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Canadian Cities Stepping up with Sustainable Land Use
Affordability, equity, quality of life, and climate resilience are emerging as key objectives in sustainable land use practices being developed by municipalities across Canada—and ... -
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E-Commerce Giants Produce Lower Emissions, But Fail on Workers’ Respiratory Health
While e-commerce heavyweights like Amazon generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than traditional bricks-and-mortar shops, online shopping is still producing massive amounts of local pollution, ... -
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Pandemic Response Should Mobilize Around Low-Carbon Solutions
With the coronavirus pandemic devastating the global economy and pushing world oil prices over a cliff, the federal government has two potential options in ... -
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Florida to Require Sea Level Rise Studies for Coastal Construction
Florida may soon require sea level rise studies before approving publicly-funded construction projects in coastal areas, under legislation adopted unanimously last week by the ... -
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Benefits of Telecommuting May Outlast Virus Outbreak
Work-from-home policies being implemented around the world in an urgent effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 could create a significant long-term boost to ... -
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Climate Action Can Deliver Economic Stimulus After Coronavirus Crash: Abreu
With the rapid spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) driving an economic slowdown and triggering a steep drop in global oil prices, national ... -
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Quebec to Double Climate Spending Through 2026, But Details Still to Follow
The Quebec government released a budget yesterday that doubles spending on climate change to C$6.2 billion over six years, beginning in 2021, using surplus ... -
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Torrie: Mass, Deep Energy Retrofits Put Net-Zero Emissions Within Reach
A program of mass, deep energy retrofits to dramatically increase the efficiency of Ottawa’s existing building stock must be at the centre of the ... -
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Bahamas Fights to Rebuild after Devastating Hurricanes
Six months after Hurricane Dorian came roaring ashore in the Bahamas, locals are still struggling to repair their own shattered lives, depending on each ... -
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Coastal Cities Must Fight or Flee as Global Waters Rise
With global sea levels expected to rise an average of one to four feet by 2100, cities like San Francisco, Manila, and Boston are ... -
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Drawdown’s Latest ‘Tools of Possibility’ Show Path to 1.5°C, with 1,570 Billion Tons of Emission Cuts by 2050
Humanity can prevent or draw down 1,570 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 2020 and 2050 to approach a 1.5°C threshold for average ... -
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New U.S. Energy Legislation Backs Solar, Wind and Storage, Misses Out on Efficiency, Pushes Fracked Gas Exports
A massive, bipartisan energy bill could come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate as soon as this week, with billions of dollars ... -
Refurbishing, Not Razing Old UK Homes Could Save 40 Million Tonnes of GHGs by 2050
Refurbishing just half of the UK’s pre-19th century residential buildings—rather than demolishing them to make way for new builds—would reduce national emissions by almost ... -
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Australia Has Technology to Hit Net Zero, But No Time to Waste, New Decarbonization Study Finds
Australia has the technology in hand to bring its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, but will have to speed up adoption to ... -
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Week 9, March 2: Green Buildings
Buildings produce 12% of Canada’s GHGs. The challenge is two-fold: new builds, and retrofitting Canada’s 15 million homes and 480,000 industrial, commercial and institutional ...
