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Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Racial Inequities Must Be Solved in Tandem with Climate, U.S. Campaigner Stresses
While she credits Joe Biden’s effort to address racial inequities in tandem with the climate crisis, climate policy analyst Rhiana Gunn-Wright is urging the ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSouth & Central America
212 Deaths Make 2019 the Most Dangerous Year for Land and Environmental Defenders
2019 was the deadliest year on record for land and environmental defenders world-wide, with the NGO Global Witness documenting 212 killed—more than four per ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Pandemic and climate crises unmask inequalities
A chorus of world leaders has declared we’re all in the same COVID-19 boat. In response, U.K. writer Damian Barr tweeted, “We are not ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Houston Flood Protection Funding Prioritizes Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods, Generates Status Quo Pushback
After years of being left without flood protection—with all support earmarked for the coastal properties of the wealthy—Houston’s low-lying neighbourhoods have found champions in ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Hundreds Dead, Millions Affected as Extended Bangladesh Monsoon Combines with Cyclone Recovery, Pandemic
Hundreds of people are dead and millions have been affected as Bangladesh faces its longest period of monsoon flooding in decades, while South Asia ... -
CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationNon-Renewable EnergyPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & Fracking
Plastics in America Are a ‘Story of Environmental Racism’
The story of plastics in America is a story of environmental racism, with Black and Indigenous communities both far more likely both to purchase ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National Governments
73% in B.C. Support Just, Sustainable Transition
The majority of British Columbians support a more just, sustainable transition into a post-pandemic economy, according to online poll results released last week by ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNational Plans & ResponsesUnited States
Judge Quashes Trump’s Methane Regulation Rollback as Global Emissions Hit All-Time High
In a decision last week, a U.S. judge called a halt to the Trump administration’s bid to roll back methane regulations enacted by President ... -
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Mayors Urge Recovery Based on Green Jobs, ‘15-Minute’ Cities
Green job creation, support for essential workers, investment in green industries, and funding for building retrofits, transit, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, and “resilient public ... -
Chicago’s 1995 Heat Wave Predicted ‘Baked-In’ Racism in COVID-19 Deaths
In a bitter echo of the disproportionate suffering seen during Chicago’s killing heat wave of 1995, Black residents of the city are now facing ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationPathways to 1.5Severe Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Climate Resilience Efforts Must Include Local Needs, Local Wisdom, WRI Says
Less than 10% of international climate funding is currently earmarked for local efforts to build resilience. This dynamic needs to change, says the World ... -
Louisville, Kentucky Op Ed Declares Healthy Neighbourhoods a Human Right
As life expectancies in Louisville’s poorest—and largely Black—communities sink to war-zone levels, health officials and urban policy experts are excoriating the mayor of the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5
Global Development Banks’ Recovery Plans Must Omit Fossil Funding, Advocates Say
When 450 global development banks with their hands on US$2 trillion in public funds meet in November to chart their contribution to the pandemic ... -
Drive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Security & War
Climate and Conflict Could Displace One Billion by 2050
While data remains scarce on the multiple causes driving current and future migrants to flee their homes, a new report points to the frightening ... -
U.S. Academics #ShutDownSTEM to Fight Ivory Tower Racism
It took George Floyd eight minutes and 46 seconds to asphyxiate at the hands of a violent police officer. Now Black environmental justice groups, ...
