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15-Minute City Groundswell Shows Desire for ‘Greener, Safer, Kinder Spaces’
From Portland to Melbourne to Paris, city planners are dreaming of—and, in some cases, creating—the “15-minute city.” But while many are rejoicing in the ... -
AfricaAsiaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
Sea Level Rise Requires ‘Equitable Retreat’ from Coastal Communities
As rising seas and fiercer storms make the coast an ever more tenuous place to live, policy-makers all over the world need to plan ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsGeneral RenewablesInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyUnited States
Explainer: Bloomberg Analysis Highlights Inefficiency of Fossil Fuels
The argument that overhauling the energy system is too daunting is easily undercut by the fact electrification can offer efficiencies in excess of 100%—a ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWater
Cape Town Approaches ‘Day Zero’ as World’s Dry Regions Face 100-Fold Increase in Drought Risk
If greenhouse gas emissions keep rising at their current pace, Cape Town faces the very real risk of seeing another “Day Zero”—a drought so ... -
Air & MarineClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Renewable Seawater Air Conditioning Technology Gets (Possible) Research Boost
New technology that uses seawater to create a renewable alternative to air conditioning has received a boost from a new study led by the ... -
China’s Forests Yield Higher Than Expected Carbon Storage
China’s commitment to restoring its forest carbon sinks is paying off, with recent research revealing that the carbon absorption capacity of two swaths of ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
Wealthy Countries Fall Short on $100-Billion Annual Climate Fund Promise
In 2009, the world’s rich nations agreed to collectively mobilize an annual US$100 billion in climate finance for poorer nations by 2020. But Oxfam’s ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
As Economic Divide Widens, Debt Impedes Vulnerable Countries from Building Back Better
Vulnerable countries will be forced to choose immediate survival over climate action should the rest of the world fail to commit to more effective ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural Sequestration
‘Rewilding’ Could Help Avert 70% of Predicted Extinctions, Create Carbon Sinks
Targeted restoration of 30% of the world’s agricultural lands to their original wild state coupled with equally focused conservation efforts could prevent 70% of ... -
AsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Inventor Combines Physics with Ancient Knowledge to Create Fuel-Free Cooling System
A fundamental law of physics coupled with 21st-century nanotechnology has yielded a product that could significantly reduce the emissions generated by the world’s 3.5 ... -
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Tackling Plastic Waste Crisis Means Total System Overhaul, Not Bioplastics
Expensive to make and less versatile than their fossil-based cousins, bioplastic products are not the solution to the world’s plastic woes—and are by no ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictions
New IMF Climate Action Blueprint Maintains GDP, Factors in Human Health
Rejecting the oft-cited dictum that growth must be sacrificed to cut emissions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a “blueprint” for getting to ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictions
International Investor Bloc Pledges to Align $5T in Portfolios with Paris Agreement
Thirty investor giants that manage a combined US$5 trillion in assets have committed to lowering the carbon emissions in their portfolios by as much ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInsurance & LiabilityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater
Insurer Warns of Ecosystem Collapse in One-Fifth of Countries, Imperiling $42 Trillion in Global GDP
A new report from insurance giant Swiss Re Group warns that more than half of global GDP—totalling US$42 trillion—is in peril, as climate change ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMethaneSoil & Natural Sequestration
Tinder-Dry Canadian Peatlands Becoming a Ticking Carbon Bomb
Recent work by Canadian ecohydrologists on the devastating 2018 peatland fire near Parry Sound, Ontario has confirmed related findings from around the globe: the ...
