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Global Wind Industry on Track to Grow 680 Gigawatts Over 10 Years
The global wind industry is on track to deliver more than 680 gigawatts (680 billion watts) of new capacity over the next decade, according ... -
AustraliaCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropePost-Carbon Transition
Greta Thunberg Brings School Strike to COP 24, Inspires Action from Canada to Australia
The founder of Sweden’s Skolstrejk för klimatet (School Strike for the Climate), 15-year-old Greta Thunberg, is rapidly emerging as one of the most memorable faces and ... -
AsiaAustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
Wider Emissions Gap Shows ‘Countries Are Not Doing Enough’, UN Agency Reports
The gap between countries’ greenhouse gas reduction plans and their promises under the Paris Agreement is even wider than previously believed, according to a ... -
AustraliaBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
State Voters in Australia Deliver Landslide Victory for Renewables, Storage, Climate Action
In what’s being seen as a possible portent for national elections in February, the incumbent Labor government has swept to victory in the Australian ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCanadaForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
Holthaus Urges ‘Global Endangered Species Act on Steroids’ to Protect World’s Wildlife
In the wake of the “gut punch” of a report last month by World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) that confirmed a ... -
AustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsSub-National Governments
Ontario Prepares New Climate Plan Based on Australia’s Failed Emissions Fund
Although the announcement isn’t due for another week or more, the Ontario government is coming under fire for considering a new climate plan based ... -
AustraliaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentIndiaOil & GasPathways to 1.5SolarUnited StatesWind
Unsubsidized Wind, Solar, and Batteries Beat Fossils on Price, BNEF Concludes
Unsubsidized wind and solar are new the cheapest source of new grid-scale power in all the world’s major economies except Japan, according to the ... -
AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
‘Carbon-Free’ Virtual Forum Demands 1.5°C Action for World’s Most Vulnerable Nations
The Climate Vulnerable Forum completed the world’s first-ever zero-emissions climate summit this week, a day-long virtual meeting that challenged the inevitably more carbon-intensive COP ... -
AustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsIndiaNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Climate Policies in Canada, Russia, China Would Drive Warming Above 5.0°C by 2100
Canada, Russia, and China are pursuing policies that would push average global warming about 5.0°C by 2100 if every country followed their lead, according ...
