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AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Nearly 600 Companies Falling Short of 2020 Target to Reduce Deforestation
Not one of the nearly 600 companies that issued deforestation pledges between 2010 and 2014 is on track to keep those promises by the ... -
AsiaBioenergyBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaDrawdownFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaPost-Carbon Transition
Biomass for Electricity Would Save 7.5 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050…But Perils Await
Burning biomass to produce electricity places #34 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It could avoid 7.5 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2050 ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5EuropeIndiaMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
1.4 Million Students in 128 Countries Make March 15 #schoolstrike a Global Phenomenon
More than 1.4 million students in more than 300 cities across 128 countries and all seven continents skipped classes to demand climate action at ... -
BrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrawdownDrive to 1.5First PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural Sequestration
Forest Protection Would Save 6.2 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Forest protection places #38 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to avoid 6.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Forests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSouth & Central America
Reforestation Could Offset 10 Years of Emissions, But Countries Are Behind on Forest, Land Use Promises
After years of severely underestimating the number of trees on Earth, scientists are now calculating that a massive, global reforestation effort could offset at ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementFirst PeoplesForests & Deforestation
Political Risk to Tropical Rainforests Could Mean More Destruction, Higher Emissions
Political uncertainty hangs over large swaths of the world’s tropical forests this year, raising the risk of more destruction and carbon emissions. -
AsiaBrazilEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central America
WTO Chief Denies Trade Impact on Climate Despite His Own Agency’s Findings
When the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) says trade has no impact on the environment or climate, we should all be worried. ... -
Bolsonaro Decree Erodes Indigenous Rights as New Government Takes Power
In a decree issued hours after his inauguration as Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro moved to undercut Indigenous rights by shifting authority over new reserves ... -
BrazilCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportPost-Carbon Transition
The Hard Work Starts Now as COP Delivers Incomplete Rule Book, Low Ambition
After two weeks of marathon negotiations ended with a deeply equivocal, incremental response to the global climate crisis, COP 24 in Katowice, Poland ended ...
