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AsiaBrazilCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEncoreEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States
Canada Places Dead Last on Energy Use, Fourth-Last Overall in Global Climate Change Performance Index
Canada posts the fourth-worst climate performance in the world, ahead only of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, and no country is consistent ... -
AustraliaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesUnited States
U.S. Takes Colossal (Dis)Honours in Special Five-Year Fossil Awards
The United States won the highly-coveted Colossal Fossil of Five Years, as well as a second award for stinginess on climate finance, while Brazil ... -
AfricaAustraliaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
‘Now Fix the Future’: UN Climate Ambition Summit Delivers Progress, Leaves More Ground to Cover
Leaders and diplomats from 75 countries closed out the Climate Ambition Summit Saturday with solid progress in the road to stabilizing average global warming ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEncoreForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
Deforestation, Degradation in Brazilian Amazon Hit 12-Year High
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has rocketed to levels not seen since 2008, thanks to the pro-development/anti-regulation regime of President Jair Bolsonaro. Further endangering ... -
AfricaAustraliaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
‘Now Fix the Future’: UN Climate Ambition Summit Delivers Progress, Leaves More Ground to Cover
Leaders and diplomats from 75 countries closed out the Climate Ambition Summit Saturday with solid progress in the road to stabilizing average global warming ... -
AustraliaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesUnited States
U.S. Takes Colossal (Dis)Honours in Special Five-Year Fossil Awards
The United States won the highly-coveted Colossal Fossil of Five Years, as well as a second award for stinginess on climate finance, while Brazil ... -
AsiaBrazilCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States
BREAKING: Canada Places Dead Last on Energy Use, Fourth-Last Overall in Global Climate Change Performance Index
Canada posts the fourth-worst climate performance in the world, ahead only of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, and no country is consistent ... -
BrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Brazilian State Fossil Petrobras Expands Production, Writes Off Net-Zero as ‘Fad’
Brazilian state fossil Petrobras is writing off the drive to net-zero carbon as a “fad”, after undertaking to reduce its own emissions 25% by ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
Deforestation, Degradation in Brazilian Amazon Hit 12-Year High
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has rocketed to levels not seen since 2008, thanks to the pro-development/anti-regulation regime of President Jair Bolsonaro. Further endangering ... -
BioenergyBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Researchers See Carbon Reduction Potential in Producing Bioenergy from Switchgrass
The right approach to bioenergy production using the right kind of feedstock can play a role in reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaBrazilCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States
BREAKING: New Assessment Declares Canada’s Climate Plan ‘Insufficient’ as Throne Speech Day Dawns
With the Trudeau government just hours away from tabling its long-awaited Speech from the Throne, the international Climate Action Tracker is branding the country’s ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOceansSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central AmericaTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Countries Miss All 20 Targets Under UN Biodiversity Convention
A decade after adopting a set of biodiversity restoration goals under a United Nations treaty, countries have missed every single milestone in the effort ... -
BrazilClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaRenewable EnergySolarWind
Renewables in Latin America Set to Grow 250%, to 123 Gigawatts, by 2025
Renewable energy capacity in Latin America is set to grow 2½ times, from 49 gigawatts today to 123 gigawatts in 2025, with Brazil, Mexico, ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAustraliaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Pandemic Brings Scant Reduction as Atmospheric GHGs Continue to Rise
The temporary greenhouse gas emission reductions during the COVID-19 lockdowns have done little to slow down the increase in atmospheric GHGs, and the world ... -
AfricaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisShale & FrackingSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Fossils Keep Paying Shareholders Despite Epic Financial Losses, Declining Business Prospects
Some of the world’s most colossal fossils posted epic financial losses between April and June this year, all in the interest of preserving their ...
