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AfricaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSevere Storms & Flooding
Rising Emissions Will Shift Tropical Rain Belt, Increase Food Scarcity
The year 2100 could see billions facing food insecurity if continued emissions—and their attendant warming—causes the planet’s tropical rain belt to shift its position. ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & Gas
Norway to Offer Barents Sea Exploration Permits Later This Year
Environmental groups and opposition parties in the Norwegian parliament are pointing to a severe disconnect from the country’s climate targets after Oil and Energy ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyUnited States
Flurry of Biden Executive Orders Returns U.S. to Paris Agreement, Begins Reversing Trump Deregulatory Agenda
News reports Wednesday heralded the dawn of a new era in U.S. climate, energy, and environmental justice policy, as President Joe Biden marked his ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyHydrogenHydropowerJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Alberta, B.C. Polls Show Strong Support for Net-Zero, Low Buy-In for LNG
More than two-thirds of Albertans support a 2050 target for net-zero emissions, and six in 10 British Columbians back clean energy over liquefied natural ... -
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After Early Momentum, Cascadia Region Loses Focus on Climate Action
Political infighting, misinformation campaigns, and serial communication failures have dashed any hopes that the Cascadia region would take the lead in the climate fight ... -
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Be Wary of Plans for Direct CO2 Removal, Greenpeace Warns Investors
While direct carbon removal (DCR) technologies like afforestation and direct air carbon capture are showing up in climate plans across the corporate world, it ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSoil & Natural Sequestration
UNEP Calls for Better Funding to Speed Global Climate Adaptation
As the climate crisis accelerates and the Earth nears a fast-approaching “temperature tipping point,” the world’s nations need to speed up their adaptation planning ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydrogenInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States
McCarthy: 2021 Could Be ‘Pivotal Year’ for Climate Action
With climate action and ambition accelerating toward the end of last year, in Canada and internationally, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution under way, 2021 could ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Norway Boosts Carbon Tax to $237 Per Tonne by 2030
Norway will more than triple its national carbon tax by 2030, from kr 590 to kr 2,000 (US$70 to $237) per tonne of carbon ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Momentum from 2020 Drives Hopes for a Year of Climate Action
After a horrid year of pandemic lockdowns and searing inequalities that nevertheless produced surprising progress for climate action and carbon reduction commitments, several news ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
‘Baked-In’ Warming Will Push Temperature Rise Past 2°C, Adding Urgency to Net-Zero Push
Alongside the extreme weather events of 2020, new research that shows today’s atmospheric CO2 levels pushing average global warming beyond 2.0°C makes it that ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsHealth & Safety
U.S. Government Scientists Trace Four Years of Resistance to Trump Agenda
Over the past four years of damaging fiats and undermining actions delivered by the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency has been waging a ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingFinance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Scope 3 Emissions Boost Exxon’s Carbon Pollution to 730 Million Tonnes in 2019
Under mounting pressure from investors, colossal fossil ExxonMobil disclosed Tuesday that its operations accounted for 730 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionNon-Renewable Energy
Experts Demand More Detail on United Airlines’ Direct Air Capture Plans
In the wake of United Airlines’ announcement of a multi-million-dollar investment in a Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, experts in climate ethics and policy ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil Sands
Some Tar Sands/Oil Sands Operations Cut Upstream Emissions 35%, But Life Cycle Carbon Only 2%
A new study based on internal company data from three Alberta tar sands/oil sands operations is showing upstream emission reductions of 14 to 35% ...
