Human Rights & Migration
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AustraliaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
BREAKING: Australia Tries to Drop 1.5°C Target from Pacific Declaration as Endangered Countries Demand Real Carbon Reductions
Australia is trying to water down references to the climate “crisis”, the long-term goal of 1.5°C average global warming, a ban on new coal-fired ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBioenergyBrazilCanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportSoil & Natural Sequestration
IPCC Land Report Paints Stark Picture for Food Supplies, Charts Course for Immediate Action
Global food supplies, species and ecosystem diversity, and the health and safety of populations are all in peril without immediate, wide-ranging shifts in land ... -
DemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaSub-National GovernmentsWater
Global Water Crisis Requires Local Solutions, Not More Megaprojects
Human-scale water conservation methods, both ancient and modern, not big-budget, Delhi-directed megaprojects, will be critical to helping India survive and gain resilience as monsoon ... -
Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
Climate-Driven Drought, Deforestation Create Devastating Challenges for Honduran Farmers
Though long accustomed to poverty, violence, and political corruption, many Honduran farmers are experiencing an ongoing drought compounded by deforestation as a whole new ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
‘Staggering’ Data Dump Shows CSIS Spying on Northern Gateway Pipeline Protesters
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says a “staggering”, 19-volume trove of previously restricted documents it published last week shows the Canadian Security Intelligence Service ... -
AfricaBuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaSevere Storms & Flooding
UN Stresses Adaptation Funding as Frequency of Global Climate Disasters Hits One Per Week
The frequency of major climate disasters has reached one per week around the world, a top United Nations official warns, in a new report ... -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"First PeoplesFood SecurityGeneral RenewablesHuman Rights & MigrationJobsPost-Carbon TransitionTransit
Pact for a Green New Deal Holds 150 Town Halls, Reaches 7,000 Canadians in Two Months
wo months after a diverse collection of Indigenous, civil society, environmental, and labour groups launched the Pact for a Green New Deal in Canada, ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilEuropeFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryOceansPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Governments, Corporations Face 1,300 Climate Lawsuits in 28 Countries Since 1990
With more than 1,300 legal actions on the books in 28 countries since 1990, a new report is pointing to litigation as a powerful ... -
Montreal Boosts Heat Relief for At-Risk Populations While Toronto Cuts Back
Eastern Canada’s two biggest cities have unveiled contrasting approaches as the summer heat wave season looms: while Montreal is making a renewed effort to ... -
Fossil-Friendly Canadian Export Agency Cited for Poor Disclosure, Environmental and Human Rights Violations
A federal export credit agency with a history of massively supporting fossil industry exports over clean technology is taking fire for failing to consider ...
