Can We Stop Carbon at the Border?
Talk of carbon tariffs is getting serious. But so are complaints that they would be unfair, risky, and marginally effective.
Can We Stop Carbon at the Border?
Fixing Carbon Stories
Taking Off in Two Directions at Once
Taking Off in Two Directions at Once
The quickest flight path to decarbonizing aviation could be less air travel—but it also might be a lot more of it
Is Europe About to Push the Other Nuclear Button?
Is Europe About to Push the Other Nuclear Button?
The invasion of Ukraine could be a turning point for nuclear power and carbon budgets
Green Investing Is Blowing Up
Green Investing Is Blowing Up
Will it be another bubble, destined to burst—or a balloon that lifts us over the energy transition?
The Direct-Air Capture Debate
The Direct-Air Capture Debate
Is now the moment for wartime-level investment in technologies that suck carbon out of thin air?
The Wild Ride of This Energy Transition
The Wild Ride of This Energy Transition
Change is happening in jolts, confounding expectations. Is that a cause for dread—or optimism?
The Tricky Business of Tipping Cows
The Tricky Business of Tipping Cows
Will “peak beef” happen fast enough to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century?
Does energy security lie in being more connected or less connected?
Does energy security lie in being more connected or less connected?
Watching the prices of natural gas in Europe, and gasoline in the US, soar as the Ukraine conflict strangles supplies, you might think that energy self-sufficiency is the ultimate goal for any country. But trying to go it alone comes with its own risks.
Sooner or later someone is going to flip the shades
Sooner or later someone is going to flip the shades
Is solar geoengineering inevitable or can we still fix the climate without it?