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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 ... -
Batteries/StorageDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Apple Pushes Suppliers to Adopt 100% RE Targets
Tech giant Apple has nearly doubled the number of suppliers it has convinced to adopt 100% renewable energy targets, bringing the total to date ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsPathways to 1.5SolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Renewables Make Decarbonization $15 Trillion Cheaper, Promise $160 Trillion in Savings by 2050
The plummeting cost of solar and wind farms, coupled with government policies driving faster electrification, has cut the cost of reaching global climate goals ... -
Alternative Cement Would Save 6.69 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Alternative cement places #36 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to avoid 6.69 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2050. The ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCitiesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Poor Community Bears the Brunt as ‘Racial-Ethnic Disparities’ Hit Bronx’s Asthma Alley
The low-income Bronx neighbourhood of Mott Haven, also known as “Asthma Alley”, is receiving some profile as an example of the “racial-ethnic disparities” in ... -
AustraliaCitiesDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIndiaSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Australian Farmers Face Suicide Risk as Multi-Year Drought Turns from ‘Crisis’ to ‘Marathon’
A brutal, multi-year drought brought on by climate change is taking its toll on the mental health of Australia’s farmers, just as it has ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeForests & DeforestationSupply Chains & Consumption
Indonesia Could Quit Paris Agreement Over EU Palm Oil Ban
Indonesia is threatening to withdraw from the Paris Agreement if the European Union pursues plans to ban palm oil as a component of renewable ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
JP Morgan Exec Calls for Faster Climate Action After Company Cited as ‘World’s Worst Climate Banker’
A senior executive at J.P. Morgan Asset Management is telling clients that global carbon reductions aren’t moving nearly fast enough—just as a coalition of ... -
Montreal Electric Bus Manufacturer Introduces E-Truck for Urban Deliveries
Montreal-based electric bus manufacturer Lion Electric Co. is introducing a new truck model, the Lion8, that will cover up to 400 kilometres (250 miles) ... -
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% ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCoalDrive to 1.5National Plans & ResponsesPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Construction Boom Drives Up China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
China's greenhouse gas emissions grew about 3% last year, despite rapid gains in clean energy production that couldn't keep pace with surging demand for ...
