Human Rights & Migration
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Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMiddle EastSmall Island StatesUnited States
U.S. Declared ‘Climate Criminal’ as ‘Stalemated’ COP 25 Limps to a Close
Reporters on the ground described two weeks of stalemated United Nations climate negotiations limping to a close, a diplomat branded the United States a ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Minority Communities Face Greatest Risk as Atlantic Coast Pipeline Pushes Into Rural America
Promising jobs and property tax revenue, owners of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are pushing ahead against grassroots resistance and expert testimony, both maintaining that ... -
Air & MarineClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsEnergy PoliticsEuropeHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Thunberg Named Time Magazine Person of the Year
For speaking truth to power, and inspiring millions of people of all ages around the world to do the same, 16 year-old #FridaysForFuture founder ... -
AfricaAir & MarineBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPathways to 1.5Shale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Need to Get It Right: Article 6 Could Trigger Faster Carbon Cuts or Massive Greenwashing
It could make or break the success of the Paris Agreement. It’s a notably complicated section of an international accord that is already arcane ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCollateral DamageDemographicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & Gas
Former Oilpatch Roughneck Traces Hardships of Fossil Employment, Urges Better Deal in Carbon-Free Transition
The boom and bust nature of a fossil-fuel based economy, together with the callous greed of those at the top, means a “pretty brutal, ... -
AustraliaCitiesDemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Mental Health Expertise Meets Sandbags in Helping Communities Build Climate Resilience
It was judicious use of mental health expertise, along with many, many sandbags, that enabled Fargo, North Dakota to weather the challenges of the ... -
Supporting Women Smallholders Would Save 2.06 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Supporting women smallholders ranks #62 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It would reduce 2.06 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2050 and produce ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Include People with Disabilities in Climate Disaster Planning, Researchers Urge
Frequently facing pre-existing health problems and mobility issues, and too often isolated from their broader community, people with disabilities are profoundly vulnerable to climate ... -
AfricaAsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyDrawdownHuman Rights & MigrationSouth & Central America
Residential LEDs Would Save 7.8 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Ranked #33 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, using residential LED lighting to replace incandescent and fluorescent bulbs could cut greenhouse gas emissions by ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethane
Record GHG Concentrations Prompt Call for Drastic Action to Reduce Emissions
A pair of alarming reports from United Nations agencies shows greenhouse gas emissions at record levels and rising at a faster annual rate, meaning ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
Seven Youth Sue Ford Government for ‘Tearing Up Ontario’s Climate Laws’
Seven Ontario youth are suing the Doug Ford government for “tearing up the province’s climate laws and violating their Charter rights to life, liberty, ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Directs $830 Million in Subsidies to Climate-Busting LNG Industry
British Columbia paid out C$830 million in subsidies to help build its liquefied natural gas industry in 2017-18, according to a report released this ... -
AsiaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
‘Hazardous’ Air Quality in Lahore, Pakistan Prompts Amnesty International Action Alert
Amnesty International has issued what it describes as an unprecedented Urgent Action alert for an entire city, calling on its global network to defend ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy Access & EquityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & Consumption
Fires Driven by Drought, Forest Clearing Ravage Sumatran Elephant and Tiger Habitat
Fires across Indonesia this summer and fall, driven by a wet season cut short by drought, drained peatlands turned to tinder, and farmers conducting ...
