More than $35 billion in clean energy investment and tens of thousands of jobs did not disappear overnight. They faded quietly, project by project, factory by factory, as federal priorities shifted and certainty gave way to hesitation. On a gray winter morning in the heartland, the factory floor is silent.
Brussels — The European Parliament voted today to enshrine a 90 percent cut in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 into EU law. The decision sets the most ambitious intermediate climate target ever adopted by a major economy and hardens the EU’s path toward climate neutrality. The vote updates the
The era of Japanese political hesitation effectively ended on Sunday. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, capitalizing on her “Iron Lady” persona and a fractured opposition, steered the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to a landslide victory that defies recent trends of incumbent fatigue. Projected to secure a supermajority with coalition partner Ishin,
Announced this week, Canada scrapped its 2026 electric vehicle sales mandate, abandoning one of its most visible climate policies at a moment when global climate ambition is colliding head-on with trade, geopolitics, and economic realism. The decision drops the requirement that 20 percent of new vehicles sold in Canada be
A federal judge has struck down Texas’ anti ESG law as unconstitutional, delivering a legal setback to one of the most aggressive state efforts to police sustainable finance. The ruling affirms that governments cannot punish companies for how they assess risk or express investment views. But the decision arrives after
Brussels, February 2026 — The European Union has done something climate markets have argued about for years but never quite resolved. It has written a rulebook for permanent carbon removals. This week, the European Commission adopted the EU’s first certification methodologies for what it defines as permanent carbon removal. The
The European Commission is deploying its financial heavy artillery early to prevent a political revolt against the next phase of the Green Deal. In a move designed to preempt social unrest and diplomatic friction, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced it will “front load” €3 billion ($3.5 billion) to national
WASHINGTON – When Donald Trump announced Project Vault, a $12 billion plan to build a national stockpile of critical minerals, the move was framed as an industrial safeguard. In reality, it is something far larger. It is an admission that power in the new world order flows through supply chains,
The United Nations has issued its starkest warning in years: without an immediate influx of unpaid member contributions, the organization risks running out of operating cash within months, potentially forcing the shutdown of its New York headquarters by late summer. Senior UN officials confirmed this week that the institution’s finances
Costa Rica has long defined itself by what it chose not to have. No standing army. No oil drilling. Few countries have so deliberately woven restraint into their national identity. Now, following a decisive election, the country is testing whether that identity can endure a new phase of political power
