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Drive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California’s Worst-Ever Wildfire Kills 23, Claims 7,000 Structures
California is dealing with the onslaught of three ferocious November wildfires, with satellite images showing dramatic growth in the Camp, Woolsey, and Hill Fires ... -
Batteries/StorageCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
‘Inflection Point’ Shows U.S. Solar, Wind Less Costly to Own and Operate Than Existing Coal Plants
Finance and investment consultants at Lazard are the latest to conclude that renewable energy has reached an “inflection point”, where building new solar and ... -
Demand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsPathways to 1.5United States
Energy Efficiency Delivers Half of U.S. Power Sector’s Carbon Reductions Since 2005
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is taking a short victory lap for efforts to boost efficiency in the country’s electricity system, ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Democrats on Offence, Climate Hawk Urges ‘Green New Deal’ After Midterm Election Result
The split result in U.S. midterm elections Tuesday evening is receiving extensive coverage in the country’s climate and energy media, with the new Democratic ... -
UK Renewables Capacity Exceeds Fossils for First Time Ever
Renewable electricity capacity in Britain has overtaken natural gas and coal for the first time ever, according to a report issued earlier this week. -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Legal & RegulatoryMethaneOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Asleep at the Switch: Canada’s Pathway to 1.5°C Means Phasing Out Natural Gas
There’s a massive gap in Canadian climate strategy that is big enough and serious enough to undercut every other effort to turn the country ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Pathways to 1.5Sub-National Governments
Morneau Attends Efficiency Canada Launch, Calls Efficiency the ‘Ultimate Win-Win’
The Canadian government is amending federal regulations to make it easier for households and businesses to adopt energy-efficient products and strategies, Finance Minister Bill ... -
CitiesDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Solar and Wind Shift ‘from Mainstream to Preferred’ in New Deloitte Analysis
Solar and wind have shifted “from mainstream to preferred” energy sources, according to a new analysis by Deloitte Insights that points to renewables as ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesOceans
‘Startling’ Warming Study Shows Oceans Absorbing 60% More Heat Than Scientists Thought
Global warming is farther advanced than scientists believed, with the world’s oceans absorbing 60% more heat per year over the last quarter-century than previously ... -
Drive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHuman Rights & MigrationMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaUnited States
Migrant Caravan to U.S. Driven Primarily by Climate-Induced Drought
With Donald Trump sending 5,000 troops to his country’s southern border—and surprising the Pentagon yesterday by threatening a force of up to 15,000—in his ... -
BuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Storms, Flooding Kill Six Across Northern Italy, Flood 70% of Historic Venice
About 70% of Venice was flooded earlier this week by the highest tides in at least a decade, with a regional weather system driving ... -
Spain Plans Coal Phaseout by Year’s End, Unveils €250-Million Job Transition Fund
Spain’s new government and its unions have agreed on a transition plan to shut down most of the country’s coal mines by the end ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCanadaChinaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
Habitat Loss, Over-Exploitation Drive Loss of 60% of World’s Wildlife in 44 Years
Habitat loss and over-exploitation, followed by climate change, are among the key factors that have led to the loss of 60% of the world’s ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
Abreu and Marshall: Canada Needs Better Accountability to Make Good on Paris Pledges
Canada must seize a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to show it can make good on its international climate commitments by forming an independent expert body to ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Hurricane Prompts North Carolina to Set 40% Emissions Reduction Target by 2025
Prompted by the killer hurricane the temporarily turned his state into an archipelago, Governor Roy Cooper (D) signed an executive order Monday requiring North ...
