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Deforestation Triggered by EU Renewables Directive Could Destroy Global Carbon Sinks
The European Union’s new renewable energy directive could trigger a new wave of deforestation, representing a grave threat to the world’s carbon sinks, by ... -
AsiaCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesPost-Carbon Transition
‘Other Industrial Behemoths Will Follow’ as Japanese Developer Signals Exit from Coal
The decision this week by Tokyo-based industrial conglomerate Marubeni to step away from any future role in developing coal-fired power plants is a signature ... -
AsiaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetySevere Storms & Flooding
Typhoon Mangkhut Kills 64 in Philippines Before Hitting Southern China, Hong Kong
At least 64 people are dead after 550-mile-wide Typhoon Mangkhut tore through the northern end of the Philippine island of Luzon, uprooting trees and ... -
Algae Blooms Speed Up Ice Loss Across Polar, High Mountain Regions (and Meltwater Speeds Up Algae Blooms)
Blooms of red and brown algae showing up in Arctic, Antarctic, Alpine, and Himalayan regions are darkening snow and speeding up ice loss, in ... -
AsiaBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Massive Trade Loophole Places 25% of Global Emissions Outside National Climate Plans
A massive and growing “carbon loophole” is undermining global efforts to bring greenhouse gas emissions under control, with “most types of carbon policy” failing ... -
Empty Fuel Tanker Slams into Bridge as Typhoon Jebi Hits Japan
A fuel tanker weighing more than 2,500 tonnes slammed into the bridge that connects Izumisano City to a nearby airport as the city coped ... -
In-Stream Hydro Would Save Four Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
In-stream hydro ranks #48 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 4.0 gigatons by 2050, at a net cost ... -
AsiaChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Trump Subsidies Could Hit $70 Billion, But Won’t Save Declining Coal, Nuclear Industries
The last month has seen news and feature coverage that, almost without exception, pointed to the continuing, rapid demise of coal-fired electricity generation, across ...
