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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5
Global Development Banks’ Recovery Plans Must Omit Fossil Funding, Advocates Say
When 450 global development banks with their hands on US$2 trillion in public funds meet in November to chart their contribution to the pandemic ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBioenergyCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyInternational Security & WarNuclearPathways to 1.5Sub-National Governments
Small Modular Reactors Raise Nuclear Waste Risk, Distract from Real Climate Solutions
The rise of “small” nuclear reactors (SMRs) raises serious concerns about radioactive waste disposal and is ultimately a distraction from real climate solutions, according ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesBitumen BubbleCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingOil & GasPathways to 1.5Shale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Global Oil Demand, CO2 Emissions Likely Peaked in 2019 as Fossil Analysts Predict More Stranded Assets
A small parade of analysts stepped out last week with projections that global oil demand and carbon dioxide emissions likely peaked last year, with ... -
South Pole Warms Three Times Faster than Global Average
The South Pole may be the coldest place on Earth, but it has been warming at three times to global rate over the last ... -
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Drought Forces Puerto Rico to Limit Water Access During Pandemic Response
Still far from recovered from its ravaging by Hurricane María in 2017, Puerto Rico is now struggling under drought conditions, with water woes made ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
House Democrats’ Blueprint Aims for Net-Zero by 2050, Connects Racial Inequity with Rising Temperatures
A climate plan released this week by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives is receiving wide acknowledgement as a sweeping proposal that would ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearSolarWind
Japan Considers 100 Plant Closures, Still Sees Coal Supplying 26% of Electricity in 2030
Japan is considering plans to close 100 of its least efficient coal-fired power plants by 2030 in a bid to meet its carbon reduction ... -
AustraliaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Australian Lobby Group Points to One Million Jobs in Green Recovery Plan
Countering Canberra’s fossil-backed call for a gas-powered pandemic recovery plan, the Australian lobby group Beyond Zero Emissions has mapped a solar- and wind-powered path ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureMethaneOil & Gas
38°C Heat in Siberian Town Sets New Record Above Arctic Circle
The northeastern Siberian town of Verkhoyansk is believed to have set an all-time high temperature record above the Arctic Circle Saturday when thermometers soared ... -
Drive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Security & War
Climate and Conflict Could Displace One Billion by 2050
While data remains scarce on the multiple causes driving current and future migrants to flee their homes, a new report points to the frightening ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureIPCC ReportSoil & Natural Sequestration
Standard Climate Models May Understate GHGs from Permafrost Melt by 14%
Standard climate models may be underestimating greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost by missing one of the key pathways for carbon dioxide entering the ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingPathways to 1.5SolarWind
Next Six Months Will Determine Success of Green Recovery, IEA Warns
The world’s governments can either spend the next three years and US$3 trillion entrenching the greenhouse gas emission cuts that accompanied the pandemic lockdown ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC Report
Climate Models for Upcoming UN Report Show ‘Incredibly Alarming’ Risk of Runaway Warming
The climate community and the general public are in for some “incredibly alarming” worst-case scenarios as modelling for the United Nations’ next major climate ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & Temperature
Extreme Arctic Temperatures, Siberian Wildfires Driving Up CO2 Emissions
Last week’s 30°C temperatures in the Arctic Circle have observers fearing a repeat of 2019’s devastating summer of apocalyptic wildfires. -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydrogenInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasTransit
Government Stimulus Packages Lock In Fossil Growth, Squander Opportunity for Green Recovery, Global Assessment Warns
Too many governments are squandering the opportunity to build a green recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, directing dollars to technologies that ...
