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Abreu, Coady, Donner, Yussuf Sign On as Ottawa Appoints Net-Zero Advisory Body
The Canadian government has appointed a 14-member Net-Zero Advisory Body to help it find the best pathways to net-zero emissions by 2050. -
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Time to Come Clean on Rising Carbon Emissions, Bloomberg Columnist Urges Musk
It’s time for Tesla founder Elon Musk to come clean about the rising carbon footprint of his signature product, as the company’s rapid growth ... -
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City Forests Hold Promise for Significant CO2 Offsets, Study Concludes
Urban reforestation in cities in the Global South could be a cost-effective path to offsetting some part of global city emissions, according to a ... -
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Coalition Pushes for 50% Carbon Cut by 2030 as U.S. Rejoins Paris Agreement
The United States officially rejoined the Paris Agreement Friday, with climate envoy John Kerry warning that high-stakes negotiations at COP 26 in Glasgow this ... -
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UN Report Urges End to ‘Suicidal’ War on Nature
A landmark UN report has delivered a shattering synopsis of the three intertwined emergencies facing humanity—the climate crisis, a devastated natural world, and catastrophic ... -
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Ottawa Underestimates Carbon Tax Rebates after Revenue Exceeds Predictions
The federal government owes Canadian families in three provinces more than C$200 million after underestimating how much it would raise from the carbon tax ... -
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Key Passage in IPCC’s 1.5°C Report Cited as ‘Most Important Sentence Ever Written’
The key passage in the 2018 UN agency report that set countries on a path to a 1.5°C limit on average global warming is ... -
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Ford Europe Promises All-Electric Passenger Vehicle Lineup by 2030
Ford is vowing to convert its entire passenger vehicle lineup in Europe to electric power by 2030, in just the latest sign of the ... -
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Giant Whales, and Their Giant Poop, Serve as Natural Carbon Sinks
The Earth’s great whales are magnificent, intelligent, and peaceful. But new research shows that they also help keep the planet cool—in life, and in ... -
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Peg Social Cost of Carbon at $100 Per Tonne, Economists Urge Biden
Two eminent economists are urging the Biden administration to peg the social cost of carbon at a minimum US$100 per tonne or risk underestimating ... -
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Countries Must Cut Emissions 80% Beyond Paris Pledges, but Study Author Sees Glimmers of Hope
The countries that signed on to the Paris Agreement will have to increase their 2015 carbon reduction promised by 80% to avoid the worst ... -
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U.S. Cities Vastly Underreport Their Emissions, Study Concludes
A new study in the journal Nature Communications warns that most American cities are likely underreporting their greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 20%, an ... -
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Exxon Faces ‘Frustrated Investors’ After First-Ever Financial Loss
Colossal fossil ExxonMobil declared an annual financial loss yesterday for the first time ever, capping a year in which it had to borrow money ... -
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Canada and U.S. Drastically Underestimate Methane Emissions as Atmospheric Levels Rise
Federal environmental agencies are underestimating methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells by 20% in the United States and 150% in Canada, according ... -
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State-Led U.S. Climate Alliance Still Sees Headwinds Post-Trump
A White House led by a climate denier who was actively working to undermine global efforts to meet the targets in Paris Agreement made ...
