International Agencies & Studies
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CCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHydrogenInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind
IRENA Flags ‘Staggering’ $3.1 Trillion in Fossil Subsidies, 20 Times More than Renewables
The global fossil industry received a “staggering” US$3.1 trillion in direct and indirect subsidies in 2017, 20 times more than renewable energy, the International ... -
AsiaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater
Risk of Sudden Floods Widens as Increasing Meltwater Swells Glacial Lakes
Researchers have recorded explosive growth in glacial lakes across the world over the past three decades—with climate change as a key driver. And as ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Asia Risks $4.7-Trillion Annual GDP Loss by 2050 in Business-as-Usual Climate Scenario
A business-as-usual response to the climate crisis will imperil the well-being of frontier and emerging economies by 2050—particularly in Asia, where the loss of ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCoalEncoreEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasUnited States
Canada’s Pandemic Response Sends $16 Billion to Fossils, Just $300 Million to Clean Energy, Global Energy Policy Tracker Shows
At the time of original publication, Canada’s pandemic response had sent just C$300 million to clean energy, compared to more than $16 billion to ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEncoreHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Naming Heat Waves Like Hurricanes Would Boost Awareness, Experts Say
As triple-digit heat becomes commonplace around the world, public health experts and climate scientists are asking policy-makers to take a page from the handbook ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"EncoreEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasShale & Fracking
Global ‘Gas Bubble’ Has Nearly Half of New LNG Projects Facing Pandemic Delays, Nervous Investors
Investment legend Warren Buffett’s decision last March to pull out of a controversial liquefied natural gas project in Quebec’s Saguenay region is just one ... -
ICAO Changes Carbon Offset Rules, Gives Airlines a ‘Three- to Six-Year Free Pass to Pollute’
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) handed international airlines a concession valued at about US$15 billion in late June, by agreeing to scale back ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEncoreFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySouth & Central AmericaWind
Offshore Wind Could Create 900,000 Jobs, Grow Eightfold by 2030
The offshore wind industry is poised to increase its output eightfold, from 29 to 234 gigawatts, and create 900,000 or more jobs by 2030, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEncoreFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsOceansSupply Chains & Consumption
Nature-Friendly Economy Would Deliver $10 Trillion in Opportunities, 395 Million Jobs by 2030
A “fundamental transformation” in the direction of a nature-friendly global economy could produce US$10 trillion in annual business opportunities and a mind-boggling 395 million ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEncoreHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsUnited States
U.S. Fossils’ Plastic Recycling Plans Increase Toxic Pollution, Deliver Industry Lifeline
Recent efforts by Big Oil to secure the legal right to expand so-called “chemical” recycling of plastics throughout the United States are being condemned ...
