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Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsDrive to 1.5Energy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureJurisdictionsUnited States
Overheated U.S. Cities Face Misery as Pandemic Closes Summer Cooling Centres
Pandemic closures and fears are causing acute suffering for the millions of impoverished American households who, lacking air conditioning, typically escape summer heat in ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentUnited StatesWind
Plummeting Wind Costs Could Make ‘Green’ Hydrogen Cost-Competitive by 2023
Less than two weeks after a report that renewably-produced “green” hydrogen could be cost competitive with fossil-dependent “grey” by 2030, a new analysis by ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & Studies
New Study Projects 2.6 to 3.9°C Warming if Humanity Lets Atmospheric CO2 Double
A new study has narrowed the range of likely answers to one of the oldest questions in climate science: how much average global warming ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIndiaJobs & TrainingSolarUnited StatesWind
EU Treats Climate as ‘Pawn in Bigger Negotiation’, Adopts World’s Greenest Stimulus with Too Little Enforcement
Just a day after declaring it a “mission impossible”, leaders of 27 European countries finalized a COVID-19 recovery plan and seven-year budget worth €1.8 ... -
Monsoon Flooding Displaces Nearly Four Million in Nepal, Northeast India
Flooding and mudslides triggered by pounding monsoon rains have sent nearly four million people in Nepal and India’s northeast regions fleeing for their lives. ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryMethaneUnited States
Judge Quashes Trump’s Methane Regulation Rollback as Global Emissions Hit All-Time High
In a decision last week, a U.S. judge called a halt to the Trump administration’s bid to roll back methane regulations enacted by President ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaDrive to 1.5Ice Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & Studies
Unchecked Emissions Would Mean No Polar Bears by 2100
If a business-as-usual approach to the climate crisis continued and global emissions kept rising beyond 2040, the polar bear would vanish from the Earth ... -
AsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetySolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitWind
South Korea Fails to Adopt Net-Zero Deadline with New Green Investment Plan
South Korea stepped back from setting a deadline for phasing out its greenhouse gas emissions last week is it unveiled a ₩42.7-trillion/US$35-billion plan to ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & Training
Global Cash-for-Clunkers Program Would Speed Up Lagging Coal Plant Retirements
The slow pace of coal plant retirements around the world has a veteran climate advocate calling for a “cash for clunkers” program to speed ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & Regulatory
$2.7-Trillion in Ecosystem Investments Would Generate 400 Million Jobs: WEF
A yearly investment of US$2.7 trillion in ecosystem health would reap an annual 400 million jobs and $10 trillion in returns through 2030, according ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Jobs & TrainingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Working from Home, E-Commerce Produce Permanent 10% Drop in U.S. Traffic Volumes
Changes in work and shopping habits brought on by the coronavirus pandemic will produce a permanent 10% drop in traffic volumes in the United ... -
BrazilChinaDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesUnited StatesWind
Record Offshore Wind Spending Keeps Renewables Investment ‘Resilient’ through Pandemic
Global investment in offshore wind development quadrupled over the first half of this year, with US$35 billion pouring into 28 new projects, despite the ... -
BuildingsCitiesDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Sea Level Rise Drives ‘Extraordinary’ Flooding on U.S. Atlantic, Gulf Coasts
The Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States have seen an “extraordinary” increase in high-tide flooding since 2000, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Drive to 1.5EuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatorySouth & Central America
Litigation Drives Global Policy Change on Climate, Study Shows
Recent high-profile legal cases have marked a sea change in climate litigation, showing that the courts are becoming an increasingly effective venue for driving ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & Gas
BlackRock Calls Out 53 Climate Laggards, Falls Short on Key Shareholder Votes
Investment behemoth BlackRock is calling out 53 companies, including ExxonMobil, Volvo, and Daimler, for lagging in their response to climate change, in what campaigners ...
