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Week 17, April 27: Fossil-Fuel Wind-Down
In 2017, Canada’s oil and gas sector produced 195 Mt of CO2e, accounting for 27% of the country’s emissions. Between 2020 and 2024, oil ... -
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Webinar: New York State Looks to Energy Efficiency for Post-COVID Job Creation
With the COVID crisis shutting down the economy in one of the hardest-hit parts of the United States, New York state is in an ... -
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Ontario Records Big Emissions Spike After Axing Cap and Trade
The national greenhouse gas inventory report that Canada filed with the United Nations last week showed a big increase in Ontario, after several years ... -
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Canada Records 15-Megatonne Emissions Hike in 2018, Wiping Out 13 Years of Gains
Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 15 million tonnes between 2017 and 2018, driven by vehicle emissions, oil and gas extraction, and manufacturing, and ... -
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‘Gobsmacking’ UK Announcement Says Green Transport Must Become Citizens’ First Choice
The UK government recently declared that meeting the nation’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 will require that public transit, cycling, and other forms ... -
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Without Net Zero Plans, Pandemic-Driven CO2 Decline a ‘Pit Stop’ to Climate Ruin
Forecasters are predicting that coronavirus disruptions will lead to the largest annual drop in carbon dioxide emissions ever recorded—but multiple data challenges make any ... -
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Falling Short of Paris Targets Will Cost $600 Trillion by 2100, New Study Shows
The world’s governments will miss out on US$600 trillion in economic activity by the end of the century if they stay on their present ... -
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Coastal Protection a ‘Forever Battle’ for Indigenous Long Islanders
The Shinnecock Indian Nation—the original inhabitants of Long Island—are using deep-rooted maritime and ecological knowledge to protect what remains of their ancestral lands from ... -
Court Quashes Trump Attempt to Roll Back Obama-Era HFC Controls
With one dissenting vote by a Trump-appointed judge, a federal court in Washington, DC has shot down a bid by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
