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Climate-Focused Green Banks Could Spur Sustainable Cities, Just Recovery
In an effort to help cities balance climate action with pandemic recovery, C40 Cities has released a guide to establishing local green banks as ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America
‘No Vaccine for Climate Change’, Red Cross Warns, as Disasters Kill 410,000 in 10 Years
There’s “no vaccine for climate change” in a world that has seen more than 100 climate disasters since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, and ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Biden Seeks ‘Climate-Ambitious’ Personnel as New Administration Takes Shape
With Inauguration Day for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris just 58 days away, and an initial round of cabinet appointments expected ... -
AfricaAsiaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
Sea Level Rise Requires ‘Equitable Retreat’ from Coastal Communities
As rising seas and fiercer storms make the coast an ever more tenuous place to live, policy-makers all over the world need to plan ... -
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G20 Survey Finds Canada’s Renewables Growth Stagnating, Fossils at 76% of Total Energy
While Canada has the second-largest share of renewable energy in its electricity mix, it was one of only four that didn’t have plans to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Study Shows Sea Levels Rising 50% Faster than Latest IPCC Estimate
The rate of annual sea level rise is accelerating, with a new study pointing to a 10-year pace that is 50% higher than the ... -
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Front-Line Communities Are Driving Force for Biden’s Climate Transformation, Salazar and Goloff Say
Adrien Salazar is Senior Campaign Strategist for Climate Equity at Dēmos, a U.S. racial and economic justice policy organization. Ben Goloff is Senior Climate ... -
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‘Scathing’ Auditor General’s Report Shows Ontario At Risk of Missing 2030 Carbon Targets
The Doug Ford government’s failure to make greenhouse gas reductions a “cross-government priority” has placed it at risk of missing its 2030 carbon targets, ... -
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‘Complacency is Breathtaking’ as Nations Approve 10 Years of Rising Emissions from International Shipping
Governments attending a key meeting on international shipping have adopted what one observer calls a “disastrously weak” plan that will lead to a decade ... -
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Safety Issues, Cost Overruns Mean It’s Time to Cancel Site C Megadam, Dogwood Says
With its price nearly doubling, construction deadlines slipping, and serious geological challenges on the ground, BC Hydro’s plan to complete the Site C megadam ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America
Climate Scientists Declare Record Storm Season as Hurricane Iota Hits Nicaragua, Colombian Islands
Scientists are declaring 2020 a record year for the Atlantic hurricane season, as Hurricane Iota follows Hurricane Eta to inflict a double hit on ... -
Air & MarineClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Renewable Seawater Air Conditioning Technology Gets (Possible) Research Boost
New technology that uses seawater to create a renewable alternative to air conditioning has received a boost from a new study led by the ... -
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Ontario Youth Climate Defenders Win Their Day in Court
Almost a year after launching a climate lawsuit against their province’s government, seven young Ontarians have learned that their case can go forward, and ... -
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San Francisco Passes Landmark Natural Gas Ban for New Buildings
The city of San Francisco will begin banning natural gas as a heating or cooking energy source for all new residential and commercial buildings—except ... -
AsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSmall Island StatesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Typhoon Vamco Kills 67 in Philippines, Forces 468,000 to Evacuate in Vietnam
An estimated 67 people are dead, floodwaters in some places have reached two stories high, millions were without power, and rescuers were scrambling to ...
