Global trade in green goods is booming—reaching $1.9 trillion in 2022, a $100 billion increase from 2021. The World Trade Organization (WTO) estimates that trade in a list of select environmental ...

For decades, the world has witnessed explosive growth in the volume of international trade and the level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Those two trends have long been linked, with the rise of ...

Global consumption of fossil fuels remains stubbornly high despite decades of climate agreements. As demand continues to rise, the need for innovative solutions has become critical.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Donald Trump campaigned last year promising to impose tariffs at levels the ...

Building relationships with the region, rather than transactional neocolonialism, is the best route for strengthening the ...

CFR experts weigh in on President Trump’s raft of new tariffs, including their legality, justification, and effect on U.S.

New data from CFR’s Women’s Power Index tracks countries’ continued progress toward gender parity in political representation ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the ...

Chinese authorities are steadily pivoting in the direction of actively promoting births. The 2025 government work report ...

US exports not only reduce deficits, they also bring higher-paying jobs and greater innovation. A tariff-driven trade war ...

The administration’s sweeping tariffs seem to suggest that treaties signed with trading partners do not count for anything ...