The Ecological Cost of Global Power Struggles The 2019 Trump Xi Summit in Osaka, Japan, was a prime example of the global power dynamics that are ravaging ecosystems and threatening biodiversity.
While the two superpowers negotiated terms for trade, security cooperation, and economic development, environmental groups sounded alarms about the ecological cost of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Historically, global power struggles have been a major driver of environmental degradation.