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​People watch as a Long March 10B carrier rocket takes off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, in Hainan province, China, on July 10, 2026.
What We're Watching

China ups the ante in the space race, Bangladesh’s exiled ex-leader eyes return, Wildfires ravage southern Spain

In a scene straight out of Looney Tunes, China on Friday maneuvered a gigantic floating net out into the Pacific Ocean, and used it to catch a rocket booster as it gently descended from the sky after launching a satellite into space.

Is water the next geopolitical battle?
Analysis

Is water the next geopolitical battle?

More than 70% of the earth’s surface is covered in good old H2O, so it would seem there’s plenty to go around. But the vast majority, at least 97%, is contained in the oceans as saltwater. The growing scarcity of freshwater for drinking, cooking, industrial, and agricultural uses is quickly moving water up as a global risk. In fact, our parent company, Eurasia Group, added it to its Top Risks list for 2026 as “The water weapon.”

How global leaders are tackling the water crisis
World Bank & IMF Meetings

How global leaders are tackling the water crisis

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, World Bank Water Program Manager Sarah Nedolast joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to discuss global efforts to tackle water scarcity.

In Milei's Argentina, a fight for indigenous land
GZERO Reports

In Milei's Argentina, a fight for indigenous land

In Argentina’s Patagonia, Indigenous Mapuche communities say they are facing increasing persecution under President Javier Milei, the Libertarian leader whose promises of economic reform are intensifying long-standing conflicts over land rights and environmental protection.

Plastic waste is killing us. But we can't seem to quit it.
The Debrief

Plastic waste is killing us. But we can't seem to quit it.

After years of careful planning, negotiations in Geneva over the first-ever global plastics treaty ended in deadlock, says Eurasia Group's sustainability expert Franck Gbaguidi. Here's why the world is stuck in a plastic waste trap.

European Commission President ​Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Belgium, on June 26, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: European leader faces no confidence vote, Sheinbaum wants to sue SpaceX, & more

Graphic Truth: Canada braces for wildfire season
GZERO North

Graphic Truth: Canada braces for wildfire season

As the weather warms, the US and Canada are bracing for the potential of another record-breaking wildfire season.

Graphic Truth: Home insurance costs are on the rise
GZERO North

Graphic Truth: Home insurance costs are on the rise

As climate change makes disasters more frequent and destructive, insurers are having to raise rates and reduce coverage.

Graphic Truth: When it comes to freshwater, Canada is king
GZERO North

Graphic Truth: When it comes to freshwater, Canada is king

Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface, but good ol’ H2O is a much more precious resource than it appears.

​Participants enter the Dubai Exhibition Centre during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference.
GZERO AI

Can climate activism and AI coexist?

AI is on the lips of climate-policy negotiators gathered for the United Nation’s COP28 conference in Dubai, and for good reason — it presents a high-risk but potentially high-reward scenario.