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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCollateral DamageDemographicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & Gas
Former Oilpatch Roughneck Traces Hardships of Fossil Employment, Urges Better Deal in Carbon-Free Transition
The boom and bust nature of a fossil-fuel based economy, together with the callous greed of those at the top, means a “pretty brutal, ... -
Air & MarineBatteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Washington State Shifts Ferry Fleet from Diesel to Batteries
The west coast of North America is making initial moves toward decarbonizing marine shipping and aviation, with Washington State Ferries switching its vessels from ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
WMO Declares 2010s the Warmest Decade on Record as Climate Impacts Accelerate
The 2010s are almost certain to take their place as the warmest decade on record, and 2015-2019 as the five-year span with the highest ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate DenialDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
60% of Toxic Superfund Sites in U.S. Are Vulnerable to Climate Impacts
With 60% of America’s toxic Superfund sites at risk from climate impacts like storm surge and flooding, wildfires and rising seas, the Environmental Protection ... -
AustraliaCitiesDemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Mental Health Expertise Meets Sandbags in Helping Communities Build Climate Resilience
It was judicious use of mental health expertise, along with many, many sandbags, that enabled Fargo, North Dakota to weather the challenges of the ... -
Supporting Women Smallholders Would Save 2.06 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Supporting women smallholders ranks #62 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It would reduce 2.06 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2050 and produce ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
‘Unprecedented’ Interest Could Pour $4B into Oil and Gas Drilling Off Newfoundland and Labrador Coast
Oil and gas exploration off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is expected to boom in the next few years, with fossils poised to ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesHealth & SafetySub-National GovernmentsTransitWalking & Biking
Cut Carbon by Giving Citizens More Transportation Choices, Veteran City Planner Urges
A key step in getting Canadian urbanites out of high-emitting cars is to shed the notion that roads are natural habitat for cars alone ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Include People with Disabilities in Climate Disaster Planning, Researchers Urge
Frequently facing pre-existing health problems and mobility issues, and too often isolated from their broader community, people with disabilities are profoundly vulnerable to climate ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & Studies
Arctic Temperatures Up to 11° Above Normal Produce Treacherously Thin Ice
Treacherously thin ice, arriving very late, is one of the immediate impacts of the shockingly warm temperatures this autumn across much of the far ... -
AsiaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
‘Hazardous’ Air Quality in Lahore, Pakistan Prompts Amnesty International Action Alert
Amnesty International has issued what it describes as an unprecedented Urgent Action alert for an entire city, calling on its global network to defend ...
