Drive to 1.5
-
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCanadaCitiesDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFailure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level Rise
Watt-Cloutier: Protecting the Arctic from Runaway Warming is ‘the Test of Our Time’
Protecting the Arctic from rapid warming is one of the essential steps in averting runaway climate change for the entire planet, Inuit leader Sheila ... -
Mont Blanc Glacier at Risk of Collapse Triggers Evacuations, Road Closures
With a glacier on Mont Blanc, Italy’s highest mountain, at risk of collapse, authorities closed roads and evacuated Alpine hamlets late last month, while ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & Flooding
Explainer: Arctic Warming Affects Northern Communities, Reshapes Global Weather Patterns
Rapid ice loss is already having a devastating impact in the world’s Arctic and Antarctic regions. And in an explainer on the implications of ... -
ChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyMethaneNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
Dozens of Countries Agree to Tackle Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Faster, more coordinated reductions in short-lived climate pollutants (SLPCs) may be one of the lower-profile but more important results of last week’s United Nations ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarIPCC ReportMethaneMiddle EastOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Warming Will Produce Rapid Sea Level Rise, Annual ‘100-Year’ Storms, Declining Fish Stocks, Shrinking Glaciers Without Fast Climate Action: IPCC
The world’s oceans will rise nearly one metre (three feet) by 2100, 100-year coastal storms and flooding will happen annually, fish stocks will see ... -
CitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
All Eyes on 2020 After UN Climate (Action) Summit Fails to Deliver
The tepid results of last week’s United Nations Climate Summit pointed to the need for political will to match the urgency of the climate ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesOpinion & AnalysisUnited States
UN Climate Summit Falls Short as Major Emitters Fail to Commit
With 77 smaller countries pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but the world’s biggest emitters largely failing to step up, UN ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
‘Climate is Fast Outpacing Us’, Hitting ‘Sooner and Faster’ Than Expected, Agencies Warn UN Summit Delegates
The world’s leading international climate science agencies are predicting 2.9 to 3.4°C average global warming by 2100 based on governments’ current climate commitments, “a ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
36 Countries Expected to Announce New Climate Plans as UN Climate Summit Convenes
After months of preparations and arm-twisting, the United Nations is signalling that as many as 36 countries could announce more ambitious climate targets at ... -
CitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Five Dead in Southeast Texas as Tropical Depression Imelda Dumps Up to 43 Inches of Rain
At least five people are dead in southeast Texas after Tropical Depression Imelda dropped up to 43 inches (1.1 metres) of rain on the ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC Report
New Models Put Warming at 6.5 °to 7.0°C by 2100 Without Fast Action to Cut Carbon
Average global warming could hit 6.5° to 7.0°C by 2100, up to two degrees higher than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOceansSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
New Analysis Shows ‘Enormous Area’ of the Earth Above 2.0°C
Some of the planet’s hot spots are already above the temperature agreed by scientists and politicians as the maximum allowable to prevent a disastrous ... -
AfricaAsiaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America
Extreme Weather Displaces a Record Seven Million People in First Six Months of 2019
A record seven million people were displaced from their homes by extreme weather in the first half of this year, marking 2019 as “one ... -
CoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsOil & GasPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
New Study Shows Solar Meeting 40% of Global Power Demand, Wind 30% by 2050
Solar is on track to become the world’s biggest source of electricity by 2035 as renewable energy costs continue to fall, making it easier ... -
CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Adaptation Efforts Need $1.8 Trillion by 2030 to Avert ‘Climate Apartheid’
Countries must invest US$1.8 trillion in climate adaptation funding by 2030 to prevent a world of “climate apartheid”, in which the wealthiest pay to ...
