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Category 5 Cyclone Hits Vanuatu in Midst of Coronavirus Lockdown
A Category 5 cyclone hit the South Pacific island state of Vanuatu Monday, with the country’s 276,000 residents already under travel restrictions to prevent ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyPathways to 1.5United States
COVID-19 Could Slash Emissions 5%, But Permanent Cuts Depend on Structural Change
The COVID-19 pandemic could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 5% this year, producing the deepest reduction since the end of the Second World ... -
Some New Habits May Continue as Coronavirus Drives 38% Drop in Airline Emissions
Airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall 38% this year as the coronavirus pandemic drives down travel demand, and the Australia Institute says ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
COVID-19 May Deliver ‘One-Two Punch’ to Flood, Wildfire Response
The potential for a one-two punch—natural disaster plus COVID-19—has emergency preparedness teams across Canada working feverishly to be ready for complex battles that could ... -
AfricaAsiaCanadaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobsPetrochemicals & PlasticsUnited States
Air Pollution, Lack of Clean Water Increase Infection Risk for Poorer Communities
Chronic health problems—often owing to high levels of pollution—and poor access to clean water are putting poor, Indigenous, and non-white communities across the world ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesUnited States
UN Postpones COP 26 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The United Nations has postponed this year’s global climate change conference, COP 26, to the middle of next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansPetrochemicals & Plastics
‘Remarkable’ Conservation Gains Show Oceans Could Be Fully Restored by 2050
A series of isolated but remarkable examples of biological resilience show that conservation efforts could fully restore the glory of the world’s oceans within ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEuropeHealth & SafetyNational Plans & Responses
European Green Deal Will Guide Coronavirus Recovery Plan, EU Leaders Pledge
European Union leaders have agreed to make the massive economic measures they’re planning in response to the coronavirus match up with the continent-wide Green ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & Responses
COVID-19 Produces Lessons Learned on Climate, Biodiversity
While the direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic receives the lion’s share of public and media attention, there’s been a steady drumbeat of news ... -
AfricaAsiaBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOff-GridPathways to 1.5SolarWater
Electricity, Clean Water Hold Keys to Human and Climate Health
While the world’s most industrialized countries grapples with health care systems that are strained and fraying in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, large ... -
CitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
AccuWeather Predicts Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season
Meteorologists at commercial weather service AccuWeather are forecasting the fifth straight above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with a projection of 14 to 18 tropical storms ... -
Week 13, March 30: Sustainable Aviation
Domestic and international aviation produced 21 Mt of CO2e in 2017 (14.34 Mt international, 6.67 Mt domestic), representing 3% of Canada’s emissions. Emissions are ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5EuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural Sequestration
Soils Can Deliver 5.5 Billion Tonnes of CO2 Storage Per Year
Restoring and protecting the planet’s soils could remove up to 5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 annually—almost equivalent to the current annual emissions of the ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsNational Plans & ResponsesOil & Gas
Coal-Dependent South Korea Adopts 2050 Carbon-Neutral Target, Sets Deadlines for Green New Deal
In a major shift, South Korea’s governing party has pledged to adopt a Green New Deal and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with a ... -
Officials Weigh Postponing COP 26 Despite Urgent Timing for Climate Action
Scarcely seven months before a United Nations conference where countries will be under pressure to agree on fast, decisive action on climate change, the ...
