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Rail Lines Shut Down, RCMP Still on Gidimt’en Land as Miller Meets Tyendinaga Blockaders
Rail lines across most of Canada remained shut down this week, RCMP were still a threatening presence on Gidimt'en land in British Columbia, Indigenous ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFood SecurityGeneral RenewablesHydrogenNuclearSupply Chains & Consumption
CCS, Hydrogen Won’t Be Ready by 2050, UK Academics Warn
Neither carbon capture and storage (CCS) nor the hydrogen economy can scale up fast enough to play a significant part in decarbonizing the UK ... -
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56% of Americans Cite Climate as Top Concern as Anxiety Crosses Party Lines
More than half of Americans see climate change as the most important issue facing society today, according to a December, 2019 Harris poll released ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsEuropeInternationalMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSupply Chains & Consumption
Guardian Bans Fossil Advertising
Placing its own financial well-being on the line, The Guardian has immediately and permanently severed all marketing links to the fossil industry, another example ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatDemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationJobs & TrainingSupply Chains & Consumption
Agroforestry Can Reduce Wildfire Risk for Mediterranean, Australia
Bringing together crops, trees, livestock, and local farmers in a land management system based on agroforestry can significantly reduce wildfire risk in the Mediterranean, ... -
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Developing Countries at Greatest Risk as Biodiversity Loss Threatens 50% of World GDP
Biodiversity loss is now one of the top five risks to the global economy, with more than 50% of worldwide GDP significantly dependent upon ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsEuropeHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWater
Fracking Industry Driving Massive Boom in Plastic Production
Ignoring a shocking carbon footprint, a broken global recycling system, and ever-growing public outcry, the fossil and petrochemical industries are banking big on plastics, ... -
Air & MarineCarbon-Free TransitionEuropeFinance & InvestmentSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitTravel, Leisure & Recreation
New European Sleeper Car Service Heralds a Rail Renaissance
Better for the environment, and decidedly glamorous, Europe’s sleeper trains are back on the rails as travellers sensitive to flygskam (flying shame)—or just plain ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Shunning Big Banks Could Change the Game for Climate Action
As the window for addressing the climate crisis narrows, Americans must stop parking their money in banks that prop up fossil fuels, 350.org co-founder ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesResearch & DevelopmentSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitUnited States
Surging Mineral Demand Produces Sharper Focus on ‘Ethical’ Batteries
Blockchain-enabled transparency, rigorous third-party mining standards, local production, and recycling are among the strategies in play to create batteries that are planet- and people-friendly—a ... -
Air & MarineArctic & AntarcticaIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasSupply Chains & Consumption
BREAKING: Fossils’ ‘Snake Oil’ Will Accelerate Arctic Warming
While fossils joke about taking “snake oil” mainstream to keep ship engines running, the Clean Arctic Alliance is warning that a new low-sulphur fuel ... -
357 Amazon Employees Break Company Policy, Speak Out Online for Faster Climate Action
Cloud computing and online commerce behemoth Amazon is facing an unprecedented revolt by 357 employees participating in a public display of support for colleagues ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Legal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Decades-Old Environmental Action Handbook Pivots to ‘Permanent System Change’
Three decades after 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Planet first took America by storm, its bestselling author is still pushing ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeFood SecuritySupply Chains & Consumption
Spain Adopts National Climate Emergency Declaration
Spain adopted a climate emergency declaration earlier this week, with officials promising to send legislation to the national parliament in the next 100 days ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyDemographicsEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatorySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Trump Policies Hand Poor, Non-White Areas the ‘Brunt’ of Climate Impacts
Critics are warning that the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the environmental review process for pipeline and highway megaprojects will hit poor and minority ...
