International Agencies & Studies
-
Coal Demand to Stagnate Worldwide, Decline in China, EU, United States
Although global coal consumption almost certainly increased in 2018, it’s likely to remain stagnant through 2023, delivering neither the growth the industry needs nor ... -
BrazilCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportPost-Carbon Transition
The Hard Work Starts Now as COP Delivers Incomplete Rule Book, Low Ambition
After two weeks of marathon negotiations ended with a deeply equivocal, incremental response to the global climate crisis, COP 24 in Katowice, Poland ended ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilCanadaDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionUnited StatesWind
Global Wind Industry on Track to Grow 680 Gigawatts Over 10 Years
The global wind industry is on track to deliver more than 680 gigawatts (680 billion watts) of new capacity over the next decade, according ... -
Air & MarineCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsNational Plans & ResponsesSmall Island StatesUnited States
High Ambition Coalition Drives Up Paris Commitments While Poland Earns Public Rebuke
The High Ambition Coalition that drove the Paris Agreement to a better conclusion put in a repeat performance, and the Polish Presidency responsible for ... -
CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5
Gender Equality Puts Climate Objectives Alongside Development Goals
Tuesday, December 11 was Gender Day at COP 24, a chance to underscore what gender equality means for effective climate action, and to identify ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Falling Cost of Renewables, Batteries Allows Countries to Boost Their Paris Commitments
The falling cost of renewable electricity and lithium-ion batteries will make it “substantially cheaper” for countries to fulfill their carbon reduction commitments under the ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & Studies
Health Benefits of Climate Action Make Mitigation ‘An Opportunity, Not a Cost’
Even though the targets in the Paris Agreement fall far short of what’s needed to limit average global warming to 1.5°C, they would still ... -
CanadaCitiesDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTransit
Foundations, C40 Cities to Help Montreal Deliver on 2050 Carbon Neutral Target
The David Suzuki Foundation, C40 Cities, and the Trottier Family Foundation have formed a two-year partnership with Montreal to help it meet Mayor Valérie ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMiddle EastOil & GasUnited States
COP Refuses to ‘Welcome’ 1.5°C Report as Major Negotiation Points Bog Down
As the first week of this year’s United Nations climate change conference (COP 24) drew to a close, debate ground down Saturday night on ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & Responses
BREAKING: Canada Commits to Faster, Deeper Carbon Cuts in 2020
Canada will adopt tougher greenhouse gas reduction targets when the Paris Agreement takes effect in 2020, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna said ... -
CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionTransit
World Bank Doubles Climate Fund to $200 Billion for 2021-25
The World Bank has committed US$200 billion to fund climate change mitigation and adaptation between 2021 and 2025, a doubling of its previous budget, ... -
G20 Affirms ‘Irreversible’ Paris Agreement, Isolates Trump on Paris Withdrawal
G20 leaders concluded their meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina over the weekend with a decision on climate change that acknowledged the recent IPCC report ... -
AfricaAsiaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Developing Nations ‘Lead the Charge’, Outpace Wealthier Countries in New Clean Energy Capacity
Developing countries are “charging ahead of wealthier nations in the global green energy push,” adding more clean electricity than fossil fuel capacity in 2017 ... -
CanadaCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Health Impacts Kill 2.1 Million World-Wide, 7,142 in Canada in 2017
Chronic exposure to the air pollution associated with greenhouse gas emissions kills 2.1 million people world-wide and 7,142 in Canada per year, according to ... -
Human Activity Forces Other Species to Evolve Faster or Die Out
Human activity in the Anthropocene has become so remarkably influential that it is forcing other species to speed up their evolution or face extinction, ...
