Health & Safety
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CanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Study Projects Warming Trends, Rain and Drought for 540 North American Cities in 2080
Average winters in 2080 will be 9.5°C warmer in Montreal, 7.3°C warmer in Quebec City, 6.1°C warmer in Ottawa, and 5.6°C warmer in St. ... -
Batteries/StorageCitiesCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationOceansOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarUnited States
Los Angeles Shifts Billions of Dollars from Gas Plants to Storage, Efficiency, and Solar
Los Angeles is walking away from a plan to spend billions of dollars rebuilding three natural gas power plants along the coast, in what ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetySub-National Governments
Health Professionals Point to Cumulative Impacts of Wildfire Smoke
Experts who attended a wildfire workshop hosted by the British Columbia Lung Association last week in Vancouver are sounding the alarm about the health ... -
CoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasUnited States
U.S. Injunction Demands Halt to New Fossil Infrastructure Until Youth Climate Case is Heard
The 21 youth plaintiffs in the landmark Juliana v. United States are asking a judge for a temporary injunction against new fossil fuel leases ... -
Trump Light Bulb Efficiency Rollback to Cost Consumers $12 Billion, Boost Emissions by 34 Megatonnes Per Year
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind new energy efficiency standards for light bulbs will cost consumers at least US$12 billion per year by 2025, ... -
Climate-Health Plan Demands Federal Action on Century’s ‘Greatest Public Health Challenge’
Five national health organizations have issued an urgent call for federal politicians of all stripes to recognize climate change as “the greatest public health ... -
AsiaChinaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydroIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
‘Terrifying Assessment’ Shows Himalayas Losing One-Third of Ice by 2100 in Best-Case GHG Scenario
The Mount Everest area will lose more than half of its ice by 2100 in even the most optimistic greenhouse gas reduction scenario, and ... -
Food SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Scientists, Doctors, Investors Unified on Need to Rethink Global Diet
Scientists anxious about food insecurity, medical professionals concerned about rising rates of obesity, and investors frustrated by a fast food industry that remains careless ...
