Africa
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AfricaAir & MarineBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEuropeFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Food Industry Drives Habitat Loss as Consumers Shift Eating Habits
New research is shining a light on the role the global food industry could play in driving habitat and species loss over the next ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
Africa Needs ‘Decarbonization Shock’ to Prevent Decade of New Fossil Fuel Investments
It will take a “decarbonization shock” to jolt utilities and governments in Africa into a quick transition to renewable energy this decade that avoids ... -
AfricaAustraliaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Insurance Industry Contends with Rising Losses as Climate Chaos Sweeps the Globe
The climate crisis is exacting a rising price from the global insurance industry, a relief and development agency says. As the world digests the ... -
AfricaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited States
Energy Transition Could Cut Future LNG Demand by 75%, Leave Long Trail of Stranded Assets
Renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, and green hydrogen are set to draw away more than 75% of future demand for liquefied natural gas ... -
AfricaAsiaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
Doig: For 1.2 Billion People, Decarbonization is a Matter of Survival
I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentUnited States
Biden-Harris Win Could Bring 1.5°C ‘Within Striking Distance’, Climate Think Tank Declares
With their promise to bring the United States back into the Paris Agreement on Day One of their new administration, and a US$2-trillion climate ... -
AfricaAustraliaCanadaClimate & SocietyEncoreEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canada Boosts Fossil Subsidies to $14.3B Per Year, Joins Saudi Arabia as G20’s Top Two Oil and Gas Funders
Canada averaged US$14.3 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies between 2017 and 2019, earning it top ranking alongside Saudi Arabia as the two ... -
AfricaAustraliaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
‘Now Fix the Future’: UN Climate Ambition Summit Delivers Progress, Leaves More Ground to Cover
Leaders and diplomats from 75 countries closed out the Climate Ambition Summit Saturday with solid progress in the road to stabilizing average global warming ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEncoreFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America
‘No Vaccine for Climate Change’, Red Cross Warns, as Disasters Kill 410,000 in 10 Years
There’s “no vaccine for climate change” in a world that has seen more than 100 climate disasters since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, and ... -
AfricaAsiaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
Pakistan Halts 27,000 MW of New Coal Development
Amid the 75 action commitments that different countries put forward at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit last weekend, the Institute for Energy Economics ... -
AfricaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited States
Energy Transition Could Cut Future LNG Demand by 75%, Leave Long Trail of Stranded Assets
Renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, and green hydrogen are set to draw away more than 75% of future demand for liquefied natural gas ... -
AfricaAustraliaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
‘Now Fix the Future’: UN Climate Ambition Summit Delivers Progress, Leaves More Ground to Cover
Leaders and diplomats from 75 countries closed out the Climate Ambition Summit Saturday with solid progress in the road to stabilizing average global warming ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationCoalEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable Energy
Citizens Sue South African Government for Extreme Air Pollution
Literally choking on some of the world’s worst air pollution, residents of the town of Middelburg and other communities in the coal-intensive Highveld plateau ... -
AfricaChinaClimate & SocietyCoalEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Fossil Financing Continues as Emissions Gap Report Points to 3.0°C Average Warming
With record greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 on track to deliver 3.0°C average global warming, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
China’s Carbon Neutral Plan Could Push Belt and Road Initiative Toward ‘Cleaner Growth’
China’s landmark commitment to domestic carbon neutrality could help jump-start a “cleaner growth pathway” for countries participating in the country’s massive Belt and Road ...
