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AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
Popular UK Football Team Urged to End Sponsorship from Major Coal Funder
A popular football team in the United Kingdom is under pressure to part company with the AIA insurance company as its jersey sponsor, after ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
China’s Carbon Neutral Plan Could Push Belt and Road Initiative Toward ‘Cleaner Growth’
China’s landmark commitment to domestic carbon neutrality could help jump-start a “cleaner growth pathway” for countries participating in the country’s massive Belt and Road ... -
AfricaAsiaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
Sea Level Rise Requires ‘Equitable Retreat’ from Coastal Communities
As rising seas and fiercer storms make the coast an ever more tenuous place to live, policy-makers all over the world need to plan ... -
AfricaAsiaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
Doig: For 1.2 Billion People, Decarbonization is a Matter of Survival
I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ... -
AsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSmall Island StatesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Typhoon Vamco Kills 67 in Philippines, Forces 468,000 to Evacuate in Vietnam
An estimated 67 people are dead, floodwaters in some places have reached two stories high, millions were without power, and rescuers were scrambling to ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
‘Pie-in-the-Sky’ Coal Export Plan Dies in Kentucky Bankruptcy Court
Less than 10 years after two Utah-based coal executives hit upon an idea to ship the world’s dirtiest fuel from Utah to Japan—via Oakland, ... -
AsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentSmall Island StatesWind
Vertical-Axis Wind Design Could Replace Diesel on Island Grids, Offer Quieter Turbine for Cities
A designer in South Korea has come up with a prototype for a new, 12-storey vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) that could be located in ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Front-Line Nations Issue Urgent Call for Support as International Climate Finance Falls Short
Vulnerable nations on the front lines of the climate crisis are flagging the urgent need for support in the face of wild weather and ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentUnited States
Biden-Harris Win Could Bring 1.5°C ‘Within Striking Distance’, Climate Think Tank Declares
With their promise to bring the United States back into the Paris Agreement on Day One of their new administration, and a US$2-trillion climate ... -
AsiaBatteries/StorageCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
Woynillowicz: EV Job Creation Can Match Internal Combustion as Canada Moves to Ramp Up Production
It took just a month for Canada to move past its former status as “a speck on the global EV manufacturing map”, after Unifor ... -
AfricaAsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption
Wealthy Countries Unload 14 Million Shoddy, Dirty, Unsafe Cars to Africa, Asia
About 14 million old, poor-quality used cars were exported from Europe, Japan, and the United States between 2015 and 2018, says a new study ... -
AsiaCanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOpinion & AnalysisShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
How Lucky Do You Feel? The bottom falls out of B.C.’s overhyped LNG gamble
I’ve had friends over the years whose favourite pastime was to visit their friendly neighbourhood casino. But most of us would draw a big, ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsGeothermalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy
Philippines Puts Brakes on Coal Power Development, Boosts Geothermal
The Philippines’ just-announced temporary moratorium on new coal plants is being met with calls to go further, while its move to loosen restrictions on ... -
AsiaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Pandemic Harms Economic Case for Trans Mountain Pipeline as 350 Canada Targets November AGM [Sign-On]
Two new analyses in the last two weeks are raising questions about whether the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic and falling global oil demand ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemographicsEuropeHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Air Pollution Killed 350,000 Infants in 2019, Global Report Concludes
Air pollution killed nearly 350,000 infants in their first month of life last year alone, and poor indoor air quality—such as that caused by ...
