International Agencies & Studies
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CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fossil Investors Bail as Pandemic and Oil Politics Hold Prices Down, Renewables Stocks Surge
In Canada and around the world, a growing number of investors are rushing for the exits in their haste to abandon a crashing fossil ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural Sequestration
‘Rewilding’ Could Help Avert 70% of Predicted Extinctions, Create Carbon Sinks
Targeted restoration of 30% of the world’s agricultural lands to their original wild state coupled with equally focused conservation efforts could prevent 70% of ... -
AfricaAsiaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSevere Storms & Flooding
Millions Face ‘Uninhabitable Hell’ if Emissions Aren’t Reduced, UN Agency Warns
A staggering increase in natural disasters over the last 20 years shows the risk of the Earth becoming an “uninhabitable hell for millions of ... -
AsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Inventor Combines Physics with Ancient Knowledge to Create Fuel-Free Cooling System
A fundamental law of physics coupled with 21st-century nanotechnology has yielded a product that could significantly reduce the emissions generated by the world’s 3.5 ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansPetrochemicals & Plastics
Tackling Plastic Waste Crisis Means Total System Overhaul, Not Bioplastics
Expensive to make and less versatile than their fossil-based cousins, bioplastic products are not the solution to the world’s plastic woes—and are by no ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable Energy
New Carbon Regulations Give International Shipping a Free Pass Until 2030
International shipping companies are on track to get a free pass on their greenhouse gas emissions for the rest of this decade under what’s ... -
Climate & SocietyEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMethaneMiddle EastOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Methane Emissions Rise 32% Despite Economic Slump as EU Considers Mandatory Import Standards
With global methane emissions rising sharply, by 32% so far this year despite the pandemic-driven recession, the European Union may consider mandatory emission standards ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInsurance & LiabilityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater
Insurer Warns of Ecosystem Collapse in One-Fifth of Countries, Imperiling $42 Trillion in Global GDP
A new report from insurance giant Swiss Re Group warns that more than half of global GDP—totalling US$42 trillion—is in peril, as climate change ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySolarTar Sands/Oil Sands
Solar the ‘New King of Electricity’, Trans Mountain at Risk as IEA Analysis Sinks In
An acknowledgement that solar now delivers the “cheapest electricity in history” and a new source of uncertainty for Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
IEA’s ‘Gold Standard’ Energy Modelling Still Gives Short Shrift to 1.5°C Pathways, Trout Says
Kelly Trout is a senior research analyst with Oil Change International. In this feature interview, she talks about the International Energy Agency’s World Energy ... -
World Bank Directs $2B to Fossil Projects Over Two Years, $12B Since Paris Agreement
The World Bank is continuing a pattern of investing billions of dollars in fossil fuels, undercutting its own commitment in late 2018 to increase ... -
CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited StatesWater
Navajo Ranchers Endure in the Face of Relentless Drought
Navajo Nation ranchers in the southwestern United States are holding resolute in their work despite two decades of drought, centuries of abused or broken ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMethaneSoil & Natural Sequestration
Tinder-Dry Canadian Peatlands Becoming a Ticking Carbon Bomb
Recent work by Canadian ecohydrologists on the devastating 2018 peatland fire near Parry Sound, Ontario has confirmed related findings from around the globe: the ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasOpinion & Analysis
BREAKING: ‘Baby Steps’ in Annual Analysis Make International Energy Agency a ‘Threat to Climate Safety’
The International Energy Agency is taking intense criticism this morning for a set of energy futures scenarios that factor in the impact of the ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
Fossil Shutdowns Could Lead to Pricey Compensation Claims Under Investor Dispute Settlement Rules
A maze of more than 2,600 bilateral treaties and preferential trade agreements could expose governments to costly lawsuits by allowing foreign investors and shareholders ...
