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AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
Study Shows Huge Carbon Capture in Reforestation, But Scientists Debate the Numbers
Humanity could recapture about two-thirds of the carbon pollution it has poured into the atmosphere by restoring 2.2 billion acres/890 million hectares of forest ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilEuropeFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryOceansPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Governments, Corporations Face 1,300 Climate Lawsuits in 28 Countries Since 1990
With more than 1,300 legal actions on the books in 28 countries since 1990, a new report is pointing to litigation as a powerful ... -
AfricaAsiaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs
Climate-Driven Heat Stress Could Put 80 Million Jobs at Risk by 2030, UN Agency Warns
Heat stress caused by climate change could put the equivalent of 80 million jobs at risk by 2030, with poor countries facing the most ... -
AsiaChinaClimate DenialCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
G-20 Adopts Modest Climate Statement as Trump Stumbles, Japan Grapples with Coal
Leaders of the G-20 industrial economies held their ground against Trump administration climate denial at the end of their annual meeting in Osaka, Japan ... -
AsiaBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canada, UK, France, Ireland Declared Climate Emergency While Subsidizing Fossil Fuels
A new analysis this week identifies Canada as one of four countries that have declared climate emergencies after collectively spending US$27.5 billion per year ... -
AsiaChinaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarMiddle East
Canada Still Lacks ‘Orderly, Effective’ Plan to Welcome Climate Refugees
Nine years after federal civil servants first urged Ottawa to “plan an orderly and effective response” to help resettle at least some of the ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
Time for Countries to ‘Step Up Their Game’ on Paris Commitments, 1.5°C Targets
With the urgency of the climate crisis demanding bold and immediate action, this year’s edition of the annual Climate Action Tracker (CAT) report calls ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & Flooding
Bui: Time for a Federal Leaders’ Debate on Climate Crisis [Sign-On]
After seeing the climate crisis crash into the two places she calls home, Vietnam and Ottawa, Our Time Ottawa organizer Vi Bui is pushing ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilChinaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
Dengue Risk to Hit Two Billion More People in 2080 Unless Carbon Emissions Are Curtailed
Based on a warming scenario “roughly representative of the world’s current emissions trajectory,” more than two billion additional people will be at risk of ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaCanadaCoalEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentIndiaPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Canada Earns Praise for Global Coal Phaseout, Falls Behind on Renewables Deployment
Canada earned its share of international praise last month in a report that highlighted the country’s leadership in the global coal phaseout, shone a ... -
AsiaBioenergyBrazilChinaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydroIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Renewables Employed 11 Million in 2018, IRENA Reports
Renewable energy employed 11 million people around the world last year despite slower annual growth in key markets like China, the International Renewable Energy ... -
AsiaBuildingsCanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourElectricity GridInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Dumping the Pinstripe Cuts Summer Energy Use, Helps Women Office Workers Boost Productivity
“It’s summer: ditch the suit and tie,” may become a directive heard more often by Canadian office workers, as companies reckon with the cost ... -
India Bakes Under Stifling Heat Wave as Data Show Warming Trend
Much of the Indian subcontinent was blanketed in a stifling heat wave last week, with five of the 15 hottest places on the planet ...
