International Agencies & Studies
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Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitWalking & Biking
Sweden, Norway Take a Lead in EU’s Swing to Renewable Energy
Nordic countries are helping to lead on the European Union’s commitment to source 30% of its energy from renewables by 2030, thanks to renewable-driven ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Chad Risks World Heritage Status for Iconic Lake in Exchange for Fossil Dollars
A two-year international effort to have Lake Chad declared a UNESCO world heritage site on both cultural and environmental grounds may come to naught ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable Energy
Humanity Faces a ‘Climate Reckoning’, Trudeau Says, as 60 World Leaders Sign Climate-Biodiversity Pledge
The world faces a “climate reckoning”, and countries must create a more equitable international system that can confront 21st century challenges, Prime Minister Justin ... -
AsiaBatteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
World Nuclear Industry Loses Ground to Cheap Renewables as Canada Considers Small Modular Reactors
The world nuclear industry “continues to be in stasis,” with power plants shutting down at a faster rate in western Europe and the United ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Killer Marine Heat Events Now 20 Times More Likely to Occur, Study Finds
The increasing incidence and severity of marine heat waves is directly linked to the climate crisis, says a groundbreaking report by environmental and climate ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
12 World Cities Sign New Fossil Divestment Pledge
The mayors of a dozen major world cities, including Berlin, Milan, and Vancouver, have pledged to divest from fossil fuels—a move that sends a ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & Fracking
Scathing New Report Finds ‘Failure Across the Board’ in Colossal Fossils’ Climate Plans
Despite a flurry of announcements from colossal fossils claiming great plans to decarbonize their operations, the companies’ actual performance shows they can’t be counted ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionInternational Agencies & StudiesPetrochemicals & PlasticsSupply Chains & Consumption
Systematic Disinformation Promoted Recycling, Maintained Plastics Status Quo
Amidst revelations that Big Oil has spent decades promoting an idea it knows to be false—that plastics can be easily recycled—the industry is once ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaBrazilCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States
BREAKING: New Assessment Declares Canada’s Climate Plan ‘Insufficient’ as Throne Speech Day Dawns
With the Trudeau government just hours away from tabling its long-awaited Speech from the Throne, the international Climate Action Tracker is branding the country’s ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsEuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Fridays for Future Calls Global Climate Strike September 25
As the United Nations’ 75th General Assembly continues to unfold under pandemic conditions, #FridaysforFuture is urging the world’s children and their supporters to participate ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingSolarWind
Tech Giant Google Pledges Carbon-Free Operations by 2030
Tech behemoth Google is promising to run all its operations on carbon-free electricity by 2030, and says it has bought enough carbon offsets to ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsTransit
‘Extreme Carbon Inequality’ Has Wealthiest Driving Climate Crisis: Oxfam Report
The richest 10% of the world’s population accounted for more than half of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions between 1990 and 2015, and the richest ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
New Yukon Climate Plan Benefits Mines, Limits Emission Reductions
The Yukon government’s new climate plan has been seriously weakened by its decision to create tiered emissions targets for its mining industry, rather demanding ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Arctic in Permanent Shift to ‘Entirely Different Climate’, but 1.5°C Would Slow the Process
Adding to a wave of dire news about the Earth’s rapidly warming polar regions, a comprehensive new study is warning that the Arctic is ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOceansSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central AmericaTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Countries Miss All 20 Targets Under UN Biodiversity Convention
A decade after adopting a set of biodiversity restoration goals under a United Nations treaty, countries have missed every single milestone in the effort ...
