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U.S. Fossils Fret Over PR Liability, Not Climate Impacts, of Natural Gas Flaring
Fossil companies in the United States worry about imperilling their public image by flaring far too much leftover natural gas from their operations, despite ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesSupply Chains & Consumption
Investors Worth $41 Trillion Demand Net-Zero Strategies from World’s Biggest Emitters
A group of big, institutional investors with a combined US$41 trillion under management is turning up the heat on 161 fossils, mining companies, and ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAustraliaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Pandemic Brings Scant Reduction as Atmospheric GHGs Continue to Rise
The temporary greenhouse gas emission reductions during the COVID-19 lockdowns have done little to slow down the increase in atmospheric GHGs, and the world ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil Sands
The Battle Plan: Key Lessons from the Second World War for the Climate Mobilization (Part 2)
This is the second of two excerpts from Seth Klein’s A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, published in early September and ... -
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The Battle Plan: Key Lessons from the Second World War for the Climate Mobilization (Part 1)
This is the first of two excerpts from Seth Klein’s A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, published in early September and ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementEncoreEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
With U.S. Fossils ‘Hurtling Toward Bankruptcy’, Execs Get a Payout While Abandoned Wells Leak Methane
With U.S. fossils “hurtling toward bankruptcy at a pace not seen in years,” companies are already abandoning unprofitable oil and gas wells or leaving ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresEncoreEuropeForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureMethane
Siberian Wildfires Release 59 Mt of CO2 in June as Brazil Gets Set for Deliberate Burning
With temperatures up to 10°C warmer than normal, and dry soils that are ideal for wildfires, the Siberian Arctic released an unprecedented 59 megatonnes ... -
ICAO Changes Carbon Offset Rules, Gives Airlines a ‘Three- to Six-Year Free Pass to Pollute’
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) handed international airlines a concession valued at about US$15 billion in late June, by agreeing to scale back ... -
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Offshore Wind Could Create 900,000 Jobs, Grow Eightfold by 2030
The offshore wind industry is poised to increase its output eightfold, from 29 to 234 gigawatts, and create 900,000 or more jobs by 2030, ... -
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Canada Flunks Climate Test with ‘Policy Full of Loopholes’ for Assessing New Projects
Canada’s new impact assessment rules for power plants, pipelines, and other major infrastructure fall far short of the climate test environmental organizations have been ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEncoreEuropeHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOceansSevere Storms & Flooding
WMO Sees ‘Enormous Challenge’ to Hit Paris Targets as 1.5°C Warming Looms
There’s a one in five chance that average global warming will hit 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in at least one of the next five ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Action on Climate, $40/Barrel Oil Could Mean Trillions in Stranded Fossil Assets
With colossal fossils Total and Shell downgrading the value of their oil and gas assets, BP pledging to cut oil and gas production 40% ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
50% Global Emissions Cut Would Avoid Severe Climate Impacts to Tropics
If governments across the world align their 2025 climate targets with the 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement, they can still halve the crushing ... -
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Action on Climate, $40/Barrel Oil Could Mean Trillions in Stranded Fossil Assets
With colossal fossils Total and Shell downgrading the value of their oil and gas assets, BP pledging to cut oil and gas production 40% ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyShale & Fracking
Campaigners Urge U.S. Health Agency to Extend No Sail Order for Cruise Ships [Sign-On]
Campaigners with Stand.earth are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to extend its no-sail order for cruise ships beyond the ...
