Africa
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AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Global Forest Loss Accelerates Despite Pandemic Restrictions
Two recent studies are offering new evidence that the carbon-sequestering forests required to hold average global warming to 1.5°C are in peril. -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & Consumption
Reliable Solar Can Support Vaccine Distribution in Africa
The struggle to acquire and distribute COVID-19 vaccines in many African countries is only the latest iteration of a long-standing problem: poor electricity access. ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationSupply Chains & Consumption
2/3 of Tropical Rainforests Destroyed or Damaged by Logging, Farming
New research concludes that roughly 64% of the world’s original tropical rainforest has been either degraded or destroyed by the hunger for commodities like ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEuropeJurisdictions
Youth Delegates Get Seat at the Table, Begin Demanding Respect at UN Climate Talks
Youth delegates are finally just beginning to claim their seat at the table in United Nations climate negotiations. But some of the (apparent) adults ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable Energy
China’s International Investments Undermine ‘Green is Gold’ Domestic Mandate
China’s efforts to assert the green credentials of its Belt and Road Initiative are being undermined by its long-standing habit of ignoring public opinion, ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Decentralized Energy Is Critical for African Vaccine Distribution
Getting vaccines (and good health care in general) to all the people who need it depends on connecting remote and rural health centres to ... -
AfricaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJurisdictionsSouth & Central AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption
Transition to Electric Cars Need Not Demand a Toxic Lithium Legacy
Despite widespread assumptions, lithium and rare earth minerals like coltan—and all the environmental and social harms that attend their extraction and use—are not necessarily ... -
AfricaCanadaClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Canadian, European Officials Urge World Bank to End Fossil Investments
Senior officials from Canada and Europe are urging the World Bank to end its investments in coal- and oil-related projects and gradually phase out ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar
War-Torn States Look to Local Renewables, Rooftop Solar for Greater Stability
Desperate to improve energy access for their citizens, some of the world’s most fragile states have delivered an open letter to wealthy nations, development ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Lookback: Anjali Appadurai Speaks for ‘Silent Majority’ at COP 17
Just over nine years ago, at the closing plenary of COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, climate youth delegate Anjali Appadurai delivered a transfixing ... -
AfricaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsEuropeHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Russian Veto Blocks UN Security Council Action on Climate
The sitting president of the United Nations Security Council was left “stabbing at a broken panic button” yesterday after Russia’s veto threat prevented the ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
World Bank, IMF May Link Debt Relief for Poor Countries with Climate Investments
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are looking at how to take climate change into account as they open negotiations to ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
Tree Programs Should Favour Natural Regeneration Over Commercial Plantations
The oil company Shell recently miscalculated the extent of its reserves on a pretty massive scale. The mistake meant its new scenario for meeting ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAsiaBrazilClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOceansRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingSolarSouth & Central America
Too Much Sahara Solar Development Could Bring Regional, Global Climate Impacts
The world’s most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power—the most abundant and clean source of energy we ... -
AfricaAsiaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
EXCLUSIVE: Study Shows Governments’ Oil and Gas Revenue Crashing as Decarbonization Takes Hold
Canadian governments stand to lose more than half of their revenue from oil and gas activities through 2040, and nearly nine-tenths of the taxes ...
