International Security & War
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CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclear
Opinion: Federal Nuclear Plan Confuses Science Fiction with Real Energy Technologies
Canada’s action plan for small modular nuclear reactors is nothing more than science fiction, writes analyst Burgess Langshaw-Power: idle dreams of an indefinite group ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySmall Island States
International Group Proposes Legislation to Criminalize Ecocide
In an effort led largely by small island nations, 13 international lawyers are drafting a plan to make ecosystem destruction a criminal offence of ... -
AsiaCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIndiaInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingJurisdictions
Global Death Toll from Heat Emergencies, Air Pollution Shows Need for Climate Action, Health Professionals Say
Extreme heat killed 296,000 older adults world-wide in 2018, and heat-related deaths among seniors rose 58% in Canada and 50% internationally over a 20-year ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Front-Line Nations Issue Urgent Call for Support as International Climate Finance Falls Short
Vulnerable nations on the front lines of the climate crisis are flagging the urgent need for support in the face of wild weather and ... -
AfricaAsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption
Wealthy Countries Unload 14 Million Shoddy, Dirty, Unsafe Cars to Africa, Asia
About 14 million old, poor-quality used cars were exported from Europe, Japan, and the United States between 2015 and 2018, says a new study ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictions
Climate, Conflict, Poverty Displace Tens of Millions, Drive ‘Alarming Deterioration’ in Sahel
The climate crisis is one of the factors making the Sahel region of Africa one of the scariest places on the planet, becoming "a ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaUnited StatesWater
U.S.–Mexico Water Rights Standoff Kills Protester, Points to Risk of Future Climate Conflict
The climate crisis is exacerbating long-standing tensions over water rights between Mexico and the United States—tensions that exploded last month to lethal effect when ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingOff-GridSub-National Governments
Federal Nuclear Funding Announcement a ‘Dirty, Dangerous Distraction’, 30 Groups Warn
A collection of 30 local, regional, and national public interest organizations from across the country is rallying against next-generation nuclear power development after the ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Chad Risks World Heritage Status for Iconic Lake in Exchange for Fossil Dollars
A two-year international effort to have Lake Chad declared a UNESCO world heritage site on both cultural and environmental grounds may come to naught ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
U.S. Military Gears Up for Major Climate Change Impacts
In sharp distinction from its commander-in-chief, the American military fully comprehends the threat of climate change—and says it is taking action, even as it ... -
AfricaAsiaChinaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastSouth & Central America
New Climate Migration Model Answers Looming Question: ‘Where Will Everyone Go?’
As the hallmarks of the climate crisis—heat, thirst, hunger, sea level rise, and conflict—send millions of frightened and desperate people into flight, migration experts ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBioenergyCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyInternational Security & WarNuclearSub-National Governments
Small Modular Reactors Raise Nuclear Waste Risk, Distract from Real Climate Solutions
The rise of “small” nuclear reactors (SMRs) raises serious concerns about radioactive waste disposal and is ultimately a distraction from real climate solutions, according ... -
Drive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresHuman 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 ... -
Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternational Security & WarMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Redirect Military Spending to Climate Action, Sanders Argues During Democratic Debate
The back-and-forth among seven Democratic candidates during a high-stakes presidential primary debate in New Hampshire Friday evening veered into the connections between the climate ... -
Trump Middle East Strategy: Trade Blood for Oil
Long before an early January geopolitical crisis led to an errant missile attack on a civilian airliner, with 176 lives lost, Donald Trump was ...
