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Energy Efficiency is Waning, But Could Quickly Drive Down Emissions, IEA Analysis Shows
Countries are falling behind on energy efficiency policies that would be enough to peak greenhouse gas emissions quickly and then drive them down, even ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesHealth & SafetySub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption
New Ontario Cement Plant Would Emit One Megatonne Per Year, Bring 110 Heavy Trucks Per Day
Local and national environmental groups are urging Environment and Climate Minister Catherine McKenna to review a massive proposed cement plant in L’Orignal, Ontario, about ... -
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Coal Industry Collapse Could Move Far Enough, Fast Enough to Hit IPCC’s 2030 Target: Analyst
The IPCC’s urgent call for the world’s power utilities to reduce coal consumption 60% by 2030 might look unrealistic through a business-as-usual lens. But ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyMiddle EastOil & GasWater
Troubled Green Climate Fund Weighs Troubling Funding Request from Oil-Rich Bahrain
With the United Nations’ troubled Green Climate Fund holding a board meeting in Bahrain last week, the oil-rich desert kingdom stirred serious concerns with ... -
Drive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Search and Rescue Continues, Poorest Among the Hardest-Hit as Hurricane Michael Recedes
Poor communities in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia have been hit first and worst by Hurricane Michael, with some shellshocked evacuees returning home and realizing ... -
AsiaBatteries/StorageCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetySolar
Southeast Asia Urged to Scrap Fossil Subsidies in Favour of Affordable, Reliable Renewables
Southeast Asia is facing renewed pressure to cut back or scrap fossil subsidies that have kept the region a global laggard in renewable energy ... -
Mikisew Cree Lose Supreme Court Case on Duty to Consult, While Heiltsuk Nation Files Suit in Nathan E. Stewart Spill
The Mikisew Cree First Nation in northern Alberta is vowing to carry on the fight, after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the ... -
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Gas Pipeline Explosion Puts Heating, Hot Water at Risk for 700,000 B.C. Consumers
A spectacular natural gas pipeline explosion in British Columbia raised serious concerns earlier this week about the resilience of the province’s energy supply, with ...
