International Agencies & Studies
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BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsTransit
Most Municipal Climate Plans Fall Short of What’s Needed
While the number of cities with climate plans has rocketed from 16 to 365 since 2010, fewer than 20% are tackling all four of ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWalking & Biking
Restaurants Gain from Pedestrian-Only Streets, Study Finds
As America’s cities begin to reopen, a new Yelp analysis is putting economic weight behind calls to make the temporary “slow streets” that many ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyShale & Fracking
Global Petition Presses Ireland to Introduce Fracking Ban at UN General Assembly [Sign-On]
A grassroot group from Ireland is looking for international support to persuade the Irish government to call for a global ban on oil and ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Underfunded Climate Adaptation Projects Aren’t Delivering What Communities Need
In 2019, an international climate fund approved a 10-year, US$9.3-million project to support communities in the drylands of Mozambique that are affected by frequent ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentSolar
Transition Off Fossils Could Be Cheaper, Faster than Net-Zero Models Assume
The transition off fossil fuels could be a lot less expensive than standard net-zero models assume, as long as countries speed up deployment rather ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
New Study Outlines ExxonMobil’s Tactical Shift from Climate ‘Denial’ to ‘Ambiguity’
The same Harvard historians who revealed a long campaign by ExxonMobil to suppress the connection between fossil fuels and climate change have released a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentGeothermalHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarTransitWind
IEA Sees ‘Exceptional’ Solar, Wind Growth as ‘New Normal’
The “exceptional” global growth of solar and wind capacity is set to become a “new normal” in 2021 and 2022, the International Energy Agency ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySupply Chains & Consumption
Carbon Border Adjustment Gains Ground as Countries Weigh Emission Cuts, Global Trade
The reference to a carbon border adjustment in the latest federal budget was one sign that countries with relatively strong carbon prices are keen ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
U.S. Tribes Work to Advance Water Equity as Colorado Basin Drought Worsens
As a megadrought deepens across the Colorado River Basin, the Indigenous nations of the region are seeing hope for real change after decades of ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySolar
More Than One Billion Lack Access to Cooling, Risk Illness and Heat Stress
As the pandemic drives up poverty rates, a lack of access to cooling technology has now put more than a billion people at increased ... -
BioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydrogenHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
China Can Peak Coal Consumption, Power Sector Emissions by 2025, Researcher Says
An energy researcher from Peking University is pointing to a pathway for China to peak its coal consumption, coal-fired generation capacity, and power sector ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Deciduous Trees May Act as ‘Brakes’ on Boreal Fire Feedback Loops
The deciduous trees that are replacing conifers in the northern boreal forest may help slow the dangerous feedback loop that is now fuelling intense ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & Fracking
UN Urges 45% Methane Cut This Decade to Reduce Warming, Protect Health
Countries can and must reduce methane emissions 45% this decade to avoid nearly 0.3°C of additional global warming by 2045, keep a relatively climate-safe ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionWater
Children Face Future Wars for Water and Food Unless Adults Embrace Climate Action, Timmermans Warns
Policy-makers must do better at persuading adults to embrace the change the climate crisis demands, rather than fearing it, or “today’s children will face ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
New Study Shows Small Farms Delivering Higher Yields, Better Biodiversity
While much of the world’s food is produced on large farms, a recent review has found that smaller operations tend to have higher yields ...
