International Agencies & Studies
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AfricaAsiaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs
Climate-Driven Heat Stress Could Put 80 Million Jobs at Risk by 2030, UN Agency Warns
Heat stress caused by climate change could put the equivalent of 80 million jobs at risk by 2030, with poor countries facing the most ... -
CanadaChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingUnited States
New Analysis Reveals ‘Clean’ Natural Gas as ‘the New Coal’
Methane leaks from liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other parts of the gas production chain are making the supposedly “clean fuel” a climate pollutant ... -
Bitumen BubbleClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & Fracking
Overlapping ‘Downstream Disruptors’ Spell Troubles for Fossil Exploration and Development
Oil and gas exploration companies are facing down a half-dozen simultaneous, overlapping threats to their financial success, according to two recent stories in the ... -
AsiaChinaClimate DenialCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
G-20 Adopts Modest Climate Statement as Trump Stumbles, Japan Grapples with Coal
Leaders of the G-20 industrial economies held their ground against Trump administration climate denial at the end of their annual meeting in Osaka, Japan ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
Poorest Will Face ‘Climate Apartheid’ if Crisis Deepens, Rule of Law Crumbles
Near-universal failure to acknowledge the magnitude of the climate crisis risks setting the stage for an era of “climate apartheid,” in which private wealth ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMiddle EastOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
Saudis Lead Fossil States to Block 1.5°C Report, Declare Island States a ‘Disposable Global Zone’
A landmark report on 1.5°C pathways was forever dropped from formal consideration in United Nations climate negotiations, and Climate Action Network-International scorched countries for ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs
Investors Representing $34 Trillion in Assets Urge Rapid Climate Action by G20
A group of 477 retirement funds and investors representing US$34 trillion in assets is calling on world leaders to adopt carbon pricing and phase ... -
Batteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOil & GasPathways to 1.5Podcasts & WebinarsPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Webinar: 1.5°C Still Doable Without ‘Unproven, Dangerous’ Geoengineering
It isn’t too late to limit average global warming to 1.5°C without resorting to geoengineering, and deploying geoengineering technologies such as carbon capture storage ... -
AsiaChinaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarMiddle East
Canada Still Lacks ‘Orderly, Effective’ Plan to Welcome Climate Refugees
Nine years after federal civil servants first urged Ottawa to “plan an orderly and effective response” to help resettle at least some of the ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
Time for Countries to ‘Step Up Their Game’ on Paris Commitments, 1.5°C Targets
With the urgency of the climate crisis demanding bold and immediate action, this year’s edition of the annual Climate Action Tracker (CAT) report calls ... -
Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
Oil Demand Shrinks by the Month While U.S. Solar Surges
Two nearly simultaneous market reports this week from the two sides of the energy sector—the old and the new—point to a promising trend, with ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSevere Storms & FloodingShale & Fracking
Global Plastics Boom Drives Annual CO2 Increase to Seven-Year High
The global boom in plastics was a key factor driving the sharp rise in carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, Greenpeace UK’s award-winning Unearthed news ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCitiesCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Slow Uptake Has Countries Missing Benefits of Renewable Energy Transition, REN21 Warns
While the industry’s growth in 2018 showed that “renewable power is here to stay”, countries around the world are falling short of the full ...
