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A 2030 Vision: Here’s What Life is Like if We Win on Climate
Far lower CO2 emissions, cleaner air and water, less meat on the dinner table, and less spending on consumer goods are key features of ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionEuropeResearch & DevelopmentSoil & Natural SequestrationSupply Chains & Consumption
German Engineers Make Substitute Steel, Concrete from Carbon-Storing Algae
German engineers have developed a process that turns algae into a carbon-sequestering replacement for steel and concrete that is as climate friendly as it ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Denial & GreenwashingInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
U.S. Meat and Dairy Industry Pushes Back as Scientists, Consumers Favour Plant-Based Options
Faced with a fusillade of expert opinion that cutting back on meat consumption is a climate imperative, America’s meat and dairy industry is on ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementHealth & SafetySupply Chains & Consumption
Diesel Trucks, SUVs Imperil Health, Drive Up Carbon Emissions
Big diesel trucks and ever more numerous sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are driving up lung-damaging emissions of small particulate matter, while producing enough extra ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementFood SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesSupply Chains & Consumption
FAO Calls for ‘Good Policy Choices’ to Combat Food Waste
In a global first, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has fully measured how as much as 20% of food produced in ... -
Industrial Recycling Would Save 2.8 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Industrial recycling ranks #56 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with potential to keep 2.8 gigatons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere over ... -
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Engineers Look for New Methods to Protect Arctic Ice Roads from Rapid Warming
As the Arctic continues to warm three times faster than the rest of the planet, researchers are working hard to find ways to materially ... -
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Waste-to-Energy as a ‘Bridge’ Strategy Would Save 1.1 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Waste-to-Energy ranks #68 in Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to cut carbon emissions by 1.1. gigatons over a 30-year period. -
Carbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Colorado Utility Inks Landmark Deal to Shift Major Steel Plant from Coal to Solar
U.S. utility Xcel Energy has announced a landmark, US$250-million deal to replace coal-fired electricity with a 240-megawatt solar power plant to power a steel ... -
Tech Companies Decarbonize Their Operations, But Still Sign Lucrative Deals with Big Oil
Big tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft may be taking promising steps to cut their own greenhouse gas emissions. But they’re a lot ... -
Road Tests Show LNG Trucks Producing Higher NOx Than Diesel, with Little or No GHG Benefit
Trucks fuelled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) produce twice to five times the oxides of nitrogen as the equivalent running on diesel, and only ... -
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Sea Level Rise, Severe Storm Surge Could Sever Nova Scotia’s Land Link to Canada
The 23-kilometre land link that connects Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada is at risk as climate change drives up sea levels and ... -
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Liberals Tout Legally Binding Targets, Tax Incentives to Hit Net Zero by 2050
Legally binding, five-year milestones for greenhouse gas reductions, tax incentives for cleantech businesses, and a Just Transition Act to support workers caught in a ... -
Use Government Procurement to Trigger Deeper Carbon Reductions, Green Entrepreneur Urges
Truly greening federal government procurement would move Canada much farther, faster toward a sustainable, carbon-free future than prevailing on individual consumers to “shop for ... -
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Global Backlash Against Plastics Emerges as Latest Threat to Fossil Industry
Just when they thought they were ready for the decline of gasoline- and diesel-fuelled cars, driven by surging electric vehicle sales, a mounting aversion ...
