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AfricaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSevere Storms & Flooding
Political Disfunction, Economic Turmoil Exacerbate the Climate Crisis as Disease and Famine Spreads
Late 2019 saw the calamitous rise of both dengue fever in Honduras and hunger in Zimbabwe, events that demonstrated how government dysfunction, poverty, and ... -
Drive to 1.5Food SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesSmall Island States
Countries Can’t Turn Back Climate Refugees Whose Lives Are at Risk, UN Committee Rules
Countries can no longer send climate refugees back to nations of origin where the climate crisis might threaten their lives, according to a ruling ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetySolarTransit
Nottingham Delivers Home Comfort, Rooftop Solar in Drive to Be UK’s First Carbon-Neutral City
Nottingham, England is setting out to transform housing, transportation, energy use, and waste management in a bid to become the country’s first carbon-neutral city ... -
Geothermal Would Save 16.6 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Geothermal places #18 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions. If it could increase its share of global electricity generation from 0.66 to 4.9% by 2050, geothermal ... -
Greek Court Strikes Down Environmental Permits for Two Coal Plants
Greece’s top administrative court, the Greek Council of State, has struck down the environmental permit for a proposed new coal plant, Meliti II, and ... -
CanadaCitiesElectricity GridHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNuclearSub-National Governments
False Alarm Draws Attention to Delayed Pickering Nuclear Shutdown, Triggers Surging Demand for Emergency Iodide Pills
Millions of people across Ontario woke up in a panic early Sunday morning, after an emergency alert falsely announced an incident at the Pickering ... -
AustraliaClimate DenialDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceans
Bushfires Burn Morrison’s Popularity to the Ground, But New Policy Pronouncements Fall Short
Public outrage and grief over a raging, climate-fuelled bushfire crisis have finally begun burning Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s popularity rating to the ground, ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & Temperature
Australia in Photos: Siemens Backs Massive Adani Coal Mine as 30,000 Protest Climate Inaction
German industrial giant Siemens decided earlier today to back Australia's intensely controversial Adani/Carmichael coal mine. The announcement came days after 30,000 people braved driving ...
