Food Security
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Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHydroJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarUnited StatesWind
Fracking Undercuts Colorado Coal Community’s Shift to Organic Farming, Renewables, Tourism
A rural Colorado community that turned to organic farming, renewable energy, and tourism to help it break its dependence on coal mining is now ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSoil & Natural SequestrationSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Centuries-Old Soil Practices Mean Those Organic Vegetables May Not Be Vegan
Thanks to widespread use of animal manure to build soil fertility, especially on organic farms, very few vegetables are actually vegan—a reality that has ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & Flooding
Morneau Cites Climate as ‘Central Focus’ of 2020 Federal Budget
The climate crisis will be a “central focus” of the 2020 federal budget, Finance Minister Bill Morneau told students at Toronto’s Ryerson University Monday, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIndia
Tribes in India Clash With Government Over Tree Planting on Indigenous Land
Neat rows of saplings dot the grass on a new plantation about 750 miles south of India’s capital, New Delhi. Here, in the Ambagad ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Biomimicry Designs Suggest Semi-Serious Solutions for Coastal Cities Facing Sea Level Rise
Threatened with implacably rising tides and temperatures, even as they face massive influxes of people seeking refuge from a hostile hinterland, the architects of ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatDrawdownFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationSoil & Natural Sequestration
Indigenous Peoples’ Land Management Would Save 6.19 Megatons of Emissions, Sequester 849.4 Gigatons of Carbon, by 2050
Indigenous Peoples’ Land Management ranks #39 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It can reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 6.19 gigatons and sequester 849.37 gigatons of carbon ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
‘Normal Weather Doesn’t Exist Anymore,’ Says Veteran CBC Climatologist Dave Phillips
From an overheating Arctic to a frigid B.C. Lower Mainland and Maritimes, from a parched (then drowning) Prairie region to an epically deluged Eastern ... -
Tropical Staple Trees Would Save 20.19 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Tropical staple trees rank #14 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. This option could eliminate 20.19 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide at a cost ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Melting Permafrost Turns Arctic into Net Source of Greenhouse Gases
As scientists grow ever more certain that the Arctic is becoming a net contributor to climate change as its carbon- and methane-heavy permafrost melts, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHydroJobsSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitWind
House of Commons Motion Backs a Green New Deal for Canada
The first motion filed in the reconstituted House of Commons calls for MPs to endorse a Green New Deal for Canada. -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesSupply Chains & Consumption
Scientists Urge ‘Peak Meat’ by 2030, But Farm Rep Sees More Complex Picture
Having all but the poorest countries on Earth achieve “peak meat” consumption by 2030 will be critical in the fight to keep global temperatures ... -
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 ...
