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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

    January 15, 2021
     
    January 15, 2021
    New research is shining a light on the role the global food industry could play in driving habitat and species loss over the next ...
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  • 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

    January 13, 2021
     
    January 13, 2021
    It will take a “decarbonization shock” to jolt utilities and governments in Africa into a quick transition to renewable energy this decade that avoids ...
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  • 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

    January 13, 2021
     
    January 13, 2021
    The climate crisis is exacting a rising price from the global insurance industry, a relief and development agency says. As the world digests the ...
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  • 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

    December 30, 2020
     
    December 30, 2020
    Renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, and green hydrogen are set to draw away more than 75% of future demand for liquefied natural gas ...
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  • 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

    Full Story: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit @ECIU_UK

    December 30, 2020
     
    Primary Author Alison Doig @AlisonDoig
    December 30, 2020
    I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ...
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  • 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

    December 28, 2020
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 28, 2020
    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 ...
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  • 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

    December 21, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    December 21, 2020
    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 ...
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  • 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

    December 21, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 21, 2020
    Leaders and diplomats from 75 countries closed out the Climate Ambition Summit Saturday with solid progress in the road to stabilizing average global warming ...
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  • 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

    December 21, 2020
     
    December 21, 2020
    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 ...
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    AfricaAsiaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy

    Pakistan Halts 27,000 MW of New Coal Development

    December 18, 2020
     
    December 18, 2020
    Amid the 75 action commitments that different countries put forward at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit last weekend, the Institute for Energy Economics ...
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  • 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

    December 16, 2020
     
    December 16, 2020
    Renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, and green hydrogen are set to draw away more than 75% of future demand for liquefied natural gas ...
    Read More
  • 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

    December 14, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 14, 2020
    Leaders and diplomats from 75 countries closed out the Climate Ambition Summit Saturday with solid progress in the road to stabilizing average global warming ...
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  • AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationCoalEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable Energy

    Citizens Sue South African Government for Extreme Air Pollution

    December 14, 2020
     
    December 14, 2020
    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 ...
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  • 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

    December 11, 2020
     
    December 11, 2020
    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 ...
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  • 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’

    November 25, 2020
     
    November 25, 2020
    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 ...
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  • AfricaClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictions

    Sudan Wheat Supply at Risk as Temperatures Rise

    January 21, 2021
     
    January 21, 2021
  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    $38-Million Investment to Help Nigerian Firm Bring Solar to West Africa

    January 21, 2021
     
    January 21, 2021
  • AfricaBatteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption

    Toronto’s First Cobalt Signs Tentative Deal for Supplies from Congo

    January 19, 2021
     
    January 19, 2021
  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolar

    Qatar Investment Fund, Colossal Fossil Enel to Fund Renewables Push in Africa

    January 19, 2021
     
    January 19, 2021
  • AfricaAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsTransit

    E-Bikes Drive Carbon-Free Future for East Africa

    January 14, 2021
     
    January 14, 2021
  • AfricaBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    African Cities Provide Customer Base for Minigrids

    January 14, 2021
     
    January 14, 2021
  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolar

    Senegal Seeks Mini-Solar Plants for 177 Rural Villages

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    UNESCO Raises Flags Over Vancouver Fossil’s Botswana Project

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • AfricaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Desert-to-Power Plan to Deliver Solar for Sahel

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictions

    Climate-Related Hunger, Drought, Conflict to Cost Kenya $62 Billion

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • AfricaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Egypt Signs Oil and Gas Exploration Deals Worth $1 Billion

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemographicsElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Rockefeller Aims for Sustainable Energy for a Billion People by 2030

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • AfricaAsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Pandemic Drags Down Green Energy Projects in Developing Countries

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • AfricaAir & MarineBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Solar Powers 200 Desalination Units in Kenya

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Tasmania Hits 100% RE

    December 15, 2020
     
    December 15, 2020
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