For some Joe Biden has already exceeded expectations. For others his economic program is nowhere near enough to address the climate crisis and American decline.
Does Joe Biden’s climate plan go far enough? On 22-23 April the Biden administration is hosting a global climate summit to mark Earth Day, named
In the 18th century, Europe was the cradle of the fossil-fuel revolution. Now, we are calling time on the energy sources which have hitherto defined
David talks to Helen Thompson and Adam Tooze about the choices facing the world in addressing climate change. Can we transition away from fossil fuels
The party risks a dead end with its ‘Little Britain’ thinking, in marked contrast to the bolder path taken by Joe Biden What a difference
The vista painted for us by Bruno Latour, Eva Lin, and Martin Guinard in their concept for the Taipei Biennial 2020 is alarming: “We are
This was supposed to be a big year for climate politics. It has lived up to expectations. But not, perhaps, in quite the way Europe
The great powers have taken big steps to fight global warming. Now attention turns to the rest of the world. China’s unilateral commitment to carbon
In a little-noticed speech this week, China permanently changed the global fight against climate change. China will scale up its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions by
Adam Tooze argues the European Green Deal and young Europeans’ activism are fostering a virtuous circle favouring more rapid decarbonisation. In the 1980s the dawning
In the spring of 2020 the streets of the major commercial capitals of the world from Lagos to Shanghai, London, and New York were eerily
History right now shifts with dizzying speed. Anatol Lieven’s new book is about climate change and the nation state. Lieven wants us to think about
The climate crisis is the greatest challenge of the 21st century, but Western politics continues to approach it through the lens of 20th-century history. References
“Our house is on fire,” Greta Thunberg told delegates at the World Economic Forum last January. In the months that followed, “Greta” became the uncompromising
There are turning points in history. Moments that matter. Moments that mark beginnings and ends. As Martin Luther King reminded us “There is such a
The climate emergency is stirring radical politics across the world. Most notably, the left wings of both the Democratic Party in the United States and
In the UK there is now considerable euphoria around decarbonisation. This is, to say the least, a surprise. In the 19th century Britain led the
When Kristalina Georgieva had to choose a panel for her debut as managing director of the International Monetary Fund at the organization’s fall meeting, the
In Germany Friday September 20th 2019 was billed as the moment at which Angela Merkel’s Grosse Koalition would reclaim leadership in climate politics. There was
For the government of the Bahamas, the devastating hurricane that struck the Abaco Islands is a national emergency. Around the world it has unleashed a
In October 2012, the global financial system got its first taste of the effects of climate change when Hurricane Sandy roared through lower Manhattan, shutting
The European Union likes to pose as a leader on environmental politics, but when it comes to climate policy Europe has a skeleton in its
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