Climate and Environment

Opinion – Rethinking the China Challenge

Richard W. Coughlin • Jun 27 2025 • Articles

The central task is not merely to outcompete China, but to reimagine power in a world of environmental limits and democratic erosion.

Opinion – How Trump Undermines Europe’s Climate Ambitions

Tiago Torrin Itoh Viergever • Mar 8 2025 • Articles

The erosion of Europe’s sustainability ambitions underscores that global interdependence cuts both ways.

New Directions in Climate Politics Research

Defne Günay • Feb 26 2025 • Articles

Future research should contribute to a more inclusive and nuanced understanding of climate politics, addressing both structural inequalities and the evolving nature of climate discourse.

The Long Destruction of Gaza: Toxic Saturation, Health Decimation, and Climate Loss and Damage

Carly A. Krakow • Feb 18 2025 • Articles

Gaza is exceptionally climate-vulnerable, building on years of health and environmental decimation under unlawful blockade.

Ten Years After the Paris Agreement: The Tragedy of the Overshoot Generation

The overshoot generation are squeezed between the self-serving policies of present-day leaders and the climate hopes of the youth.

Behind the Scenes: Unveiling Paradiplomacy in the Climate Conference of the Parties

Ana Almeida-Dias • Dec 15 2024 • Articles

Contributions from regional and local authorities enrich the global dialogue, fostering more representative decision-making processes.

Eco-Socialism: An Introduction

Vivian Ike • Dec 12 2024 • Articles

Eco-socialism seeks to transform a global exploitative and unequal socioeconomic relationship amongst human beings into one that is free from degradation, exploitation, and inequality.

Opinion – Redefining India’s Public Expenditure for Climate Resilience

Pavittarbir Saggu • Dec 6 2024 • Articles

The 2024-25 Union Budget reflects the challenge of balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability.

Powering the Future: Latin America’s Geopolitical Role in the Global Energy Transition

Axel Bastián Poque González • Nov 28 2024 • Articles

An economy reliant on intensive energy and material consumption offers no true solution if it merely replaces fossil fuels with renewables.

India’s Health and Climate Inequities: Navigating the Global North-South Divide

Vivek N.D. • Oct 28 2024 • Articles

Historical legacies of colonialism, extractive capitalism and current global governance structures have left India vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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