International Security & War
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CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearSub-National Governments
Nuclear Fuel ‘Recycling’ in New Brunswick Could Drive Weapons Proliferation, Analysts Warn
Two veteran safe energy campaigners are raising the alarm after the federal government announced a C$50.5-million subsidy to a New Brunswick company that wants ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
10.3 Million Displaced by Climate Disaster from September 2020 to February 2021
In just a six-month period over the past year, climate disasters sent more than 10 million people fleeing from their homes, adding to trauma ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeHealth & SafetyHydrogenInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
Don’t Let Nuclear Boosterism, ‘Hydrogen Hype’ Distract from Practical Renewable Alternatives, Analyst Urges
Nuclear boosterism and “hydrogen hype” mustn’t distract countries from the renewable energy technologies that can actually deliver on a 2050 target for net-zero greenhouse ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar
War-Torn States Look to Local Renewables, Rooftop Solar for Greater Stability
Desperate to improve energy access for their citizens, some of the world’s most fragile states have delivered an open letter to wealthy nations, development ... -
ChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalEuropeHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Fossil Fuel Pollution Caused 8.7 Million Premature Deaths in 2018, New Study Finds
Fossil fuel pollution killed 8.7 million people prematurely in 2018—more than 18% of the total global death toll that year, and more than twice ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOceansOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Sweeping Biden Executive Orders Halt Fossil Leases, Boost Renewables, Stress Environmental Justice and Scientific Integrity
With a set of three sweeping executive orders Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden launched an abrupt shift from four years of climate denial and ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Biden to Pause Oil and Gas Leasing, Emphasize Environmental Justice in ‘Climate Day’ Executive Orders Expected Today
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to pause new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters and unveil an ambitious plan to ... -
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 ...
