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Updating a Climate Scenario Doesn’t Mean the Crisis Is Over

May 23, 2026

This analysis clarifies the recent retirement of the RCP8.5 climate scenario, correcting the misleading narrative that scientific updates signal an end to the climate crisis. By examining new CMIP7 data, the article demonstrates that while policy successes have moved us away from worst-case emissions pathways, the world still faces significant warming and irreversible environmental tipping points, underscoring the urgent need for continued climate action.

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Hormuz Crisis Exposes Energy Innovation Gaps

May 6, 2026

The unprecedented disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the vulnerability of global energy systems. Despite record-breaking reserve releases, the crisis underscores a critical need for sustained energy innovation. New data reveals a widening gap in research and deployment, with Nordic leadership contrasting a relative decline in U.S. innovation.

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China–Europe Science Ties: Genuine Partnership or Geopolitical Gamble?

April 27, 2026

The gap between bilateral ambition and multilateral restriction has reached a breaking point in Europe’s science policy. While Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez champions open research with Beijing as a driver of innovation, the European Commission is moving to exclude Chinese entities from strategic fields like semiconductors and AI. As China’s R&D spending nears $723 billion, this report explores whether Europe can afford to de-risk without losing its edge in the global race for frontier technology.

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A large mural on the side of a Chernobyl Power Plant building depicting a hand holding an atom, with wild horses running in a green field.

Chernobyl at 40: The Unthinkable Has Become Routine

April 27, 2026

Forty years after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the anniversary of Chernobyl is being marked by active bombardment and a deepening global safety crisis. With the New Safe Confinement damaged by drone strikes and Iran’s Bushehr facility reportedly hit multiple times, the routine targeting of nuclear infrastructure has exposed a fatal gap in international governance. This report examines the “double standards” of nuclear protection and the paralysis of the IAEA in an age where radioactive sites have become geopolitical pawns.

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Who Wins and Loses From the Iran Energy Shock

April 1, 2026

The Iran energy shock of 2026 has fundamentally rewritten the rules of global petropolitics. As Brent crude prices surged, the traditional “oil winner” manual was discarded; for the first time, major producers in the Gulf found themselves economically paralyzed by their own geographic leverage.

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Europe’s Iran Shock Demands a Wartime Economic Response

March 30, 2026

Europe faces its second major energy crisis in four years, with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggering what the IEA calls the largest supply disruption in history. With Brent crude surpassing €100 and gas storage at critical lows, analysts warn of impending stagflation and technical recessions in Germany and Italy, leading to urgent calls for a pandemic-scale fiscal response to accelerate electrification as a national security imperative.

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