Commentary and Analysis

Proposed cuts risk weakening US industrial competitiveness and clean energy leadership, handing China a strategic advantage in future technologies, Josh Busby and Greg Pollock write.

"With the US abandoning its claim to international climate leadership, Europe must take up the mantle," Greg Pollock and Joshua Busby argue.

Pointing to recent extreme weather events, Joshua Busby makes the case for integrating climate action into national security planning.

"Without changes to US policy, China is likely to be better positioned than the United States to reap the benefits of the global shift toward the clean energy economy," Joshua Busby and Greg Pollock argue.

Paul Poast unpacks the implications of the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization.

As the climate crisis grows, the business of water is increasingly important — and the lakefront city of Chicago could be one of its most valuable global leaders.

Americans of color tend to be more supportive of efforts to address climate change than White Americans.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, just opened a Chicago branch. We talk with its new head, Holly Crilly, to find out what's next.

Ravi Agrawal, Susan Glasser, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"With the focus on war this past year, it is all too easy to overlook that starvation and food insecurity are on the rise," Paul Poast writes.