Climate Impacts & Adaptation
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Category 5 Cyclone Hits Vanuatu in Midst of Coronavirus Lockdown
A Category 5 cyclone hit the South Pacific island state of Vanuatu Monday, with the country’s 276,000 residents already under travel restrictions to prevent ... -
The Interview: Climate Action Builds Resilience Against Wider Range of Crises, Abreu Says
Catherine Abreu is Executive Director of Climate Action Network-Canada. She talks about the strengths and resources the climate community brings to the global health ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCitiesCollateral DamageFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHydroJobsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
COVID-19 Risks Prompts Calls to Shut Down Fossil and Hydro Man Camps, Pipeline Construction [Sign-ons]
From the Site C hydro megaproject to the Coastal GasLink and Trans Mountain pipelines, from the tar sands/oil sands in northern Alberta to the ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & InvestmentHealth & SafetySub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited StatesWalking & Biking
Pandemic-Mandated Car-Free Streets Are an ‘Epiphany Moment’
Chicago city planners looking to help their citizens keep fit during the pandemic—mentally as well as physically—are being encouraged to close streets to cars ... -
Bitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJobsOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsTransit
56,000 Demand Retraining for Oil and Gas Workers, Funding for Renewables, as Fossils Push for Bailout
With the Canadian government still tight-lipped at week’s end on the bailout package it’s crafting for the country’s pandemic-ravaged fossil sector, 56,000 online petitioners ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyPathways to 1.5United States
COVID-19 Could Slash Emissions 5%, But Permanent Cuts Depend on Structural Change
The COVID-19 pandemic could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 5% this year, producing the deepest reduction since the end of the Second World ... -
Some New Habits May Continue as Coronavirus Drives 38% Drop in Airline Emissions
Airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall 38% this year as the coronavirus pandemic drives down travel demand, and the Australia Institute says ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & Migration
The Interview: Pandemic Reminds us that ‘We Are All Relatives’, Munn-Venn Says
Karri Munn-Venn is Senior Policy Analyst at Citizens for Public Justice. She’s been watching the changes in practice wrought by the pandemic and the ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
COVID-19 May Deliver ‘One-Two Punch’ to Flood, Wildfire Response
The potential for a one-two punch—natural disaster plus COVID-19—has emergency preparedness teams across Canada working feverishly to be ready for complex battles that could ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Bank of Montreal, RBC, BlackRock Among the Backers for Alberta’s ‘Reckless’ Keystone XL Subsidy
The Bank of Montreal, the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, and TD are among the banks that are being called out for funding the ... -
Saxifrage: Canada Uses ‘Creative Accounting’ to Push Forest Emissions Off the Books
Canada is scrambling to push its managed forests off the climate accounting books as the climate crisis itself transforms the country’s vast resource from ... -
AfricaAsiaCanadaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobsPetrochemicals & PlasticsUnited States
Air Pollution, Lack of Clean Water Increase Infection Risk for Poorer Communities
Chronic health problems—often owing to high levels of pollution—and poor access to clean water are putting poor, Indigenous, and non-white communities across the world ... -
Amazon Climate Strikers Now Demand Better Virus Protection
A group of Amazon employees, fresh from last year’s strikes for climate action, are now extending their fight to demand stronger COVID-19 protections for ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesCoalDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeothermalHuman Rights & MigrationHydroNuclearSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Week 14, April 6: Renewable Electricity
In 2017, the generation of electricity from fossil fuels produced 74 Mt (10.3%) of Canada’s emissions. Renewable energy has become the cheapest option for ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHot SpotsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Keystone XL to Start Construction with $8 Billion in Financial Aid from Alberta
Calgary-based TC Energy is starting construction on the Keystone XL pipeline between Hardisty, Alberta and Steele City, Nebraska, after the Jason Kenney government announced ...
