Culture, Curiosities, & Humour
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Climate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable Energy
New Generation of Video Game Designers Brings Climate to the Foreground
After years or decades of treating nature as a backdrop for its virtual landscapes, the US$140-billion global gaming industry is bringing climate and other ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionTransitWalking & Biking
Cats Make Guest Appearance in B.C. City’s Climate Solutions Video
The city of Surrey, British Columbia is out with a 90-second, animated YouTube video that connects big-picture climate solutions back to the benefits citizens ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Carpenter, Passive Solar Builder, Systems Change Advocate: Toronto Climate Community Mourns Peter Shepherd
Climate campaigners and green community practitioners in Toronto shared their shock and sadness, and accolades began pouring in, as word spread over the last ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
‘Polluter Elite’ Must Rein in Lifestyles to Help Drive Down Emissions
With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging across the globe, plenty of thinkers are devoting their time to what comes next. The hopeful argue for ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
New York Climate Clock Adds Renewables ‘Lifeline’ to Climate Deadline
The New York City Climate Clock has added what the New York Times calls a “tinge of optimism” to its message of looming climate ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Less ‘Doom’, More Resilience: New Study Offers a Hopeful Perspective on Ancient Societies
An obsession with catastrophe over facts might be producing a skewed understanding of how ancient societies responded to abrupt climatic change, leaving today’s society ... -
April 1 Spoof: O’Regan, Kenney Declare Support for Parliamentary Hot Air Reclaim Turbine
April 1, 2021—Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan immediately stepped up with a C$320-million subsidy, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney demanded $30 billion in federal largesse, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEuropeJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Ad Agencies Begin Pulling Away from Fossil Fuel Clients
A major advertising agency has declared it will no longer make its services available to oil and gas companies, in a move that one ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Bigfoot Director Thanks Alberta’s ‘Ludicrous’ Fossil War Room for Big Publicity Boost
The director of a children’s movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government’s energy centre for starting a “ludicrous” fight over the film. -
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Carbon Polluters Replace Tobacco as Major Sponsors of Sports Events
Who backs the world of sport with hard cash? The prosperous tobacco industry was till 2005 among the main sports sponsors, but that year ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEuropeJurisdictions
Youth Delegates Get Seat at the Table, Begin Demanding Respect at UN Climate Talks
Youth delegates are finally just beginning to claim their seat at the table in United Nations climate negotiations. But some of the (apparent) adults ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
‘Default Effect’ Drives Massive Growth in Green Power Adoption
When green power is the fallback option for electricity consumers, the large majority of them will accept it rather than going to the trouble ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEuropeIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictions
New Type Font Dramatizes Arctic Sea Ice Loss
Two typographers in Finland and South Africa have developed a new font, and named it Climate Crisis, to embody a range of scientific projections ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Kids Worry More when Parents Push Climate Fears Aside, Therapist Warns
The first step for parents who aren’t sure how to help their children with their fears about climate change is to open up to ... -
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 ...
