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AfricaAir & MarineAsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5Petrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Analysts See Oil Industry’s Twilight, But Not Soon Enough to Hit Climate Targets
Two different analyst reports this week show the oil industry moving into its twilight, but the projected rate of decline is still far too ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementFirst PeoplesForests & Deforestation
Political Risk to Tropical Rainforests Could Mean More Destruction, Higher Emissions
Political uncertainty hangs over large swaths of the world’s tropical forests this year, raising the risk of more destruction and carbon emissions. -
AfricaFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
‘Game-Changing’ UN Security Council System Would Track Conflicts Inflamed by Climate Change
The United Nations must establish a system to alert the world to regions where conflicts may be inflamed by climate change, several security council ... -
AfricaDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
Mali’s Armed Conflict, Climate Impacts Represent ‘Multiple Threats, Terribly Tangled’
Climate change-driven temperature increases, drought, flooding, and food shortages are piling in behind an accelerating, years-long armed conflict to make Mali, one of five ... -
AfricaBatteries/StorageChinaHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Geopolitical Power Shifts to Produce ‘Winners and Losers’ as Off-Fossil Transition Takes Hold
The shift off fossil fuels will produce geopolitical “winners and losers”, and international cooperation will be needed to manage the disruption, according to a ... -
AfricaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate ‘Tipping Point’ in Africa Dictates Urgent Action to Mitigate Risks, Safeguard Progress
Atmospheric warming due to climate change has brought Africa to a tipping point that requires urgent action to “mitigate risks and safeguard a decade ... -
AfricaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
2019 Shapes Up as ExxonMobil’s Worst Stock Market Year Since 1981
The world’s biggest private fossil company, ExxonMobil, is preparing for its worst stock performance since 1981 and facing pressure from shareholders to send dividends ... -
AfricaAsiaChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridFinance & InvestmentMiddle EastNational Plans & Responses
China Dumps ‘Clean’ Coal from Green Bond Criteria, Still Exports Outdated Coal Technology
China is dumping so-called “clean coal” from the guidelines for its green bond programs, a decision that will match up the country’s green finance ... -
AfricaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageEuropeHuman Rights & MigrationPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Daimler Plans €20-Billion Battery Buy by 2030
German automotive giant Daimler is planning to spend more than €20 billion on battery cells through 2030 as it prepares for the rise of ...
