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New Coal Plant Construction Puts Indonesia at Odds with 1.5°C Carbon Target
Even as its neighbours join the rest of the world in turning increasingly away from coal, Indonesia is charging full steam ahead with new ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level Rise
Australia, Brazil, Japan Share Fossil of the Day (Dis)Honours as COP Negotiations Get Under Way
Australia, Brazil, and Japan found themselves in a three-way tie yesterday for Fossil of the Day, the coveted award from Climate Action Network-International for ... -
AfricaAsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyDrawdownHuman Rights & MigrationSouth & Central America
Residential LEDs Would Save 7.8 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Ranked #33 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, using residential LED lighting to replace incandescent and fluorescent bulbs could cut greenhouse gas emissions by ... -
AsiaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
‘Hazardous’ Air Quality in Lahore, Pakistan Prompts Amnesty International Action Alert
Amnesty International has issued what it describes as an unprecedented Urgent Action alert for an entire city, calling on its global network to defend ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy Access & EquityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & Consumption
Fires Driven by Drought, Forest Clearing Ravage Sumatran Elephant and Tiger Habitat
Fires across Indonesia this summer and fall, driven by a wet season cut short by drought, drained peatlands turned to tinder, and farmers conducting ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionDrawdownDrive to 1.5Electricity GridHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationPathways to 1.5Water
Efficient Water Distribution Would Save 870 Megatons of Carbon by 2050
More efficient water distribution places #71 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions. It could cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 870 megatons by 2050 ... -
AsiaAustraliaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesUnited States
New Studies Show Global Emissions Rising, G20 Climate Investments Falling in 2018
Countries are still increasing their greenhouse gas emissions and scaling back their investments in GHG reductions, making 2020 a crucial year to turn the ... -
AsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridHealth & SafetySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Home Storage Delivers Back-Up Power in Vermont Blackout, and EV Batteries Could Do Even Better
When a major rain and wind storm knocked out power supplies for 115,000 Vermont households on Hallowe’en, the 1,100 Green Mountain Power customers participating ...
