Culture, Curiosities, & Humour
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Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
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 ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeothermalHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind
Bitcoin Draws as Much Electricity as Argentina as Consumption Quadruples in Four Years
With the computing power that drives the popular cryptocurrency bitcoin now consuming nearly as much energy as Argentina, analysts are warning the renegade technology’s ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsTransitUnited States
Amtrak One? With a Rail Enthusiast in the White House, Transit Advocate Eyes a Renaissance
Through a three-decade career in the U.S. Senate, President Joe Biden famously made the commute from Delaware to Washington, DC by rail, and his ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Lookback: Ocasio-Cortez’ 2019 Video Delivers ‘a Message from the Future’
In a video first published in 2019, shortly after she first entered the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) situates herself in ... -
Celebrity Goats Join Zoom Meetings, Raise Funds for Farm’s Renewable Energy Conversion
A herd of celebrity goats has been entertaining Zoom audiences for a small fee and helping the owners of Cronkshaw Fold Farm in Lancashire, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemographicsTransitWalking & Biking
Finnish City of Oulu Shows How Winter Cycling Can Rule
Though the blame for Canada’s dearth of winter cyclists is typically placed on weather, it is the lack of dedicated—and snow-cleared—bike routes that keeps ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Job Prospects Evaporate, Student Interest Sags as Fossils Scramble for New Talent
A new generation of young professionals is coming back with an eloquent response to the idea that a declining fossil industry is a “slap ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEuropeIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Coldest Town in Finland Unveils Satirical Bid for 2032 Summer Olympics
The self-described coldest town in Finland is making a pitch to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, with a mock promotional campaign that highlights the ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Rethink ‘Pugilistic’ Approach to Pipelines, Environment, Political Scientists Advise Kenney
EDMONTON — Political analysts say Premier Jason Kenney must rethink his traditional “fight back” approach and start building bridges to reconcile environmental concerns with ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsEuropeJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Anti-Trump Resistance Gives Rise to Bigger, Wider Climate Movement
Amid a flurry of reporting on the policy and regulatory chainsaw that Donald Trump took to environmental and climate protections during his term of ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National Governments
Southern Alberta Monolith Carries Message Against Rocky Mountain Coal Mining
A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message. -
AfricaAir & MarineBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEuropeFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Food Industry Drives Habitat Loss as Consumers Shift Eating Habits
New research is shining a light on the role the global food industry could play in driving habitat and species loss over the next ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourInternationalJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Want People to Act Unselfishly? Don’t Call Them as ‘Consumers’
Policy-makers looking to persuade people to act in the common good should pay close attention to their language, choosing relational terms such as citizen, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Shell Faces Wave of Resignations as Execs Question Commitment to Carbon Reduction Plan
Royal Dutch Shell is facing a wave of resignations among clean energy executives who’ve become disillusioned with the colossal fossil’s highly-touted carbon reduction plan, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & Gas
New Report Shows Path to 1.5°C with Less Consumption, Basic Income, and a ‘Good Life for All’
A 25% reduction in average living space in developed countries, less food waste and meat consumption, less road-based transport, better infrastructure, and “relocalization” of ...
