Health & Safety
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B.C. Regulator Takes Global View of GHG Emissions from Kitimat LNG Project
An upcoming public consultation will focus at least in part on the greenhouse gas impact of Chevron Corporation’s Kitimat LNG project, after the British ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaCitiesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSupply Chains & Consumption
Engineers Look for New Methods to Protect Arctic Ice Roads from Rapid Warming
As the Arctic continues to warm three times faster than the rest of the planet, researchers are working hard to find ways to materially ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon Transition
Fossil Emissions Kill Almost as Many as Tobacco, and Public Health Campaign Models Apply
The air pollution produced by fossil fuels kills almost as many people globally each year as tobacco use—a fact that jurisdictions ramping up their ... -
Federal Regulator Second-Guesses Auditor After Fire Safety Review Finds Gaps at Trans Mountain Tank Farms
Fire protection systems at three oil storage facilities attached to the Trans Mountain pipeline fell short of industry best practices in some ways, even ... -
IMF Calls for $75/Ton Carbon Tax to Hold Average Warming to 2.0°C
A global carbon tax of US$75 per ton by 2030 would limit average global warming to 2.0°C, and any economic disruption that resulted could ... -
42 Dead, 15 Missing as Typhoon Hagibis Brings Record Rains to Japan
At least 42 people are dead,15 are missing, and 198 were injured in and around Tokyo after Typhoon Hagibis, which means “speed” in Tagalog, ... -
BioenergyCitiesDrawdownHealth & SafetyMethanePost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & Consumption
Waste-to-Energy as a ‘Bridge’ Strategy Would Save 1.1 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Waste-to-Energy ranks #68 in Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to cut carbon emissions by 1.1. gigatons over a 30-year period. -
Declare Climate Crisis a Public Health Emergency, Health Organizations Urge Federal Parties
Nearly two dozen organizations representing more than 300,000 Canadian health professionals are out with a call for all the country’s political parties to treat ... -
Confusion Reigns as California Utility Cuts Power in 34 Counties to Reduce Wildfire Risk
California is getting a close-up look at the challenge of trying to prevent severe climate emergencies, and the costs of relying on a “feeble” ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & Flooding
Explainer: Arctic Warming Affects Northern Communities, Reshapes Global Weather Patterns
Rapid ice loss is already having a devastating impact in the world’s Arctic and Antarctic regions. And in an explainer on the implications of ... -
Road Tests Show LNG Trucks Producing Higher NOx Than Diesel, with Little or No GHG Benefit
Trucks fuelled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) produce twice to five times the oxides of nitrogen as the equivalent running on diesel, and only ...
