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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 ... -
Russian Town Overrun by Polar Bears as Sea Ice Declines
Starving polar bears have overrun a small town in Russia’s eastern Arctic, and while the immediate problem traces back to the delectable snacks someone ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesUnited StatesWater
Lake Warming Above 1.5°C Means Less Winter Ice, More Summer Algae
The number of lakes throughout the Northern Hemisphere likely to remain ice-free in winter, and correspondingly clogged with algal blooms in summer, would more ... -
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. -
AsiaChinaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydroIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
‘Terrifying Assessment’ Shows Himalayas Losing One-Third of Ice by 2100 in Best-Case GHG Scenario
The Mount Everest area will lose more than half of its ice by 2100 in even the most optimistic greenhouse gas reduction scenario, and ... -
Air & MarineAsiaDemand & EfficiencyEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitUnited States
IEA Sees Railways as Path to Peaking Global Transport Emissions in 2030s
An “aggressive” expansion of railways—with well-engineered policies in the conductor’s seat—could see global transport emissions peak in the 2030s, according to a new report ... -
AsiaBrazilEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central America
WTO Chief Denies Trade Impact on Climate Despite His Own Agency’s Findings
When the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) says trade has no impact on the environment or climate, we should all be worried. ... -
AsiaBatteries/StorageChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydroInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionUnited StatesWind
Solar, Wind, Storage Set for Breakout Year Thanks to ‘Remorseless’ Cost Reductions
World-wide renewable generation capacity could grow by more than 200 gigawatts this year, thanks to “remorseless reductions in the costs of solar and wind ... -
Legal Strategies Abound as Climate Liability Trend Becomes a Wave
2018 was the year when the climate liability trend became a wave, with actions from New York City to France to the Philippines and ...
