Climate & Society
-
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Alberta Regulator Clamps Down after Deadbeat Fossil Falls $67 Million Short on Cleanup Funds
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it is suspending licences for thousands of wells and pipelines after an oil and gas producer failed to bring ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited StatesWater
‘Milestone’ 4-0 Vote Permanently Halts Fracking in Delaware River Basin
In the face of vociferous opposition from natural gas interests, an interstate commission has voted to put a permanent stop to fracking in the ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
Social Cost of Carbon ‘Puts a Number on Climate Damage’
On Day One of his administration, U.S. President Joe Biden directed his team to reassess the social cost of carbon. This seemingly obscure concept ... -
AfricaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJurisdictionsSouth & Central AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption
Transition to Electric Cars Need Not Demand a Toxic Lithium Legacy
Despite widespread assumptions, lithium and rare earth minerals like coltan—and all the environmental and social harms that attend their extraction and use—are not necessarily ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Online Discussion Reveals Shifting Attitudes Toward Science, Climate Crisis
A new study of online news, chat, and commentary finds that the digital world has been talking a lot more, and a lot more ... -
AfricaCanadaClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Canadian, European Officials Urge World Bank to End Fossil Investments
Senior officials from Canada and Europe are urging the World Bank to end its investments in coal- and oil-related projects and gradually phase out ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"International Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Opinion: Plastic Pollution, Climate Are ‘Two Sides of the Same Coin’
Plastic pollution and climate change are two prominent environmental issues of our time. Plastic was once thought to be a miracle invention that made ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJurisdictions
COVID-19, Climate Hold Lessons About Colonialism, ‘Syndemic Events’
Neither the pandemic nor the climate crisis came out of a vacuum—both are rooted in systemic racism and the bitter legacy of colonialism, says ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States
$565-Billion House Bill Aims to Cut U.S. Emissions 50% by 2030, Decarbonize Grid by 2035
The United States would cut its greenhouse gas emissions 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and count on a clean electricity standard to achieve ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind
Analysts Hope for Earlier Emissions Peak as China Focuses Five-Year Plan on Climate Action
With China widely expected to release its latest five-year economic plan today, analysts were cautiously hoping for a major milestone on the road to ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsTransit
Ottawa Sends $2.7 Billion to Transit Agencies for Zero-Emission Buses
Canadian transit agencies are in line to receive C$2.7 billion in new federal funding over five years to begin converting their diesel fleets to ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
Accountability Bill Lacks ‘Clear Path’ to Net-Zero Targets, Climate Scientist Warns Ottawa
Just days after unveiling its long-awaited Net-Zero Advisory Body, the Canadian government is receiving some pointed advice on how to toughen up its new ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsUnited States
Canada Aims for Green Energy Exemption from Biden Buy American Rules
Canada is angling for a green energy exemption from Buy American policies likely to be introduced by the Biden administration, chief trade negotiator Steve ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Appalachia’s Coal Fate Could Hold Lessons for New Mexico
Analysts are warning that New Mexico’s dependence on oil and gas could lead to the same legacy of poverty and pollution as Appalachia inherited ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Developers Clash with U.S. Cities on Vote for Greener Building Codes
Two years ago, sustainability-minded city planners across the United States discovered they could vote to change the national energy codes that many states adopt ...
