Environment

Maximizing Value and Minimizing Waste in a Circular Plastics Economy
To minimize plastic waste and pollution, the United States should reject blanket bans and instead address root causes through innovation and the development of a circular plastics economy. Most Americans have...

De-Energizing Business
De-energizing business is much more popular than some elements of the green movement would have you believe. Environmentalists have forever vilified business as an enemy of the environment. This has...

VIDEO: Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal and Water Security in Central Asia
On December 5, the Center for the National Interest launched its latest report, “Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal and Water Security in Central Asia.” This report argues that efforts by the incoming...

The Climate Crisis in Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Warning
Earlier this year, at the ninth International Conference of Tibet Support Groups (TSGs) held in Brussels, the Dalai Lama addressed 140 representatives from 40 countries. His speech highlighted Tibet’s environmental...

War’s Silent Victim: The Environment
February 24 marked two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The devastating impact is painfully clear: hundreds of thousands killed and wounded, millions displaced, hospitals and schools catastrophically damaged,...

Climate Change Crisis: Earth Might Already Be Beyond 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I led. The worrying findings, based on temperature records contained in sea sponge...

Why America and the World Need Nuclear Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), in its International Energy Outlook 2021 report, notes trends in global energy supply, demand, and emissions to 2050 that forecast the...

Why Has Plastic Recycling Failed?
For decades, Americans have been encouraged to recycle plastic as part of the solution for saving the planet. But now, a new report from Greenpeace says that it just doesn’t...

Germany Pivots Back to Coal as Russia Uses the Gas Weapon
German minister for economic affairs Robert Habeck announced on Sunday that Berlin would seek to reduce its use of natural gas following a cut in supplies from Russia. Habeck indicated...

How the Air Force Is Slowly Going Green
Last September, the U.S. Air Force announced plans to put forward “a concerted effort to reduce contamination of air, soil, and water by eliminating pollution at its source.” The occasion...

Great Power Competition Is Putting Planet Earth at Risk
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The better approach is to break down climate and environmental challenges into important, meaningful and manageable issues. Engage them all on their own terms This...

The Royal Air Force Wants to be a Greener Force and Make Jet Fuel at Sea
Fuel production onboard ships would make the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy leaner, more flexible fighting forces. The Royal Air Force’s Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal, Sir...