International
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AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
City Forests Hold Promise for Significant CO2 Offsets, Study Concludes
Urban reforestation in cities in the Global South could be a cost-effective path to offsetting some part of global city emissions, according to a ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
UN Report Urges End to ‘Suicidal’ War on Nature
A landmark UN report has delivered a shattering synopsis of the three intertwined emergencies facing humanity—the climate crisis, a devastated natural world, and catastrophic ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
Lots of Hype, Little Help in Corporate Embrace of Carbon Capture
As some of the world’s heaviest corporate emitters double down on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as their go-to path to net-zero, activists and experts ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
France’s New Repairability Labelling Law Boosts Fight Against Planned Obsolescence
In a global first, France has mandated that certain electronics manufacturers must let consumers know just how repairable their products are. And happy Right ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Deliver Real Protections for Climate Migrants, Refugee Group Urges Biden Administration
As work begins on a new climate change and migration report commissioned by the Biden administration, Refugees International is urging the White House to ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater
From Aquifers to Tree Canopies, New Research Flags Shrinking Fresh Water Supplies
Courtesy of climate change, the many and diverse parts of the Earth that hold fresh water are drying up, putting 66% of the land ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryPetrochemicals & PlasticsSupply Chains & Consumption
Banking Industry Funnelled $17 Trillion into Big Plastic over 4½ Years
A groundbreaking investigation into plastics funding has found that the world’s biggest financial institutions have been “silently and indiscriminately” bankrolling the biggest actors in ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Global Climate Adaptation Funding Overreported, Underspent
Even if global climate adaptation financing were as high as reported—and it isn’t—it would still fall woefully short of what’s needed. And the projects ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & Consumption
Major Canadian Solar Firm Denies Reports of Forced Labour
A Canadian solar company is claiming that no Uyghurs are employed at its 30-MW solar farm in China’s Xinjiang region, nor are any members ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionInternationalJurisdictions
Climate Scientists Look to Virtual Platforms to Cut Their Travel Footprint, Make Meetings More Inclusive
Far-flung field work and international conferences are part and parcel of climate research work—meaning scientists who study climate change can fly far more than ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeInternationalJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Biggest-Ever Global Climate Poll Reveals Overwhelming Demand for Action
The biggest climate survey ever conducted has confirmed that nearly two-thirds of people around the world see climate change as a “global emergency”—a mandate ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & Plastics
Fossil Industry’s Oceans Project Falls Flat After Promising Major Plastics Cleanup
Citing lack of capacity, the fossil industry is walking away from its much-touted Renew Oceans project, a flagship in its pledge to spend US$1.5 ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
Land Titles Empower Indigenous Peoples while Promoting Forest Conservation
Forest conservation as a carbon reduction strategy has led to a trammelling of human rights for forest dwellers around the world, but it need ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemographicsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Youth Activists Demand Voice in Climate Policy
Youth climate organizations like Fridays for Future have proven themselves to be non-partisan, passionately intersectional, and naturally animated by a dauntless “get-it-done” spirit. With ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
81% of ‘Removed’ Atmospheric Carbon is Reused to Extract More Fossil Fuel
The global operational capacity of carbon capture and storage (CCS) currently stands at 39 megatonnes (Mt) of CO2 per year, or roughly 0.1% of ...
