International Agencies & Studies
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AsiaClimate Action/"Blockadia"First PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
Indigenous Campaigners Face Higher Risk of Criminalization, Violence
Environmental activism is an increasingly dangerous vocation, with a high risk of criminalization, incarceration, and extreme—sometimes fatal—violence, especially for Indigenous activists. Now, a recent ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Pandemic Produces New Efforts, Wider Paralysis on International Climate Action
The economic and logistical paralysis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has produced a mixed picture for global action on the climate crisis, with countries, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5
Nobel Economist Nordhaus Proposes Import Tariffs to Enforce National Climate Action
The U.S. economist who shared a Nobel Prize for his work as a carbon pricing pioneer is now advocating import tariffs to penalize countries ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesSupply Chains & Consumption
Formula to Prevent Pandemics: Less Meat, Less Wildland Encroachment
Humans must eat less meat and processed foods, create less food waste, and limit population growth if we are to stop the degradation of ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatorySolarWind
Policy U-Turns by Governments Undercut Investor Interest in Renewables
While the last year has seen a surge of interest in renewable energy among potential investors, many of them are being deterred by concerns ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5International Agencies & StudiesIPCC Report
417.1 ppm: Atmospheric CO2 Levels Reach Three-Million-Year High
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have reached a three-million-year high, at 417.1 parts per million (ppm), despite the 17% drop in daily emissions brought about ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Resist Fossil Lobbying, End Oil and Gas Subsidies, International Agencies Urge Canada
Two leading international agencies, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency, are urging the federal and provincial governments ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingSupply Chains & Consumption
Pandemic Will Drive Global Famine Without Urgent Food System Reform
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of famine in the world’s poorest countries as it bankrupts small-hold farmers, breaks supply chains, and stymies ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBitumen BubbleCarbon-Free TransitionCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5Shale & FrackingSolarWind
Fossils Face $25-Trillion Loss as Coronavirus Drives Industry’s ‘Decline and Fall’
The world’s fossil companies stand to lose US$25 trillion in profits as the coronavirus pandemic triggers a terminal decline in demand for oil, gas, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesOceans
Ocean Warming Means ‘Escalating Threats’ to Marine Life through 2100
The climate in the world’s deep oceans could be changing seven times faster by mid-century, even if humanity manages a dramatic reduction in greenhouse ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingNational Plans & ResponsesTransit
Hundreds of Companies, Regional Governments Demand Green Recovery Post-Pandemic
The pressure on governments to make the post-pandemic economic stimulus a green recovery continues to intensify, with 155 multinational companies and more than 220 ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalEuropeInternational Agencies & Studies
Germany Fires up New Coal Plant, Undermines Climate Pledge
Germany has fired up a spanking new coal plant only a few short months after pledging to phase out coal production by 2038, an ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central America
New Study Shows Forests Growing Shorter, Dying Younger, Storing Less Carbon
The world’s forests are growing shorter, dying younger, and storing drastically less carbon due to the combined effects of climate change and illegal logging, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryOil & Gas
Berman, Campanale Call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
With fossil jobs drying up, the industry bent under a “staggering mound of debt” despite trillions in subsidies, fossil fuels responsible for 75% of ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingSoil & Natural Sequestration
Week 22, June 1: Regenerative Forestry
It is not our emissions as such that are causing the climate emergency: it is our accumulated emissions. Our world therefore faces not one ...
