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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5
Global Development Banks’ Recovery Plans Must Omit Fossil Funding, Advocates Say
When 450 global development banks with their hands on US$2 trillion in public funds meet in November to chart their contribution to the pandemic ... -
SolarAid Raises $300,000 for Remote Clinics in Malawi and Zambia
London, UK-based international charity SolarAid has raised more than US$300,000 to supply thousands of free solar-powered devices to medical professionals fighting the coronavirus pandemic ... -
AsiaAustraliaBitumen BubbleBrazilCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon-Free TransitionChinaEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingMiddle EastOil & GasUnited States
As Morneau Walks ‘Tightrope’, Analysis Shows Canada’s COVID Recovery Favouring Fossils
A weekend analysis piece on CBC News lays out the “tightrope” Finance Minister Bill Morneau is walking as he tries to manage the economic ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridEuropeOil & GasSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
U.S. Utilities Skip Natural Gas ‘Bridge’, Shift Directly to Renewables as Coal Plants Close
A growing number of United States utilities are skipping the natural gas “bridge” and shifting directly to renewable energy as they phase out their ... -
Hidalgo Re-Elected, Ecologists Deliver ‘Green Wave’ as France Holds Local Elections
Paris Mayor and leading climate advocate Anne Hidalgo was re-elected by a large margin and ecology candidates engineered what The Guardian called a “green ... -
200 Farmers in Netherlands Sign On for $560M Onshore Wind Farm
In an important win for community-based wind energy, more than 200 farmers in a rural area east of Amsterdam have banded together to secure ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCulture, Curiosities, & HumourElectricity GridEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Queen Elizabeth’s Wealth Manager Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Arctic Oil and Gas, Coal
Coutts, the private banker to Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the British royal family, has promised to drop its investments in the ... -
Germany Risks ‘Hybridgate’ Scandal as Subsidized Cars Run with Batteries Empty
German engineering and technology giant Robert Bosch GmbH says it’s taking steps to prevent a “hybridgate” scandal on a par with the massive Dieselgate ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureMethaneOil & Gas
38°C Heat in Siberian Town Sets New Record Above Arctic Circle
The northeastern Siberian town of Verkhoyansk is believed to have set an all-time high temperature record above the Arctic Circle Saturday when thermometers soared ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatChinaEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail Transport
$20-Billion East African Pipeline to Displace Thousands of Farmers, Risk Massive Oil Spill
A US$20-billion pipeline project in East Africa is set to displace thousands of small farmers and endanger key wildlife habitat and coastal waters—in spite ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaEuropeHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryMethaneMiddle EastOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Abandoned Wells Emerge as Massive, Largely Unmeasured Methane Risk
The United States is emerging as a focal point of one of the larger problems arising from oil and gas production: the leaky wells ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementEuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingMethaneSupply Chains & Consumption
Carbon Pollution from World’s Top 13 Dairy Companies Equals UK’s
Emissions from the world’s top 13 dairy companies now equal that of the entire United Kingdom, while overproduction is driving small farmers into bankruptcy. ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Denial & GreenwashingEuropeMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & Gas
Reguly: Time Will Tell Whether BP is Serious About Decarbonizing
Colossal fossil BP has been making some bold moves lately, promising net-zero emissions by 2050 in mid-February before downgrading its asset value by US$17.5 ... -
Dogs Will Need Protection from Extreme Heat, Just Like Humans, Study Shows
Very large dogs, dogs older than 12 years, and breeds with flat faces and wide skulls will be most susceptible to heat-related illness, and ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & Temperature
Extreme Arctic Temperatures, Siberian Wildfires Driving Up CO2 Emissions
Last week’s 30°C temperatures in the Arctic Circle have observers fearing a repeat of 2019’s devastating summer of apocalyptic wildfires.
