Former Assistant Secretary of State Monica Medina examines the most commonly used tools of diplomacy in bringing us a safe and sustainable global society International agreements are better than ...

Navigating Global Policy Responses and Their Efficacy Watching global environmental talks is like a high-stakes poker game. Everyone’s bluffing, but no one knows the rules. The Paris Agreement was ...

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The year 1989 was a turning point in Japan's environmental policy. The concept of sustainable development from Our Common Future (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987) had taken hold, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. Ebony Twilley Martin is not just breaking barriers; she's ...

Global environmental issues, ranging from energy policy to artificial intelligence and activism, topped the agenda at EarthX’s annual climate conference, which kicked off on Earth Day in Dallas.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As global temperatures rise from the burning of fossil fuels, researchers and ...

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss ...

Frank Biermann is a Research Professor in Global Sustainability Governance with the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He is the first political ...

Environmental engineering combines scientific and engineering principles to improve and maintain the environment in order to protect human health, natural resources, and natural environments.