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Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHot SpotsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Decision on Teck Frontier Mega-Mine Will Test Canada’s Climate Action Commitment
The massive Teck Frontier tar sands/oil sands mine in Alberta is emerging as an early test of the re-elected Trudeau government’s climate commitment, with ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatFood SecurityHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWater
Long History of Waste, Shrinkage Due to Climate Change Put Majestic Colorado River At Risk
One hundred years after politicians ignored warnings that even the majestic Colorado River could not sustain all the demands on its water from seven ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionFood SecurityJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneSupply Chains & Consumption
Canadian Sustainable Beef Standard is ‘Marbled with Loopholes’
Lacking real substance, marbled with loopholes, and in need of a crash course in regenerative agriculture is Corporate Knights’ assessment of the green burger ... -
Tree Intercropping Would Save 17.2 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Tree Intercropping places #17 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Intercropping on 571 million acres globally by 2050 would sequester 17.2 gigatons of carbon ... -
CanadaDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecuritySevere Storms & Flooding
Canadian Food Prices Set to Rise $487 Per Family, with Climate a Major Cause
The average Canadian family will pay $487 more for food next year, and the authors of the country’s annual food price report are pointing ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Food SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural Sequestration
‘Unglamourous’ Manure Workshop Brings Ground-Up Solutions to COP 25
The emissions reduction potential of manure was the decidedly…earthy, if “unglamourous” focus of a pre-conference workshop attached to United Nations climate negotiations in Madrid, ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
WMO Declares 2010s the Warmest Decade on Record as Climate Impacts Accelerate
The 2010s are almost certain to take their place as the warmest decade on record, and 2015-2019 as the five-year span with the highest ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
Post-Cold War Necessity Makes Cuba a Model for Scaled-Up Urban Farming
Cuba is emerging as a model for countries intent on feeding dense urban populations in a warming world, after the geopolitics of the Cold ... -
Supporting Women Smallholders Would Save 2.06 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Supporting women smallholders ranks #62 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It would reduce 2.06 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2050 and produce ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethane
Record GHG Concentrations Prompt Call for Drastic Action to Reduce Emissions
A pair of alarming reports from United Nations agencies shows greenhouse gas emissions at record levels and rising at a faster annual rate, meaning ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
‘Being Rich Matters’ as $7.9 Trillion in Future Climate Impacts Hit Africa Hardest
The impacts of climate change could cost the world’s economy US$7.9 trillion by 2050, according to the latest climate resilience index from a leading ... -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictions
Online Tool Connects Energy Poverty to Climate, Housing Crises
A group of sustainability specialists is out with a new online mapping tool to help policy-makers navigate the challenging nexus between the climate crisis, ... -
AustraliaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Doctors Urge Rapid Decarbonization to Avert Life-Long Health Impacts of Climate Change
The increase in extreme weather and air pollution due to climate change is seriously harming human health, and a world of food shortages, infectious ...
