Germany at a Crossroads: Coalition Breakdown Portends Sweeping Change in 2025
The circumstances surrounding the breakdown of Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition portend sweeping political and economic change in 2025, much to the detriment of climate policy and the welfare state.
Climate Progress Hangs in the Balance at COP29
As the world gathers in Azerbaijan, achieving a strong consensus on critical issues like climate financing, green energy diversification, and pollution reduction will be challenging – but not impossible.
Three International Water Conflicts to Watch
Trans-border waterways have always been sources of geopolitical tension, and climate change is only making cooperation more difficult. This article examines three international water conflicts to keep an eye on in the coming years.
Cloud Seeding and the Water Wars of Tomorrow
Cloud seeding is increasingly looked to as a mitigation tool for the worst effects of the climate crisis. But as rain becomes scarcer, the technique risks fomenting conflict between states competing for the same clouds.
Climate Migration: Preparing for Waves of Global Displacement
Climate migration is already happening, and our global and domestic regimes fail to adapt at our shared peril.
Vietnam Needs NGOs and Youth to Meet Climate Change Challenges
By leveraging the unique strengths of NGOs and youth, Vietnam can create a more resilient and adaptive society, capable of addressing the multifaceted challenges of climate change.
Small States, Big Impact: CARICOM’s High-level Diplomatic Successes
The group’s latest diplomatic victories are highlighting a critical role for small states’ leadership in the international community.
India Must Begin Paving the Way to Ending Coal
New plants represent long-lasting path dependencies that are both expensive and counter-productive to global climate goals.
‘Twice in a Lifetime’ Floods Ravage Pakistan
Just 12 years removed from devastating floods in 2010, Pakistan is reeling from another extreme weather event, with long-term political and economic risks abound.
Balkans Heatwave Underscores Climate Security Risks in Europe
Timely climate-related assistance from Brussels today can help avoid a much worse and much more widespread continental crisis tomorrow.