International Agencies & Studies
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AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaCoalElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOil & GasSolarUnited StatesWind
Renewables Delivered Nearly 75% of New Electricity Last Year, But Investment Must Double by 2030
Solar, wind, and other forms of renewable power supplied nearly three-quarters of the new electricity generating capacity installed in 2019, but annual investments will ... -
Major Swiss Bank Touts Green, Sustainable Bonds Over Conventional Investments
A major European investment bank is describing green and sustainable bonds as a “defensive opportunity” that will bring higher returns in financial markets that ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesUnited States
UN Postpones COP 26 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The United Nations has postponed this year’s global climate change conference, COP 26, to the middle of next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansPetrochemicals & Plastics
‘Remarkable’ Conservation Gains Show Oceans Could Be Fully Restored by 2050
A series of isolated but remarkable examples of biological resilience show that conservation efforts could fully restore the glory of the world’s oceans within ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & Responses
COVID-19 Produces Lessons Learned on Climate, Biodiversity
While the direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic receives the lion’s share of public and media attention, there’s been a steady drumbeat of news ... -
AfricaAsiaBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOff-GridPathways to 1.5SolarWater
Electricity, Clean Water Hold Keys to Human and Climate Health
While the world’s most industrialized countries grapples with health care systems that are strained and fraying in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, large ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
A Metaphor in a Shipment of Masks: “We Are Waves of the Same Sea”
The “narrative collapse” attending the coronavirus as this “tiny bundle of protein, 120 nanometres in diameter, carrying just eight kilobytes of genetic code” leapfrogs ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5EuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural Sequestration
Soils Can Deliver 5.5 Billion Tonnes of CO2 Storage Per Year
Restoring and protecting the planet’s soils could remove up to 5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 annually—almost equivalent to the current annual emissions of the ... -
Arctic Climate Research Expedition Faces COVID-19 Delays
Delays and uncertainty have come to the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition, after a team member based in ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialDemographicsEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Youth Climate Campaigners Show Empathy, Ingenuity in Face of Pandemic Crisis
As COVID-19 explodes around the world, youth climate activists are responding with empathy and ingenuity, moving en masse from the streets to the web, ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsNational Plans & ResponsesOil & Gas
Coal-Dependent South Korea Adopts 2050 Carbon-Neutral Target, Sets Deadlines for Green New Deal
In a major shift, South Korea’s governing party has pledged to adopt a Green New Deal and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with a ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsSolarWind
IEA Chief Sees ‘Historic Opportunity’ for Climate Action Through Economic Stimulus
The coronavirus pandemic presents a momentous opportunity for governments and financial leaders to build climate action into the economic stimulus packages they introduce to ... -
Bitumen BubbleCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsPathways to 1.5
Economic Shock from Coronavirus Points to Over-Reliance on Fossil Fuels, Need for Renewables
A crisis like the coronavirus pandemic points to a global economy that is over-reliant on fossil fuels and dangerously exposed to economic shocks that ... -
Bitumen BubbleCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & Gas
Analysts Foresee Record Drop in Oil Demand as COVID-19 Crisis, Fossil Price War Deepen
With the fossil price collapse continuing, oil falling below US$30 per barrel, and Saudi Arabia vowing to continue forcing prices down through May, analysts ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansSevere Storms & Flooding
Polar Ice Melt Sped Up Six-Fold from 1990s to 2010s
Polar ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica are melting six times faster than they were in the 1990s, putting them on track with the ...
