Food Security
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Canada’s Net-Zero Framework May Be Too Little, Too Late for the North
Empty rhetoric, ignorance, vested interests, and systemic racism—all persisting even as the climate crisis melts away the life-sustaining Arctic ice—may well mean that any ... -
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Food Industry Drives Habitat Loss as Consumers Shift Eating Habits
New research is shining a light on the role the global food industry could play in driving habitat and species loss over the next ... -
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Insurance Industry Contends with Rising Losses as Climate Chaos Sweeps the Globe
The climate crisis is exacting a rising price from the global insurance industry, a relief and development agency says. As the world digests the ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
‘Baked-In’ Warming Will Push Temperature Rise Past 2°C, Adding Urgency to Net-Zero Push
Alongside the extreme weather events of 2020, new research that shows today’s atmospheric CO2 levels pushing average global warming beyond 2.0°C makes it that ... -
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Doig: For 1.2 Billion People, Decarbonization is a Matter of Survival
I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEncoreFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & Studies
Water Shortages Affect Three Billion People, Risk Chronic Food Scarcity
With the world’s per capita supply of freshwater down by one-fifth over the last decade, more than three billion people now face water shortages, ... -
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Scientists Plead for Action as Soaring Temperatures Show Arctic in Crisis
As temperatures soared across Canada’s Northwest Territories in early December, scientists from around the world were checking in and confirming an Arctic ecosystem in ... -
CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEncoreEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictions
Wildfires, Pandemic to Drive 3-5% Increase in Food Prices
The COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, and changing food habits will drive up the cost of groceries by nearly C$700 for the average family next year, ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEncoreFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Faster Carbon Cuts Will Show Results Within 20 Years, New Study Concludes
Greenhouse gas reductions that match up with a 1.5°C limit on average global warming would deliver “substantial near-term benefits” within 20 years, while reducing ... -
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Mass Migration Looms as Central America Reels from Hurricane Damage
As citizens battle to rebuild—again—after the destruction of November’s back-to-back Category 4 hurricanes in Central America, aid workers and political leaders are pleading for ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
Scientists Plead for Action as Soaring Temperatures Show Arctic in Crisis
As temperatures soared across Canada’s Northwest Territories last week, scientists from around the world were checking in and confirming an Arctic ecosystem in deepening ... -
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Prairies Face ‘Consecutive Years of Severe Drought’ from Drier, Warmer Climate
Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry, and fiery future for the Prairies. “In a warming climate, you can expect extreme weather events to ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Faster Carbon Cuts Will Show Results Within 20 Years, New Study Concludes
Greenhouse gas reductions that match up with a 1.5°C limit on average global warming would deliver “substantial near-term benefits” within 20 years, while reducing ... -
CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictions
Wildfires, Pandemic to Drive 3-5% Increase in Food Prices
The COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, and changing food habits will drive up the cost of groceries by nearly C$700 for the average family next year, ... -
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Global Death Toll from Heat Emergencies, Air Pollution Shows Need for Climate Action, Health Professionals Say
Extreme heat killed 296,000 older adults world-wide in 2018, and heat-related deaths among seniors rose 58% in Canada and 50% internationally over a 20-year ...