Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. On the second day of the United Nations Permanent Forum on…
To Strengthen Climate Resilience, Focus on Social Protection by Ana Toni & Kevin Watkins
The international community is increasingly trying to distinguish between climate, development, and humanitarian finance—as if they can be neatly compartmentalized.…
The Deafening Silence on Offshore Wealth by Frederik Obermaier & Bastian Obermayer
The kind of hidden wealth that the Panama Papers exposed a decade ago fuels corruption, distorts markets, drives inequality, finances…
The Risky Geography of the Cloud by Soňa Muzikárová
Iran’s recent drone strikes on Gulf states mark the first time commercial data centers have been targeted in an organized…
The World After Trump by George Papaconstantinou & Jean Pisani-Ferry
The international economic order that has prevailed since the end of World War II is gone for good. With the…
The Global AI Threat Has Arrived
The ability of Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, to find vulnerabilities across major operating systems and web browsers…
How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah.…
We asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what they said.
Climate action may be facing headwinds right now. But the passion, courage, and creativity that defined the climate movement for…
The Geopolitics of Infrastructure by Bertrand Badré & Saurabh Mishra
en English Innovation Apr 20, 2026 Bertrand Badré and Saurabh Mishra No longer does global power rest only on alliances,…
The Private Credit Panic Is Overblown by Dambisa Moyo
Private credit markets are under growing stress, fueling fears of a financial crisis that could spill over to the real…
Hormuz Today, Taiwan Tomorrow by Todd G. Buchholz
By closing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has handed the Trump administration a practice test. To pass—and preserve deterrence against…
War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. Hundreds of delegates are arriving at the United Nations this week…
The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming
The future looked dire for renewable energy in the United States last spring. Republicans in Congress started gutting the Inflation…
Maine presses pause on large data centers. Will other states follow its lead?
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view
This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sea…
The World Needs an Oil Buyers’ Club by Isabella M. Weber & Gregor Semieniuk
As the world is plunged into another energy crisis, market allocation is leading to grossly unjust outcomes, as the rich…
Fossil-Fuel Investments Are a Fiduciary Risk by Nicole Martens
The Iran war has reminded everyone, but especially Africans, of the structural instability of fossil-fuel prices. For African trustees, directors,…
A European Populist Defends an American Pope by Fabrizio Tassinari
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s response to Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV may strain her relationship with the…
Diving robots help crack the mystery of Antarcticas’ vanishing sea ice
Something strange has been swirling in the waters around Antarctica. From the 1970s until a decade ago, the floating sea…
American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules.
This story was published in partnership with The Associated Press. Over the past few years, Kentucky sheep farmer Daniel Bell…