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Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHydrogenInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable Energy
Positive Feedback Loops Could Speed the Shift Off Carbon, Study Finds
Large-scale progressive change can be accomplished as much by “positive-sum” cooperation as by “zero-sum” thinking, argues a new study co-authored by the deputy director ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
U.S. Battery Boom Continues as Big, New Installations Come Online
2021 is shaping up as a boom year for utility-scale battery storage in the United States, with one big project already in service, another ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
Africa Needs ‘Decarbonization Shock’ to Prevent Decade of New Fossil Fuel Investments
It will take a “decarbonization shock” to jolt utilities and governments in Africa into a quick transition to renewable energy this decade that avoids ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
COVID Recovery Funds, Green Jobs Could Help Developing Countries Drive Down Emissions
COVID-19 recovery funds and green job investment could be a cornerstone for efforts by more than 20 developing nations to come up with new, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
Climate Finance Needs Data Standards, Verification to Build Trust Among Rich and Poor Countries
As Paris Agreement climate financing commitments come due, established standards and third-party verification for finance data are desperately needed to win back the trust ... -
AfricaAustraliaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Insurance Industry Contends with Rising Losses as Climate Chaos Sweeps the Globe
The climate crisis is exacting a rising price from the global insurance industry, a relief and development agency says. As the world digests the ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
UK Accused of ‘Rank Hypocrisy’ After Allowing New Underground Coal Mine
The UK government is being accused of “rank hypocrisy” that “beggars belief”, after failing to rescind local approval of the country’s first new underground ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & Studies
Forest Carbon Offsets on the Agenda as France’s One Planet Summit Confronts Biodiversity Loss
Global leaders are in the midst of a high-stakes virtual summit today, aimed at rebooting international diplomacy on climate change and species extinction ahead ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Desjardins Unfriends Coal, Rockefeller Drops Fossil Investments in Year-End Announcements
Two high-profile North American investors closed out 2020 with pledges to reduce the carbon footprint of their portfolios, with Lévis, Quebec-based Desjardins Group promising ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictions
Vancity Sets 2040 Net-Zero Target for Entire Lending Portfolio
The Vancouver City Savings Credit Union is promising to bring its entire mortgage and loan portfolio to net-zero by 2040, 10 years ahead of ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
Haley: $170/Tonne Carbon Price Still Needs Green Industrial Policy to Set Direction
While Canada’s pledge to achieve a carbon price of C$170 by 2030 gives the country “a credible shot” at hitting its 2030 climate targets, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictions
Cash for Clunkers Program Would ‘Supercharge’ the Shift to EVs, Automakers Say
Canadian automakers are jumping onboard the federal government’s updated climate plan and calling for an extensive “cash for clunkers” program to cut emissions and ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Epic Failure for Trump as Fossils Show Little Interest in Alaska Refuge Oil Leases
Donald Trump sustained an epic defeat last week when a widely-criticized, eleventh-hour bid to sell oil and gas exploration leases in the ecologically fragile ... -
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 ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Democrats’ Senate Majority Means Green Policy Shift, Wider Rollback of Trump Deregulation
With Democrats poised to form a narrow majority in the U.S. Senate, following landmark run-off election wins this week by Senators-elect Raphael Warnock and ...
