4 min read
Pacman coin engulfing ships and a factory representing dirty carbon imports.

Billions of dollars of Chinese solar panels sit in European warehouses

European imports of Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have significantly outpaced installations.
Data Dives
Anca Gurzu < 1 min read
Line chart depicting imported solar panels and solar panel installations in the EU.

COP leadership on fossil fuels, finance and China-U.S. relations

The director general designate of COP28 lays out the challenges and goals of the UAE leadership for the critical climate conference.
Q&A
Bill Spindle 4 min read
Graphic depicting a tug of war over money above a heating globe

Japan, an economic leader in Asia, lags on renewable energy

Japan, the only Asian member of the elite Group of Seven countries (G7), is lagging in its efforts to decarbonize the world’s third-largest economy, according to climate advocates and scientists.
Latest News
Bill Spindle 5 min read

Global hydrogen trade may be just a pipe dream

As interest in hydrogen as a clean energy source increases, a flurry of proposed projects to either import or export hydrogen (or its derivatives) is emerging across the world.
Voices
Anne-Sophie Corbeau 3 min read

Demand for key minerals grows in net zero scenarios

The world’s journey to a cleaner energy future will require a lot of metals and minerals. By mid-century, we will see a significant uptick in the amount of metals needed, as the chart based on BloombergNEF data shows.
Data Dives
Anca Gurzu < 1 min read
Chart of annual demand for key transition metals in energy transition

How to get the minerals we need in a clean energy future

Securing the critical minerals we need for a green energy future will require cleaning up mining practices, boosting recycling and innovating to be less dependent on them altogether.
Explainers
Anca Gurzu 5 min read

The massive quest for the minerals we need in a clean energy future

The rush toward a clean energy future means we need to dig, extract and process Earth’s resources faster and better than ever before.
Explainers
Anca Gurzu 5 min read

In Norway, global tension over fossil fuels and climate change

Oslo, Norway — This Nordic country is grappling with an inner conflict, accentuated by Russia’s war in Ukraine, that pits its oil and gas wealth against its climate change ambitions.
Harder Line
Amy Harder 4 min read

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