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Culture, Curiosities, & Humour

Home›Climate & Society›Category: "Culture, Curiosities, & Humour"
  • 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’

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    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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  • 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

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    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 ...
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  • 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

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    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 ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion

    Lookback: Ocasio-Cortez’ 2019 Video Delivers ‘a Message from the Future’

    February 12, 2021
     
    February 12, 2021
    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 ...
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  • Climate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEuropeJurisdictions

    Celebrity Goats Join Zoom Meetings, Raise Funds for Farm’s Renewable Energy Conversion

    February 7, 2021
     
    February 7, 2021
    A herd of celebrity goats has been entertaining Zoom audiences for a small fee and helping the owners of Cronkshaw Fold Farm in Lancashire, ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemographicsTransitWalking & Biking

    Finnish City of Oulu Shows How Winter Cycling Can Rule

    February 3, 2021
     
    February 3, 2021
    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 ...
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  • 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

    January 31, 2021
     
    Primary Author The Energy Mix staff
    January 31, 2021
    A new generation of young professionals is coming back with an eloquent response to the idea that a declining fossil industry is a “slap ...
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  • 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

    January 31, 2021
     
    January 31, 2021
    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 ...
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  • 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

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 24, 2021
     
    January 24, 2021
    EDMONTON — Political analysts say Premier Jason Kenney must rethink his traditional “fight back” approach and start building bridges to reconcile environmental concerns with ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsEuropeJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States

    Anti-Trump Resistance Gives Rise to Bigger, Wider Climate Movement

    January 20, 2021
     
    January 20, 2021
    Amid a flurry of reporting on the policy and regulatory chainsaw that Donald Trump took to environmental and climate protections during his term of ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Southern Alberta Monolith Carries Message Against Rocky Mountain Coal Mining

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 17, 2021
     
    January 17, 2021
    A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message.
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  • 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

    January 15, 2021
     
    January 15, 2021
    New research is shining a light on the role the global food industry could play in driving habitat and species loss over the next ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourInternationalJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion

    Want People to Act Unselfishly? Don’t Call Them as ‘Consumers’

    December 13, 2020
     
    December 13, 2020
    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, ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Shell Faces Wave of Resignations as Execs Question Commitment to Carbon Reduction Plan

    December 11, 2020
     
    December 11, 2020
    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, ...
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  • 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’

    December 11, 2020
     
    December 11, 2020
    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 ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentICYMIMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable Energy

    Musk Carbon Capture Prize Creates ‘a Lot of Motivation’, URegina Prof Says

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentICYMIInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy

    IBM Pledges Net-Zero GHG Emissions by 2030

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National Governments

    Squamish Nation Plans Sustainable Community for 9,000

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourICYMIJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion

    Canadian Singer Tamara Lindeman Becomes Climate Voice on U.S. Weather Station

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEuropeICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictions

    UK Football Clubs Offer Big Promises, Limited Action on Green Transition

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemographicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Students Demand Faster Action After UVic Moves $80 Million to Low-Carbon Investment Fund

    February 11, 2021
     
    February 11, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionICYMIJurisdictions

    Canada’s EV Charging Network Posts Double-Digit Growth

    February 11, 2021
     
    February 11, 2021
  • Air & MarineCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMIRenewable EnergySolar

    Thailand Set to Open World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project in June

    February 11, 2021
     
    February 11, 2021
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsUnited States

    Microsoft Claims 6% Emissions Cut in One Year

    February 11, 2021
     
    February 11, 2021
  • CanadaClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    WE Charity Bans Reference to Oil, Photo of Suzuki After 2016 Event in Alberta

    February 9, 2021
     
    February 9, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourICYMIMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion

    Paul Crutzen, Nobel Laureate Who Coined the Term ‘Anthropocene’, Dies at Age 87

    February 9, 2021
     
    February 9, 2021
  • Air & MarineBioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIRenewable Energy

    Boeing Claims 100% Biofuel Planes will be Ready by 2030

    February 9, 2021
     
    February 9, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCitiesClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionICYMINon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Amazon Bets Big on Natural Gas Vehicles

    February 9, 2021
     
    February 9, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionICYMIInternational Agencies & Studies

    Concrete Producers Aim to Boost Sustainability with Root Vegetables, Ash

    February 9, 2021
     
    February 9, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemographicsICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsUnited States

    Women in Climate Technology Group Launches in U.S.

    February 7, 2021
     
    February 7, 2021
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