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Lake Akgol in eastern Turkey's Van Province on June 7. Typically home to thousands of birds, the lake dried up this summer.

As the Climate Bakes, Turkey Faces a Future Without Water

By Paul Hockenos

E360 Video Contest Winner

In Northeast India, Cement Plants Disrupt Forest and a Way of Life

Virgin Komi Forest in the northern Ural Mountains in the Komi Republic, Russia.

Will Russia’s Forests Be an Asset or an Obstacle in Climate Fight?

By Fred Pearce

An oil palm plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, shrouded in haze from fires on burning peatland.

Opinion

The Time Has Come to Rein In the Global Scourge of Palm Oil

By Jocelyn C. Zuckerman

A coal processing plant in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province

Net-Zero Emissions: Winning Strategy or Destined for Failure?

By Fred Pearce

The endangered western swamp turtle in Australia is the subject of one assisted colonization project.

Amid Climate Pressures, a Call for a Plan to Move Endangered Species

By Zach St. George

A woman and children walk past a coal-fired power plant in Chhattisgarh, India.

Interview

Amid Danger Signs, A Global Energy Leader Finds Reason for Hope

By Fen Montaigne

A seagrass meadow near Atauro Island, Timor-Leste.

Why the Market for ‘Blue Carbon’ Credits May Be Poised to Take Off

By Nicola Jones

A plantation site for the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Project in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Analysis

Are Huge Tree Planting Projects More Hype than Solution?

By Adam Welz

A village in the Barisan Mountains of North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Why a Big Mining Project Could Wipe Out Rural Villages in Indonesia

By Fred Pearce

A coal-fired power plant in China's Jiangsu province.

Despite Pledges to Cut Emissions, China Goes on a Coal Spree

By Michael Standaert

General Motors has partnered with EVgo to deploy more than 2,700 fast chargers across the U.S.

Analysis

EV Turning Point: Momentum Builds for U.S. Electric Vehicle Transition

By John Paul MacDuffie and Sarah E. Light

A wind farm in Hebei Province, China, where some older clean energy projects are now being used for carbon credits.

Is the ‘Legacy’ Carbon Credit Market a Climate Plus or Just Hype?

By Fred Pearce

An engineer inspects paving blocks made from recycled plastics in a suburb of Accra, Ghana.

How Paving with Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem

By Ann Parson

Engineers have found cracks in the 420-foot-high Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River in Southern Africa.

Water Warning: The Looming Threat of the World’s Aging Dams

By Fred Pearce

Opinion

Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’: Hard Truths on the State of the Planet

By Carl Safina

A seawall built to hold back rising seas and halt erosion on Ghoramara Island in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in India.

Water

As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

The Svartsengi geothermal power station near Grindavik, Iceland.

Can Geothermal Power Play a Key Role in the Energy Transition?

By Jim Robbins

The Ouarzazate Solar Power Station, a multiphase solar power complex located in Morocco, is the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, with an energy capacity of 510 megawatts. The third phase of the facility, the 820-foot Noor III tower seen here, uses 7,400 heliostat mirrors to focus the sun’s energy to heat molten salt to 500–1,022 degrees Fahrenheit, producing steam that generates electricity.

Asia

As the Climate Bakes, Turkey Faces a Future Without Water

E360 Video Contest Winner

In Northeast India, Cement Plants Disrupt Forest and a Way of Life

Will Russia’s Forests Be an Asset or an Obstacle in Climate Fight?

Opinion

The Time Has Come to Rein In the Global Scourge of Palm Oil

Net-Zero Emissions: Winning Strategy or Destined for Failure?

Amid Climate Pressures, a Call for a Plan to Move Endangered Species

Interview

Amid Danger Signs, A Global Energy Leader Finds Reason for Hope

Why the Market for ‘Blue Carbon’ Credits May Be Poised to Take Off

Analysis

Are Huge Tree Planting Projects More Hype than Solution?

Why a Big Mining Project Could Wipe Out Rural Villages in Indonesia

Despite Pledges to Cut Emissions, China Goes on a Coal Spree

Analysis

EV Turning Point: Momentum Builds for U.S. Electric Vehicle Transition

Is the ‘Legacy’ Carbon Credit Market a Climate Plus or Just Hype?

How Paving with Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem

Water Warning: The Looming Threat of the World’s Aging Dams

Opinion

Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’: Hard Truths on the State of the Planet

Water

As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit

Can Geothermal Power Play a Key Role in the Energy Transition?

Photo Essay

Overview: Transforming Land and Sea for a More Sustainable World

How Non-Native Plants Are Contributing to a Global Insect Decline

Conservation

Amid Tensions in Myanmar, An Indigenous Park of Peace Is Born