Food Security
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Air & MarineBioenergyCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFood SecurityJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySupply Chains & Consumption
Alberta Researchers Land $2.9-Million Federal Grant to Produce Jet Fuel from Ag Waste
A research team at the University of Alberta has received a C$2.89-million grant from Natural Resources Canada to produce jet fuel from waste fats ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFood SecurityHydropowerJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Site C Man Camp Makes Good Use of Waste Food on Project Meant to Inundate Prime Farmland
A B.C. man camp operator’s well-intentioned plan to keep waste food out of the nearest landfill is colliding with the permanent food security impact ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySupply Chains & Consumption
Climate Impacts Wipe Out Seven Years of Food Production Growth as Big Ag Blocks Climate Action
Climate change has caused global food productivity growth to drop more than 20% since the 1960s, despite the billions of dollars Big Ag has ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Protecting Half of the World’s Oceans Could Deliver Massive Global Gains
Protecting 45% of the world’s oceans would deliver a “triple win” of increased biodiversity, restored fisheries, and a greater capacity to sequester carbon, says ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictions
Fragile Labrador Sea Ice Arrives Five Weeks Late, 85% Thinner
The sea ice was five weeks late to arrive along the north coast of Labrador this year—and is still 85% shy of its typical ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Deep Ocean Trawling Produces a Billion Tonnes of Carbon Pollution Per Year, Study Concludes
A new study is calling for countries’ greenhouse gas emission inventories to include deep ocean trawling that accounts for a billion tonnes of carbon ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
10.3 Million Displaced by Climate Disaster from September 2020 to February 2021
In just a six-month period over the past year, climate disasters sent more than 10 million people fleeing from their homes, adding to trauma ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural Sequestration
Food System Produces 34% of Global Emissions, New European Database Shows
Food systems around the world accounted for 34% of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2015, according to a new database assembled by the European ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable Energy
China’s International Investments Undermine ‘Green is Gold’ Domestic Mandate
China’s efforts to assert the green credentials of its Belt and Road Initiative are being undermined by its long-standing habit of ignoring public opinion, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyWater
Relying on BECCS Could Leave 4.5 Billion at Risk of Water Shortages
Banking heavily on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to keep average global warming under 1.5°C could put more than 50% of the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Decline in Western U.S. Butterflies Linked to Higher Temperatures
Summer temperatures in the western parts of the U.S. are not just creeping higher, they’re creeping longer, too. And this gradual loss of cool, ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsUnited States
Rising Emissions Make Animal Protein, Dairy the ‘New Oil and Gas’, Analysts Warn
Some of the same banks and investment funds that are promising to scale back their financial support for fossil fuels are still throwing their ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural Sequestration
Ottawa Releases Rules for National Carbon Offset System
The Trudeau government has released draft regulations that will set the rules for companies intent on buying and selling credits for projects that reduce ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Rapid Alpine Warming Threatens Soil Carbon, Food Production
The early melting of snow in the Alps is not just bad news for ardent skiers and for those who are dependent on the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityJurisdictions
Coalition Urges Federal Funding to Drive Down Farm Emissions, Bring Producers Onboard for Climate Action
A new coalition of agriculture and environmental groups is calling for a two-year, C$600-million federal investment to begin reducing the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, ...
