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Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsEuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Fridays for Future Calls Global Climate Strike September 25
As the United Nations’ 75th General Assembly continues to unfold under pandemic conditions, #FridaysforFuture is urging the world’s children and their supporters to participate ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyInternationalJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Climate ‘Doomism’ Scientifically Unsound, Politically Devastating
Two years after the release of Deep Adaptation, Jem Bendell’s highly influential paper warning of inevitable societal collapse from climate change, a trio of ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEncoreHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsUnited States
U.S. Fossils’ Plastic Recycling Plans Increase Toxic Pollution, Deliver Industry Lifeline
Recent efforts by Big Oil to secure the legal right to expand so-called “chemical” recycling of plastics throughout the United States are being condemned ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEncoreHeat & TemperatureInternationalJurisdictions
Better Air Conditioning Standards Could Avoid Eight Years of Global Emissions by 2060
Global efforts to mandate the use of climate-friendly refrigerants and make cooling systems more efficient could avoid nearly eight years’ worth of carbon emissions, ... -
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50% Global Emissions Cut Would Avoid Severe Climate Impacts to Tropics
If governments across the world align their 2025 climate targets with the 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement, they can still halve the crushing ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJurisdictions
Photo Essay on Global Heat Waves Documents ‘Inequity at the Boiling Point’
Athens. Houston. Nigeria. The Dry Corridor. Lucknow. New York. Just a few of the many places around the world where rising global temperatures are ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsUnited States
U.S. Fossils’ Plastic Recycling Plans Increase Toxic Pollution, Deliver Industry Lifeline
Recent efforts by Big Oil to secure the legal right to expand so-called “chemical” recycling of plastics throughout the United States are being condemned ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceans
Landmark Economic Analysis Shows 5:1 Return on Protected Area Investments
The most comprehensive cost-benefit analysis ever on nature protections has found that the economic, ecological, and spiritual benefits of protecting 30% of the world’s ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & Plastics
Action Needed to Avoid ‘Tsunami’ of Plastic Waste by 2040, Study Confirms
If global policy-makers fail to freeze virgin plastic production at 2020 levels and improve waste collection systems around the world, the burden of plastic ... -
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Famed ‘Doughnut’ Economics Framework Gets Adaptation for Cities
A new methodological guide adapts the celebrated Doughnut Economics framework for living within planetary boundaries to the urban level by answering one passionate, optimistic ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHeat & TemperatureInternationalJurisdictions
Better Air Conditioning Standards Could Avoid Eight Years of Global Emissions by 2060
Global efforts to mandate the use of climate-friendly refrigerants and make cooling systems more efficient could avoid nearly eight years’ worth of carbon emissions, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & Regulatory
$2.7-Trillion in Ecosystem Investments Would Generate 400 Million Jobs: WEF
A yearly investment of US$2.7 trillion in ecosystem health would reap an annual 400 million jobs and $10 trillion in returns through 2030, according ... -
BrazilCarbon-Free TransitionEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternationalJobs & TrainingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Global Meat Industry Facing Emissions Reckoning
Currently reeling from the radical readjustment of global eating habits that has accompanied the pandemic, the international meat industry is facing another near-future reckoning ... -
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E-Bike Popularity Muscles Cars Off European Roads
Europe’s shift to bicycles and e-bikes is accelerating as lingering concerns about coronavirus meet with a heightened environmental consciousness—a trend of planet-friendly progress that ... -
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 ...
