International Security & War
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AfricaChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & Gas
China to Build Sudan’s First Nuclear Reactor
The China National Nuclear Corporation signed an agreement Monday that paves the way for it to build Sudan’s first nuclear reactor. -
ChinaClimate & SocietyDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictions
China, India Face ‘Severe Water Stress’ by 2050
China and India both face a “high risk of severe water stress” by 2050, and climate change is one of the “perfect storm” of ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
‘Super-Competitive’ Solar, Wind Record Breakaway Year in 2015
“Super-competitive” pricing means that solar “can now compete with most fossil and nuclear sources of energy,” the International Energy Agency concludes in its review ... -
Climate & SocietyDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityIndiaInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsMiddle EastUnited States
Secret Cables on Global Water Shortage Read Like ‘Apocalyptic Sci-Fi’
Classified cables between American diplomats discussing water shortages in the Middle East and the United States “read like diary entries from an apocalyptic sci-fi ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
A ‘Safe, Clean, Healthy’ Environment is a Right – Even in War
“It is now beyond argument that human rights law includes obligations relating to the environment,” a United Nations special rapporteur has declared, calling on ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFinance & InvestmentInsurance & LiabilityInternational Security & WarJurisdictions
Delayed Climate Action Will Be Riskier, Costlier
Action to control greenhouse gas emissions will be riskier and costlier than a more gradual transition, the European Systemic Risk Board concluded in a ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportWater
Niger Delta Militants Strike Underwater Pipeline
The environment continues to suffer in the Niger Delta, after militants resisting a government crackdown on corruption and extortion expanded their attacks with a ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyInternational Security & WarMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Human Evolution May Explain Lax Response to Climate Change
Humanity still doesn’t treat climate change with the same seriousness as terror threats, and U.S. public policy scholar Ruth Greenspan Bell says our evolution ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
World Forum Cites Climate Change as Top Risk to Global Economy
The World Economic Forum points to climate change as the most serious emerging threat to the global economy in its 2016 Global Risks Report. -
Air & MarineBioenergyClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyUnited States
U.S. Navy Closes Deal for 77 Million Gallons of Biofuel
A launch ceremony in San Diego January 20 will mark a milestone in the U.S. Navy’s seven-year effort to shift some of its massive ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsUnited States
Paris Agreement Lifts Exemption for Military Emissions
The global climate agreement adopted by delegates at the United Nations climate summit puts an end to an exemption that freed the world’s military ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & War
Countries Neglecting Climate Effects on Human Rights Obligations
Arguments for including protection with legal traction for human rights in any Paris climate accord received a boost from a United Nations report released ... -
Climate & SocietyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Should We Be Thinking ‘Blood Oil’?
“Imagine there's no countries,” John Lennon sang. “Nothing to kill or die for.” Easy or not to imagine, the Beatle overlooked one motive behind ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsSmall Island StatesWater
Climate Refugees Are Invisible to International Law
In September, a New Zealand court turned down a refugee petition from a Kiribati man whose south Pacific island homeland is disappearing under rising ...
