Noah J. Gordon

There was no alternative for Germany to buying gas from Vladimir Putin, until there was. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reminded policymakers in Berlin that emergency action in the energy sector is possible.

Some US states, cities, and courts are doing their best to thwart the Biden administration’s efforts to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement.

Intra-coalition infighting, questions about EU policy, a mismatch between targets and policies—no sector better represents the climate challenges facing Germany’s government than transport.

Efforts to mitigate climate damage are not going well ahead of COP26. But they could also be going much worse.

A Chinese announcement made clear that coal power is finished. But there’s a way to go before the same can be said of oil and gas.

Price-based or quantity-based mechanisms, which offer the more effective and fairer way to achieve carbon neutrality? In fact, the debate is somewhat artificial—EU climate policy needs both.