International Agencies & Studies
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Federal Carbon Tax Rebates Would Put Money in Canadian Voters’ Pockets, New Analysis Shows
A carbon pricing think tank led by Stephen Harper’s former policy director may be about to “transform the debate” on the issue that Conservative ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOil & GasUnited States
OPEC Expects Oil to Draw $11 Trillion in Investment Through 2040
The fossil industry will need US$11 trillion in investment over the next 22 years to meet oil demand projected to grow by 7.3 million ... -
AsiaBioenergyBrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & Studies
Deforestation Triggered by EU Renewables Directive Could Destroy Global Carbon Sinks
The European Union’s new renewable energy directive could trigger a new wave of deforestation, representing a grave threat to the world’s carbon sinks, by ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon Transition
ING Directs €500-Billion Lending Portfolio Toward Paris Targets with ‘Science-Based Approach’
Amsterdam-based financial institution ING Groep N.V. has unveiled plans to direct its €500-billion lending portfolio toward meeting the Paris Agreement target of holding average ... -
CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansPetrochemicals & PlasticsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
CARE Canada: Fighting Plastics Pollution No Substitute for G7 Action on Climate Impacts
G7 countries’ initiative to attack plastic pollution during this week’s environment and energy ministers’ meeting in Halifax is no substitute for faster action to ... -
Algae Blooms Speed Up Ice Loss Across Polar, High Mountain Regions (and Meltwater Speeds Up Algae Blooms)
Blooms of red and brown algae showing up in Arctic, Antarctic, Alpine, and Himalayan regions are darkening snow and speeding up ice loss, in ... -
Air & MarineAustraliaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWaterWind
Flurry of Low-Carbon Announcements Marks First Day of Global Climate Action Summit
The Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco is entering its second day, with media and other observers scrambling to keep up with a ... -
Drive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
UN Agencies Urge Greater Resilience as Droughts, Floods Drive Global Hunger to 10-Year High
Climate shocks like droughts and flood have helped drive global hunger up to levels last seen a decade ago, leaving one out of nine ... -
International Campaign Urges Reinsurers to Step Away from Coal
Campaigners with Unfriend Coal are at the Rendez-Vous de Septembre trade show in Monte Carlo this week, trying to persuade the world’s biggest reinsurers ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5International Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
UN Secretary General Urges Faster Action to Avert Runaway Climate Change
National leaders have until 2020 to step up efforts to curb global climate change before it’s too late, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsPost-Carbon TransitionTransit
Climate Action in Cities Could Create 13.7 Million Jobs, Prevent 1.3 Million Premature Deaths
Cities around the world could create 13.7 million jobs and prevent 1.3 million premature deaths per year by 2030 by pursuing “ambitious urban climate ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesResearch & DevelopmentSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Green Roofs Can Help Urban Poor Survive Heat Waves
Green roofs will play a key role in making summer heat waves less uncomfortable—and less lethal—for the urban poor, according to a new study ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaChinaDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
Electrification of Everything Set to Triple Global Grid Capacity by 2050
Global grid capacity is on track to triple by 2050 as power utilities scramble to accommodate a surge in electric vehicles and new renewable ...
