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‘Now Is the Time’ for Food Security Planning, Dauncey Urges
With the pandemic posing an increasing threat to food security, policy-makers need to be thinking hard, and quickly, about how to protect the supply ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDemand & EfficiencyHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJobsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
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, ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionFinance & InvestmentSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption
Week 12, March 23: Zero Emissions Railways, Freight and Heavy Equipment
Canada has 46,000 kilometres of railways, almost all of which operate on diesel. In 2017, GHGs from the rail sector were 6.6 Mt CO2e, ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Oil War and COVID-19 Create Risk, Opportunity for Clean Energy
The end-to-end news coverage of the coronavirus emergency is producing a secondary wave of commentary and analysis on whether the global pandemic will derail ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJobsSupply Chains & Consumption
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 ... -
DemographicsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption
Hope for Stability Fades as Guyana Becomes Nascent Petro-State
Hopes that Guyana’s nascent democracy and fragile economy might defy standard petro-state precedents and realize only benefits from the country’s sudden vault into the ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSupply Chains & Consumption
2018 Pipeline Explosion Near Prince George Revealed “Shocking” Safety Breaches
The Lheidli T'enneh First Nation has responded to a Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) report on an October 2018 Enbridge pipeline explosion near ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentSupply Chains & Consumption
Trudeau Calls for Year of Consultation on 2030, 2050 Climate Targets
The federal government is calling for a year of consultation before finalizing plans to meet a more ambitious carbon reduction target by 2030 and ... -
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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 ... -
AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentSupply Chains & Consumption
Siemens Support for Adani Mine Drives ‘Largest Climate Destruction Project on Planet’
After the storm of protest and mockery that greeted President and CEO Joe Kaeser’s decision to supply essential signalling equipment to the Adani mega-coal ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"First PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption
Blockades Continue, Businesses Seek Compensation as RCMP Continues Patrols on Wet’suwet’en Territory
With the RCMP closing its outpost but continuing its patrols on Wet’suwet’en territory, Tyendinaga Mohawks facing a deadline to end their rail blockade in ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & InvestmentSupply Chains & Consumption
Bezos Pledges $10 Billion for Climate Action, Takes Heat for Amazon’s Carbon Footprint
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been receiving a megatonne of advice since forming his Bezos Earth Fund last week and pledging to donate US$10 ... -
AfricaBioenergyCanadaEuropeIndiaPetrochemicals & PlasticsResearch & DevelopmentSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Researchers Convert Used McDonald’s Fryer Oil to Biodegradable 3D Printing Resin
Researchers at the University of Toronto say they’ve converted used fryer oil from a McDonald’s fast food restaurant into a biodegradable 3D printing resin. -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyOil & GasSupply Chains & Consumption
Coronavirus Drives China’s CO2 Emissions Down 25%
A huge economic slowdown driven by the coronavirus has reduced China’s carbon dioxide emissions by about 100 million tonnes, or 25%, and the country’ ... -
Batteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropePathways to 1.5Supply Chains & Consumption
Europe Could Cut Emissions 60% by Electrifying Fossil-Intensive Industries
Europe could reduce emissions in its transport, buildings, and electrical sectors 60% by 2050 by converting fossil-intensive industries to run on electricity, according to ...
