International Security & War
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AfricaAsiaBioenergyCitiesDrawdownElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityInternational Security & WarOff-GridSolarSouth & Central AmericaWind
Microgrids Can Deliver Decentralized Power, Boost Renewable Energy Use and Improve Public Health
Microgrids come in at #78 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Defined as locally-managed electricity generation systems, microgrids can be powered by renewable resources ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaChinaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsEuropeInternational Security & WarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Trump’s ‘Buy Greenland’ Push Reflects U.S. Interest in Rare Mineral Supplies, Arctic Geopolitics
While Donald Trump’s recent ruminations about “buying Greenland” proved excellent fodder for political satirists, there is realpolitik at work in the White House’s sudden ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionInternational Security & WarOil & GasSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
U.S. Military Exceeds National Emissions of Portugal, Sweden
While steadily recognizing climate change as a top threat to national security, the Pentagon continues to produce more carbon emissions than some mid-sized European ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
Poorest Will Face ‘Climate Apartheid’ if Crisis Deepens, Rule of Law Crumbles
Near-universal failure to acknowledge the magnitude of the climate crisis risks setting the stage for an era of “climate apartheid,” in which private wealth ... -
AsiaChinaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarMiddle East
Canada Still Lacks ‘Orderly, Effective’ Plan to Welcome Climate Refugees
Nine years after federal civil servants first urged Ottawa to “plan an orderly and effective response” to help resettle at least some of the ... -
Drive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
Annual Peace Index Cites Climate Change as ‘Tipping Point’ for Conflict
Climate change will threaten peace in countries around the world in the next decade, according to the latest edition of an annual index produced ... -
AfricaDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarMiddle EastSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWater
‘Conflicts Are Predestined’ Where Climate Disasters Threaten Food, Water, Livelihoods
Governments must invest new effort and money to prevent climate change from driving new conflicts, according to a diplomatic statement drafted by the German ... -
AfricaAustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Study Predicts End of Civilization by 2050 if Global Warming Hits 3.0°C
An alarming new study by Australia’s Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration is pointing to the “high likelihood of human civilization coming to an ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarMiddle East
More Than 500 Israeli, Palestinian Students Rally in Jerusalem for Climate Action
The Israeli school strike branch had a very successful strike on Tuesday, which was three times bigger than the last one in March. -
AsiaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaUnited States
More Countries Put Up Barriers as Migrants Flee Climate Chaos
With many governments still dragging their feet on climate action, many are also actively preparing—via militarized borders and regressive immigration policies—for one of its ... -
Food SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingSouth & Central America
Climate Change Devastates Honduran Coffee Farms, Drives ‘Desperate’ Northbound Migration
Small-hold coffee farmers from Honduras number increasingly in the caravans of desperate people streaming north out of Central America, as the devastation wrought by ... -
CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
Another Century of Fossil Use Could Eliminate Cloud Cover, Trigger 8.0°C of Additional Warming
A startling new study in the journal Nature Geoscience concludes that another century of burning fossil fuels at today’s levels could trigger the total ... -
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 & MigrationHydropowerIce 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 ...
