International Agencies & Studies
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IEA Urges ‘Massive’ Energy Efficiency Gains to Hit Net-Zero Targets
Countries will need “massive improvements” in energy efficiency to achieve their net-zero targets under the Paris Agreement, International Energy Agency policy analyst Alyssa Fischer ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Fossils Could Replace Two of 10 Workers with Robots in a Decade, Save $7B Per Year in Wages
At least two out of 10 fossil workers around the world involved in drilling, operational support, or maintenance could be replaced by robots over ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Global CO2 Levels Hit ‘Very Scary’ 3.6 Million-Year High
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are higher than they’ve been in the last 3.6 million years, and methane concentrations surged in 2020, all despite restrictions ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
70 Missing, 150 Dead as Cyclone Seroja Hits Indonesia, East Timor
Catastrophic landslides driven by climate change and deforestation have killed at least 150 and displaced thousands after Tropical Cyclone Seroja hammered remote islands in ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Global Forest Loss Accelerates Despite Pandemic Restrictions
Two recent studies are offering new evidence that the carbon-sequestering forests required to hold average global warming to 1.5°C are in peril. -
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 ... -
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Climate Impacts Wipe Out Seven Years of Food Production Growth as Big Ag Blocks Climate Action
Climate change has caused global food productivity growth to drop more than 20% since the 1960s, despite the billions of dollars Big Ag has ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Record 260 GW of New Capacity in 2020 ‘Marks Start of the Decade of Renewables’, IRENA Says
Renewable energy producers around the world installed a record 260 billion watts of new capacity last year, with China and the United States setting ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictions
China Urged to Speed Up Closure of 186 ‘Underperforming’ Coal Plants
China can hit its stated target of carbon neutrality by 2060 if it expedites the closure of 186 of its most underperforming coal plants, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
Indigenous People Are Best Guardians of Amazon Rainforests, Study Finds
Securing Latin America’s rainforests from further degradation will be critical to fighting the climate crisis and protecting biodiversity. And according to a recent United ... -
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Renewable Stocks Deliver 422% Return in 10 Years, Outperform Fossils Seven-Fold
Investors’ overall returns on their renewable energy stocks have outperformed fossil fuels three-fold over the last five years and seven-fold over the last 10, ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
‘Like Big Tobacco at a Medical Conference’: Campaigners Urge UK to Ban Fossils from COP 26
Campaigners are renewing their pressure on the United Kingdom government to keep polluters out of this year’s United Nations climate change conference, COP 26, ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Dollars ‘Speak Louder than Words’, Climate Campaigners Say on Eve of Ministerial Summit
Citing a profound erosion in trust, and with its eye on this year’s UN climate conference in Glasgow, COP 26, climate campaigners are urging ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryPetrochemicals & PlasticsUnited States
Planned Plastics Plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ Fails to Pass Economic Muster
Yet another behemoth plastics complex planned for Louisiana’s infamous “Cancer Alley” is running into headwinds as a new report declares it economically unviable and ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Central Banks See Climate Impacts Driving Permanent Shifts in Monetary Policy
An era of climate-driven extreme weather will force governments to keep interest rates low and usher in a new era of monetary policy, the ...
