Today on TAP: Kudos once again to the U.S.-China Commission
America and the World
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Will Biden Put Pressure on Sudan?
Sudanese protesters say the U.S. must sanction the coup plotters of Khartoum.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The COP26 Parting Shot? Wait Until Next Year.
Equipped with alarming new reports and data on the accelerating climate crisis, the conference punted decisive action into 2022.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
At U.N. Climate Talks, What Mattered Most Went Unsaid
A Wall Street–led energy transition; punitive credit conditions for developing countries; sustained oil and gas drilling
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Our Global Accords: The Good, the Bad, the Meh, and the Huh?
Today on TAP: The global corporate minimum tax was a real achievement. The Glasgow accord was mainly a ‘Huh?’
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Connecting Climate Goals to Industrial Goals
Biden’s Green Steel Deal with the EU is a model for future progress—and it beats anything that came out of Glasgow.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Altercation: All Israel and the Jews Edition
The latest in books, articles, films, plays, and off-Broadway musicals
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A Nuclear Cop-Out in Glasgow
If the international community can’t make headway on nuclear energy goals at COP26, when, if ever, is it going to happen?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Talking Tariffs and Carbon Emissions
A mechanism designed to induce countries to adopt green technologies is fueling international resistance instead.
Posted inAmerica and the World
What to Do When You Have 20 Million Gig Workers in the Coal Industry
Just transitions for India’s coal communities will be painfully difficult.
