This week, world leaders gather in Madrid for the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25). Vinod Thomas calls on the top greenhouse gas emitters to make meaningful commitments to address the climate crisis, including eliminating subsidies to fossil fuel production and encouraging the use of renewable energy.

 

 

Nate Hultman sat down for an episode of The Current to talk about what’s on the agenda for COP25, and how cities, states, and communities in the United States are filling in for the lack of federal action on climate change.

 

Are fears of a worldwide recession overblown? Eswar Prasad examines recent trade data to see how the global economy is performing and where it’s headed.

 

 

As China’s influence grows, its relationship with its most economically powerful neighbor—Japan—becomes more fraught. As a part of our Global China series, Adam Liff analyzes China-Japan tensions through their festering territorial dispute in the East China Sea.