International Agencies & Studies
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Biodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsOceansSupply Chains & Consumption
Nature-Friendly Economy Would Deliver $100 Trillion in Opportunities, 395 Million Jobs by 2030
A “fundamental transformation” in the direction of a nature-friendly global economy could produce US$10 trillion in annual business opportunities and a mind-boggling 395 million ... -
ChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Carbon Border Taxes Mustn’t Penalize Developing Countries for Emissions Driven by Developed-World Policies
While a carbon border adjustment looks reasonable at face value as a way to encourage faster, deeper carbon cuts, the approach will fail the ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
50% Global Emissions Cut Would Avoid Severe Climate Impacts to Tropics
If governments across the world align their 2025 climate targets with the 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement, they can still halve the crushing ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Action on Climate, $40/Barrel Oil Could Mean Trillions in Stranded Fossil Assets
With colossal fossils Total and Shell downgrading the value of their oil and gas assets, BP pledging to cut oil and gas production 40% ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Naming Heat Waves Like Hurricanes Would Boost Awareness, Experts Say
As triple-digit heat becomes commonplace around the world, public health experts and climate scientists are asking policy-makers to take a page from the handbook ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyShale & Fracking
Campaigners Urge U.S. Health Agency to Extend No Sail Order for Cruise Ships [Sign-On]
Campaigners with Stand.earth are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to extend its no-sail order for cruise ships beyond the ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Global Sports Sector Bears Climate Responsibility and Risk
The sports sector is playing against the clock when it comes to its greenhouse gas emissions impact and vulnerability to the climate crisis, according ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & Studies
New Framework Gives Pension Funds a Blueprint for Net-Zero Investing
A group backed by 70 major investors with more than US$16 trillion under management has launched the Net Zero Investment Framework, the world’s first ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySouth & Central AmericaWind
Offshore Wind Could Create 900,000 Jobs, Grow Eightfold by 2030
The offshore wind industry is posed to increase its output eightfold, from 29 to 234 gigawatts, and create 900,000 or more jobs by 2030, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSupply Chains & Consumption
‘Inevitable Policy Response’ Will Drive Climate Action by 2025, UN Agency Says
Arguing that global financial markets will inevitably begin factoring in the near-term policy response to climate change over the next five years, a United ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsUnited States
U.S. Fossils’ Plastic Recycling Plans Increase Toxic Pollution, Deliver Industry Lifeline
Recent efforts by Big Oil to secure the legal right to expand so-called “chemical” recycling of plastics throughout the United States is being condemned ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSouth & Central America
212 Deaths Make 2019 the Most Dangerous Year for Land and Environmental Defenders
2019 was the deadliest year on record for land and environmental defenders world-wide, with the NGO Global Witness documenting 212 killed—more than four per ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Robinson: Canada’s Climate Inaction Could Undermine ‘Historic Reputation for Environmental Leadership’
Canada is at risk of undermining its “historic reputation for environmental leadership” if it fails to match its words on climate change and an ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceans
Landmark Economic Analysis Shows 5:1 Return on Protected Area Investments
The most comprehensive cost-benefit analysis ever on nature protections has found that the economic, ecological, and spiritual benefits of protecting 30% of the world’s ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & Plastics
Action Needed to Avoid ‘Tsunami’ of Plastic Waste by 2040, Study Confirms
If global policy-makers fail to freeze virgin plastic production at 2020 levels and improve waste collection systems around the world, the burden of plastic ...
