International Security & War
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AfricaAsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSmall Island States
Report Links Climate Change to Majority of 2018’s Under-Reported Humanitarian Disasters
Climate change caused the majority of the world’s under-reported humanitarian disasters last year, and nine of the top 10 occurred in Africa, the Caribbean, ... -
CoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasUnited States
U.S. Injunction Demands Halt to New Fossil Infrastructure Until Youth Climate Case is Heard
The 21 youth plaintiffs in the landmark Juliana v. United States are asking a judge for a temporary injunction against new fossil fuel leases ... -
AsiaChinaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydroIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
‘Terrifying Assessment’ Shows Himalayas Losing One-Third of Ice by 2100 in Best-Case GHG Scenario
The Mount Everest area will lose more than half of its ice by 2100 in even the most optimistic greenhouse gas reduction scenario, and ... -
Climate-Driven Food Shortages Could Prompt U.S. to Annex Canada, Bill Nye Somewhat Suggests
Food shortages brought on by climate change might eventually prompt the United States to annex parts of Canada, Bill Nye the Science Guy kind ... -
AfricaFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
‘Game-Changing’ UN Security Council System Would Track Conflicts Inflamed by Climate Change
The United Nations must establish a system to alert the world to regions where conflicts may be inflamed by climate change, several security council ... -
AfricaDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
Mali’s Armed Conflict, Climate Impacts Represent ‘Multiple Threats, Terribly Tangled’
Climate change-driven temperature increases, drought, flooding, and food shortages are piling in behind an accelerating, years-long armed conflict to make Mali, one of five ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
UN Security Council Debate Will Link Climate Disasters, International Peace and Security
The United Nations Security Council may be getting closer to taking a meaningful position on climate change, with an open debate this Friday set ... -
Climate DenialClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarUnited States
Future U.S. President Could Declare Climate Emergency Citing Trump’s Border Wall Fight as Precedent
If a future United States president declares emergency authority to deal with the climate crisis, they may end up citing Donald Trump’s fulminations about ... -
AfricaBatteries/StorageChinaHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Geopolitical Power Shifts to Produce ‘Winners and Losers’ as Off-Fossil Transition Takes Hold
The shift off fossil fuels will produce geopolitical “winners and losers”, and international cooperation will be needed to manage the disruption, according to a ... -
AfricaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate ‘Tipping Point’ in Africa Dictates Urgent Action to Mitigate Risks, Safeguard Progress
Atmospheric warming due to climate change has brought Africa to a tipping point that requires urgent action to “mitigate risks and safeguard a decade ... -
AfricaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
Climate Change Already Making Local, International Conflicts Worse: Red Cross
Humanitarian organizations are already coping with the on-the-ground reality that climate change is making domestic and international conflicts worse, according to Peter Maurer, president ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageEuropeFinance & InvestmentIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Security & WarOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
Future of Work in a Warming World Faces ‘Deafening’ Silence
There’s been a “deafening” silence about the future of work in a warming world, even though “consequences of global warming will shake up the ... -
CanadaChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Security & WarOceansUnited States
Economic Costs of Climate Change Will Hit Hardest in India, U.S.
The future economic costs of climate change will hit hardest in India and the United States, according to a new study published last week ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaUnited States
Trump Administration Predicts 3.9°C Average Warming to Justify Fuel Economy Rollback
The Trump administration is acknowledging that humanity is on track to increase average global warming by nearly 3.9°C—7.0°F—by the end of this century, and ...
