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Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialEuropeFinance & InvestmentMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPost-Carbon Transition
Thunberg Addresses UK Parliament as Extinction Rebellion Caps Nine Days of Street Protests
#FridaysforFuture leader Greta Thunberg addressed the UK parliament this week, attended a roundtable with national party leaders that included an empty seat for absent ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsWater
Trudeau Warns of More Climate-Driven Floods, as Researcher Suggests Rethinking Quebec’s Relationship with Water
In the wake of massive spring flooding in Quebec, New Brunswick, and parts of Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning of more of ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
Péloffy: ‘Epic Clash of World Views’ Pits Public Mobilization Against Fossil Lobby
Quebec’s “climate spring” is a cascading grassroot trend that the province’s “powers that be” ignore at their peril, argues Karine Péloffy, legal counsel for ... -
AustraliaBioenergyBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Climate and Environment Emerge as Top Public Concerns Before Canadian, Australian Elections
With federal elections coming up in Canada in October and in Australia in May, opinion polls are identifying climate change—and in Canada, waste reduction, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBuildingsCitiesCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJobsPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Nevada, Washington State Declare 100% Clean Energy Targets
Nevada and Washington State have been the latest in a string of U.S. jurisdictions to adopt rapid steps to replace fossil fuels with renewable ... -
ChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
China Relaxes Limits on New Coal Plants, But Analysts See Renewables Boom Continuing
The last few days have seen conflicting analysis of China’s recent decision to allow new coal plant construction in 11 of its provinces, with ... -
AustraliaBatteries/StorageClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Coal Plants Failed, Renewables Shone as Epic January Heat Wave Hit Australian Grid
Australia’s mammoth coal plants failed while its wind and rooftop solar installations shone during a major January heat wave in Victoria state, according to ... -
Ontario Guts Endangered Species Act with ‘Pay-to-Kill’ Revisions
Doug Ford’s Conservative government in Ontario is taking serious criticism for a plan to allow municipalities and developers to pay a fee in lieu ... -
Shipping Efficiency Would Save 7.9 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Increasing transport ship efficiency places #32 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Efficiency gains of 50% across the sector, at a net cost of US$915.9 billion, ...
