The United States is trying to lessen its dependency on minerals controlled by Beijing, but China aims to maintain its dominance.
China Strikes Back at the Pentagon’s Rare Earth Bet
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Global Just Transition
Saving the Planet Depends on Asia
Japan is dragging its feet on its transition to clean energy. The Iran War should be a wake-up call that its strategy is ultimately self-defeating.
The Airbrushing of Climate Change
Donald Trump is leading the United States in a great leap backward. The rest of the world, at least when it comes to climate science, is refusing to take that leap with him.
Lithium Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lithium is at the center of a new mineral rush spearheaded by the United States, Europe, and other major powers.
The Case for Global Climate Reparations
The principle of making polluters pay works at a local level. Here’s how to apply it to the international arena.
Uranium Neo-colonialism in Mongolia: Crime but No Punishment
Environmentalists square off against a French mining company.
COP30: Another Climate Summit to Fail?
The big emitters aren’t in Belem, and neither is the political will.
Reimagining Engagement with China over Investments in Global South
Mapping communities facing Chinese businesses and banks
How China Is Turning Climate Action into Economic Strategy
If the world is to make real progress in Belém, it will need more than pledges. It will need examples. And right now, China is providing one.
Make the Fossil Fuel Powers Stranded Assets
How to save the climate, defeat Trump’s fossil fuel imperialism, and make energy affordable for all.