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California Senate Bill Would Halt New Fracking, Set 2027 ban
Citing the “existential threat” of the climate crisis, two California senators have introduced a bill that would sharply curtail fracking in the state—and eventually ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
Ottawa Underestimates Carbon Tax Rebates after Revenue Exceeds Predictions
The federal government owes Canadian families in three provinces more than C$200 million after underestimating how much it would raise from the carbon tax ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryNuclearOff-GridOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Brutal Cold Snap Triggers Rolling Blackouts, Drives Up Power Costs as Texas Gas Plants Fail
A brutal blast of cold, winter weather this week killed at least 14 people in four U.S. states, dropped snow and ice on an ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
Bar Association Resolution Calls for ‘Climate-Conscious Lawyering’
The Canadian Bar Association is expected to vote on a climate leadership resolution at its annual meeting later today. In this guest post, an ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
New Deforestation Map Reveals Shocking Loss of B.C.’s Old Growth Stands
Despite its “Super, Natural” branding, British Columbia is by no means a haven for old-growth forests, according to a new mapping project that points ... -
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Pickering-Area Citizens Launch Blockade, ‘Shoe Strike’ to Protect Sensitive Local Wetland
Community groups and angry citizens from Pickering, Ontario are going up against what one news report calls “a billionaire and a business-friendly government” to ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydrogenJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Explainer: IISD Lays Out Pros and Cons of Subsidizing Hydrogen Development
As countries chart paths to net-zero economies by 2050, hydrogen has enjoyed a new wave of attention. But a key question facing governments is ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Deliver Real Protections for Climate Migrants, Refugee Group Urges Biden Administration
As work begins on a new climate change and migration report commissioned by the Biden administration, Refugees International is urging the White House to ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaSub-National Governments
Citizen ‘Climate Brigades’ in Ecuador Build Resilience, Cohesion
The citizen brigades of Guayaquil, Ecuador, were established to help the city’s poor find safety during extreme weather events. But the results have gone ... -
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Wilkinson, McCarthy Hold First Talks on Cross-Border Climate Action
With a new administration in Washington, DC setting climate action as one of its four defining priorities, Canadian Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson ... -
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1930s Jobs Program Holds Mixed Lessons for Biden’s U.S. Climate Corps
A recent executive order by President Biden has set policy-makers on course to design a strategy for a new U.S. Civilian Climate Corps, with ... -
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Alberta’s Reinstated Coal Policy Leaves Gaping Opportunities for Mining
Its recent mea culpa notwithstanding, the Jason Kenney government in Alberta has by no means closed the barn door on the idea of metallurgical ... -
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Fact Checker Scorches Kenney’s Keystone Claims as Premier’s Political Woes Deepen
The Edmonton-based Parkland Institute is out with a detailed fact check of Premier Jason Kenney’s recent pronouncements on the cancellation of the Keystone XL ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
Science ‘Translators’ Needed to Help Investors Avoid Climate Greenwashing
Investors and their advisors may be making a dangerous mistake if they allow climate modelling to give them a false sense of certainty over ... -
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India Was Forewarned About Himalayan Flood Disaster Risks
Experts and residents in India have long been sending a message to the Modi government in India: Do not build hydroelectric dams in the ...
