Africa
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AfricaAsiaBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOff-GridPathways to 1.5SolarWater
Electricity, Clean Water Hold Keys to Human and Climate Health
While the world’s most industrialized countries grapples with health care systems that are strained and fraying in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, large ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialDemographicsEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Youth Climate Campaigners Show Empathy, Ingenuity in Face of Pandemic Crisis
As COVID-19 explodes around the world, youth climate activists are responding with empathy and ingenuity, moving en masse from the streets to the web, ... -
AfricaAir & MarineClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsEuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Global Climate Events Postponed to Help #FlattenTheCurve
Critical climate meetings across the globe are being cancelled or postponed in the weeks ahead in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. ... -
AfricaAsiaChinaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Oil Price Crash Could Mean Delays, Uncertainty for New LNG Projects
The oil price crash triggered by the coronavirus crisis will likely have a secondary impact on liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that were aiming ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
Tropical Forests Lose One-Third of Carbon Storage Ability, Could Soon Become Carbon Source
Tropical forests have lost much of their ability to pull carbon dioxide out of the air, and could begin turning into net carbon sources ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportSmall Island StatesUnited States
Countries Are ‘Way Off Track’ from Meeting Climate Targets, Latest UN Assessment Warns
Ocean and surface temperatures last year were the highest on record, average global temperature was 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, the Earth lost more ice ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSouth & Central America
Above-Average Heat, Drought-Fueled Fire Risk On Tap for 2020
Despite the absence of El Niño conditions this year, many parts of the world will still see above-average temperatures through 2020—proof that climate change ...
