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Australia: As Trump Turns His Back on Renewables, China Is Building the Future

Rejeanne Lacroix - July 14, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia

Ghana: Implications of the Termination of US Aid for Electricity and Renewable Energy Initiatives in Africa

Lalatendu Das - March 12, 2025. Published in Ghanaian Times

The recent decision of the U.S. Government to terminate aid for renewable energy initiatives in Africa carries significant implications.

U.A.E.: Will Biden’s Saudi Visit Clear the Decks for a Renewed Relationship?

Lalatendu Das - July 17, 2022. Published in Arab News

The U.S. is the Kingdom’s second-largest trading partner, and the Kingdom is one of the U.S.’ largest trading partners in the Middle East.

U.A.E.: Biden’s Inconvenient Truth: China Is the World’s Biggest Renewable Energy Enabler

Lalatendu Das - June 9, 2021. Published in The National

Carbon trading is one single financial category that may give China the universal financial prowess the country has never reached.

Japan: US Return to Paris Agreement Accelerates Era of Renewable Energy

Dorothy Phoenix - December 24, 2020. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

The Biden campaign promised to 'ensure the U.S. achieves a 100% clean energy economy and reaches net-zero emissions no later than 2050.'

Nigeria: On Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan

Robin Koerner - October 30, 2020. Published in The Punch

While well intentioned, Biden’s sprawling plan has few concrete cost points and contains many ideas of varying quality.

Dominican Republic: America for Americans … and for China

Robin Koerner - May 29, 2018. Published in El Caribe

The Dominican Republic should take advantage of the fact that China seeks to curb the effects of climate change ... to attract investment ... in areas where we can reduce the use of fossil fuels.

Germany: Trump Is Harming Himself

Robin Koerner - June 6, 2017. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

One gets the impression the man is living on another planet.

Canada: Barack Obama Sets the Pace on Climate Change

Robin Koerner - August 10, 2015. Published in Toronto Star

The lesson of Obama’s plan is that a committed national leader can move the yardsticks.

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