International Security & War
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Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsUnited States
U.S. Can ‘Advance Its Interests’, Address Climate as Chair of Arctic Council
When the United States assumes the chair of the Arctic Council later this year, it will have a two-year opportunity to advance its interests ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Climate Impacts Figure Prominently in 2015 Global Risks Report
Extreme weather events ranked second for likelihood, while failure of climate change adaptation ranked seventh for likelihood and fifth for impact, in the 2015 ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarWater
Human Activity Drives Earth Systems Beyond ‘Planetary Boundaries’
Atmospheric carbon dioxide is one of four “planetary boundaries” that humanity has already exceeded, and could collectively prevent the Earth from being a “safe ... -
Maritime Chokepoints Add Vulnerability for 63% of Global Oil Supply
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published a map of the maritime chokepoints that controlled the flow of 63% of the world’s oil, about ... -
Climate-Related Conflict Contributes to Violence Against Women
Climate change contributes to violence against women by triggering conflict, displacement, and migration, but further research may be needed to connect temperature-related aggression with ... -
BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsUnited States
U.S. Army Expands Its Successful Net Zero Program
After a successful pilot project, the U.S. Army is expanding its Net Zero Initiative from nine locations to scores of facilities, CleanTechnica reports. -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Emissions Must Peak by 2020, Fall to Zero by 2100, Says IPCC Synthesis Report
The surest, least costly way to avert the worst impacts of climate change would be for global carbon pollution to peak by 2020, then ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalFirst PeoplesIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySmall Island States
BREAKING: Pacific Islands Coal Protest Blockades Eight of 12 Ships
A flotilla of 30 traditional canoes from 12 Pacific Island nations blockaded the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle, Australia today, blocking eight of ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsUnited States
Climate Change ‘Poses an Immediate Threat to National Security’
Climate change “poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages,” the New York ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
I’m Not a Terror Threat, 71-Year-Old Grandmother Tells Kinder Morgan, RCMP
Ten days after 71-year-old B.C. grandmother Lesslie Askin photographed Kinder Morgan’s oil storage tanks on Burnaby Mountain, in preparation for an upcoming National Energy ... -
Climate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsMiddle EastRenewable EnergySolar
Solar Fights Back Against ISIL [Cartoon]
“No boots on the ground? How about boots on the roof?” -
Climate & SocietyDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
‘We Are Drawing the Line Here,’ Marshall Islands Rep Tells UN Climate Summit
“No one’s drowning, baby,” Marshall Islands poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner told the UN Climate Summit September 23. “No one’s moving. No one’s losing their homeland. ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
ISIL Nets $1.5-2.0 Million Per Day on Black Market Oil Sales
Black market oil sales are bringing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) revenue of $1.5 to $2.0 million per day. -
Water Stress Will Trigger the Wars of the Future
A world map published in June by Popular Science, based on research at Oregon State University, shows that the wars of the future will ... -
Climate & SocietyHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
‘Shockingly Easy’ Keystone XL Attack Could Cause Exxon Valdez-Size Spill
It would be “shockingly easy” for a small group of people to attack the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, cause an oil spill ...