GREENLASH from THE ECONOMIST

DEAR MATES ANA , OUR TEAcher told us to include any news on THE ENVIRONMENT I founbd this update and I ll share it with you MARIANA ALZUA B2 Read in browser JULY 31ST 2025 The Economist this week Highlights from the latest issue ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Edward Carr Deputy editor Welcome to what, in house, we have started to call e-week—when we produce a digital-only edition. Aptly for a paper- and ink-saving issue, the focus of this week’s edition is on the environment—in particular, the growing objection to policies designed to force down emissions of greenhouse gases. Many proponents of this “greenlash” do not believe that the strict net-zero targets are in their interest, or that they will bring benefits to anyone else. Some think they are being taken for chumps, paying good money to meet bad targets while businesses and people elsewhere are belching out carbon. Seeing an ever-more-powerful China emitting more than Europe and America combined makes resentful Western voters seethe. Our leader argues that, in the face of immovable politics, climate policy should instead focus on the art of the possible. That may sound flat. But a politics of new possibilities can put climate policy on a more sustainable footing, as well offering hope. E-week dishes up plenty of fare for readers to enjoy. Our cover package includes pieces on energy in America and Europe, as well as the once-greenwashing global firms that now pursue greenery in stealth mode—a phenomenon called “greenhushing”. We also have coverage of Iran after the bombing, the short war between Cambodia and Thailand, LVMH in crisis and the late Tom Lehrer. If you subscribe to The Economist you can enjoy all of this and more in our updated and improved app.