Water
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CanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsWater
Trudeau Warns of More Climate-Driven Floods, as Researcher Suggests Rethinking Quebec’s Relationship with Water
In the wake of massive spring flooding in Quebec, New Brunswick, and parts of Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning of more of ... -
BioenergyFood SecurityGeneral RenewablesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & ConsumptionWater
Study Traces Options for Cutting Life Cycle Emissions from Plastic
With carbon pollution from every stage of the plastics life cycle on track to grow four-fold by mid-century, a new study in the journal ... -
Conservation Measures Avert Cape Town’s Day Zero, But Tensions Remain
While technical fixes like lowering municipal water pressure helped Cape Town keep the taps on through its recent drought, it was the city’s carefully ... -
AsiaCanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHydroIce Loss & Sea Level RiseTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited StatesWater
Two New Studies Trace Massive Glacier Loss Linked to Climate Change
North America accounts for more than half of the 369 billion tons of snow and ice the world’s glaciers are losing each year, and ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Pine Ridge Reservation in Crisis, 13 Million People at Risk, as Experts Say Midwestern U.S. Flooding Could Continue for Months
The record-breaking floods that hit parts of the midwestern United States last week are shaping up as a long-term, slow-moving disaster, with residents of ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Great Lakes Face Severe Impacts from Rapid Warming
Rapid warming in the Great Lakes is likely to bring more extreme storms, degraded water quality, increased erosion, and challenges for farmers, the Chicago-based ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSupply Chains & ConsumptionWater
Resource Extraction Drives 53% of Carbon Emissions, 80% of Biodiversity Loss, UN Reports
Resource extraction, from fossil fuels and mining to food and biofuels, is responsible for more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions and 80% ... -
Key U.S. Water Basins Could Fall Short of Monthly Demand by 2071
Up to 96 of the 204 water basins that supply most of the freshwater in the United States could be falling short of monthly ... -
AsiaDrawdownDrive to 1.5Electricity GridHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionWater
Efficient Water Distribution Would Save 870 Megatons of Carbon by 2050
More efficient water distribution places #71 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions. It could cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 870 megatons by 2050 ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesUnited StatesWater
Lake Warming Above 1.5°C Means Less Winter Ice, More Summer Algae
The number of lakes throughout the Northern Hemisphere likely to remain ice-free in winter, and correspondingly clogged with algal blooms in summer, would more ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWater
U.S. Companies Acknowledge Mounting Climate Risks in CDP Disclosures
A recent report from the UK’s Carbon Disclosure Project shows that many of America’s largest corporations recognize climate change as a clear and present ...
