Carbon Levels & Measurement
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CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
Ontario Introduces Carbon Tax After Railing Against Carbon Taxes
The Doug Ford government in Ontario is introducing a carbon tax on large emitters that exceed a yet-to-be-established provincial standard, after launching a lawsuit ... -
AfricaAir & MarineAsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5Petrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Analysts See Oil Industry’s Twilight, But Not Soon Enough to Hit Climate Targets
Two different analyst reports this week show the oil industry moving into its twilight, but the projected rate of decline is still far too ... -
AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon Transition
Landmark Court Ruling Cites Climate Impact in Refusing New Australian Coal Mine
In what’s being hailed as a landmark ruling, the Land and Environment Court in New South Wales, Australia has listed climate change as one ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesUnited StatesWater
Lake Warming Above 1.5°C Means Less Winter Ice, More Summer Algae
The number of lakes throughout the Northern Hemisphere likely to remain ice-free in winter, and correspondingly clogged with algal blooms in summer, would more ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
UN Fund to Help Peruvian Coffee Growers Combat Land Degradation in Latin America
A group of 2,400 small-hold coffee producers in Peru will be the first beneficiaries of a new United Nations initiative aimed at combatting land ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC Report
Average Warming Could Temporarily Exceed 1.5°C in Next Five Years
Four major meteorological agencies have now confirmed that 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, with the UK Met Office calculating a 10% chance ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementFirst PeoplesForests & Deforestation
Political Risk to Tropical Rainforests Could Mean More Destruction, Higher Emissions
Political uncertainty hangs over large swaths of the world’s tropical forests this year, raising the risk of more destruction and carbon emissions. -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
UK Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall 38% from 1990 to 2017
Cleaner electricity and reduced energy demand were the two major factors driving a 38% drop in the United Kingdom’s carbon dioxide emissions between 1990 ... -
‘Silent Majority’ of Canadians Wants Faster Climate Action
A silent majority of Canadians wants faster government action on climate change, but that momentum has been stymied by poor communication and messaging, a ...
