Why the Republican Party is actually better off if Kamala Harris wins
To dominate the country once more, Republicans need to hasten the move to a post-Trump party.
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‘The commander-in-chief test’: Harris and Trump are sparring over the military. It’s not a new playbook.
Attacks over the military are part of a decades-old political playbook. This year, both candidates are vulnerable to military-based attacks — and neither is pulling punches.
Will Kamala Harris’ polling lead last? Our polling expert explains
Donald Trump has slipped into second place. Here are the numbers to watch that could predict a bounceback.
These factors could predict whether Kamala Harris hangs onto her polling lead
Donald Trump has slipped into second place. Here are the numbers to watch that could predict a bounceback.
Vance attacks Walz’s military service
The broadside is similar to the campaign to discredit 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry over his Vietnam service.
55 Things to Know About Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ Pick for VP
The governor of Minnesota had a career in the National Guard and as a high school teacher before he got into politics in the early 2000s.
Ukraine is ready for a just peace — not Russia’s version of one
“This war isn’t about territory of Ukraine. This is a war about the rules under which [we] will live.”
EU climate envoys plan joint trip to China
The EU’s efforts to broaden its discussions with the world’s biggest polluter come as US-China climate talks face uncertainty.
John Kerry’s America First climate legacy
For those who have felt the hard edge of US climate diplomacy, Kerry was no white knight.
John Kerry to step down as Biden climate envoy
The veteran diplomat helped craft the 2015 Paris climate agreement, and more recently led the U.S. team at COP28 in Dubai.
The best of Power Play 2023
As we enter a mammoth election year on either side of the Atlantic, Power Play looks back on the highlights from our interviews in 2023 to set the scene for the big geopolitical stories of 2024. In this week’s bumper New Year edition, host Anne McElvoy takes a tour through the best of Power Play […]
The two days that salvaged a climate deal
“There were times in the last 48 hours where some of us thought this could fail,” U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said later.
Climate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can’t quit oil
The contradictions in nations’ attitudes toward fossil fuels were at the forefront of the talks in Dubai.
Trump who? Republicans in Dubai try to carve out their own climate agenda.
GOP lawmakers came to the U.N. climate summit to promote a vision that champions U.S. fossil fuels and nuclear energy while acknowledging the need to cut carbon. It’s unclear how much that will matter if the former president regains the White House.
Building wind power, canceling coal — it’s all drowning under borrowing costs
Central banks’ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both wealthy and poor nations to shift away from fossil fuels.
John Kerry warns against carbon capture’s ‘great facade’
At the COP28 climate talks, Saudi Arabia is among the countries arguing carbon scrubbing technology can replace the need to eliminate fossil fuel use.
Diplomatic cables reveal UK fears over $15B Vietnam coal deal
Briefing notes reveal private worries about a major green deal struck between Vietnam and international donors.
John Kerry wants to interview the world’s top musicians
Some names? Paul McCartney, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen.
John Kerry: US has to get rid of ‘crazy’ oil and gas subsidies
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John Kerry: US must get rid of ‘crazy’ oil subsidies
‘We cannot allow the emissions to be going up,’ the top US climate envoy tells POLITICO.
John Kerry warns UK and Germany against ‘business as usual’ on climate
“Nobody should be going backwards,” Kerry told POLITICO. “We must meet the Paris goals.”
Putin trolls COP28 with oil talks next door
His presence presented a symbolic split screen: Global climate talks in one frame, Putin’s oil negotiations in the other.
John Kerry: COP28 chief’s contested fossil fuel stance may need ‘clarification’
‘Maybe it came out the wrong way,’ Kerry told POLITICO after a report showed Sultan al-Jaber saying there was ‘no science’ backing a push to phase out fossil fuels.
Kamala Harris at climate summit: World must ‘fight’ those stalling action
US vice president uses her international platform to polish her climate credentials — but it comes with political peril.
How to watch the climate summit like an expert
Interested in the 200-nation effort to save the planet? Get used to squabbles about money and “phasing out” versus “phasing down” fossil fuels.
Eye-catching climate donations put spotlight on China at COP climate talks
The oil-rich UAE aimed to slough off criticism about its role leading the U.N. climate talks with a $100 million pledge to aid poorer, climate-stricken countries.
Global deal to phase out fossil fuels is in trouble
UAE officials running the talks are warning it may be impractical to call for the complete death of fossil fuels — infuriating activists and vulnerable countries.
Un gendarme chez la grande conso
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Who’s who at Cop28: the leaders with the world’s future in their hands
From fossil fuel chiefs to an outspoken UN secretary general, a look at who will attend the UAE’s climate summitCop28 officially opens on 30 November in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and the conference is scheduled to end on 14 December, although …