International Agencies & Studies
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AfricaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSmall Island StatesUnited States
Veteran Negotiators, ‘Dream Team’ of Advocates May Bode Well for COP 26 ‘Moment’
With at least two veteran negotiators back for a repeat engagement, a “dream team” of newer advocates coalescing, and a massive sense of urgency ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Young Cartographer Unearths Massive Climate Action Potential in Catholic Church Land Holdings
A 26-year-old cartographer, environmentalist, and devout Catholic from Connecticut wants to use digital mapping software to engage the Catholic Church in the cause of ... -
Air & MarineChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Sea Level Rise Could Put 100 Airports Below Sea Level, 572 at Risk by 2100
Passengers, prepare for splashdown. Take-off may have to wait for low tide. By 2100, thanks to rising sea levels, around 100 of the world’s ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionEuropeHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingUnited States
Canada and U.S. Drastically Underestimate Methane Emissions as Atmospheric Levels Rise
Federal environmental agencies are underestimating methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells by 20% in the United States and 150% in Canada, according ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryPetrochemicals & PlasticsSupply Chains & Consumption
Banking Industry Funnelled $17 Trillion into Big Plastic over 4½ Years
A groundbreaking investigation into plastics funding has found that the world’s biggest financial institutions have been “silently and indiscriminately” bankrolling the biggest actors in ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
Circular Approach Can Cut Automakers’ Carbon Intensity 75%, Resource Consumption 80%
A circular economy approach to auto manufacturing could cut the sector’s per-passenger life cycle carbon emissions by 75% and its “non-circular” resource consumption 80% ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Global Climate Adaptation Funding Overreported, Underspent
Even if global climate adaptation financing were as high as reported—and it isn’t—it would still fall woefully short of what’s needed. And the projects ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOceansOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Sweeping Biden Executive Orders Halt Fossil Leases, Boost Renewables, Stress Environmental Justice and Scientific Integrity
With a set of three sweeping executive orders Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden launched an abrupt shift from four years of climate denial and ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
CNRL, Imperial, 11 Others Face Rating Downgrades Due to Competition from Renewables
Alberta fossils Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and Imperial Oil are on a list of 13 big oil and gas companies that may face rating ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Critics Weigh Merits of Soil Sequestration-Based Carbon Storage
Soil scientists, carbon credit start-ups, and now U.S. President Joe Biden want to enlist American farmers to fight the climate crisis through soil sequestration. ... -
Air & MarineClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & Regulatory
Offsets May Give Big Polluters a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card on Carbon Emissions
Some of the world’s biggest carbon polluters, including colossal fossils Royal Dutch Shell and BP, may be on the verge of receiving a “get ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & Plastics
Fossil Industry’s Oceans Project Falls Flat After Promising Major Plastics Cleanup
Citing lack of capacity, the fossil industry is walking away from its much-touted Renew Oceans project, a flagship in its pledge to spend US$1.5 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Discouraging EV Battery Recycling Could Lead to Environmental Disaster
In September, Tesla announced that it would be phasing out the use of cobalt in its batteries, in an effort to produce a US$25,000 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Inventors Unveil New EV Battery that Charges in Five Minutes
An electric vehicle battery that charges in just five minutes is now commercially ready—so long as EV charging systems are up to the task, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable Energy
BlackRock Presses Businesses on Climate Disclosure as Campaigners Push BlackRock to Divest
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is receiving media play for endorsing net-zero investments in his annual letter to investors, but taking fire from fossil divestment ...
