Oceans
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Swedish Fossil Sees Dimming Prospects for Offshore Oilfield in Norwegian Arctic
Norway’s hope of opening up a major, new cluster of Arctic oil and gas developments may be slipping farther from reality, after Stockholm-based Lundin ... -
AustraliaClimate DenialDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceans
Bushfires Burn Morrison’s Popularity to the Ground, But New Policy Pronouncements Fall Short
Public outrage and grief over a raging, climate-fuelled bushfire crisis have finally begun burning Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s popularity rating to the ground, ... -
Portugal Begins Drawing Power from World’s Biggest Floating Wind Turbine
The world’s biggest floating wind turbine went into operation off the Portuguese coast at the end of last month, with the first of three ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
‘Normal Weather Doesn’t Exist Anymore,’ Says Veteran CBC Climatologist Dave Phillips
From an overheating Arctic to a frigid B.C. Lower Mainland and Maritimes, from a parched (then drowning) Prairie region to an epically deluged Eastern ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Oceans Face Oxygen Loss, Acidification as Warming Challenges Ability to Absorb Carbon
With the Earth’s oceans rapidly and dangerously losing oxygen due to a combination of global warming and pollution, Greenpeace is urging countries to restore ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
WMO Declares 2010s the Warmest Decade on Record as Climate Impacts Accelerate
The 2010s are almost certain to take their place as the warmest decade on record, and 2015-2019 as the five-year span with the highest ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
‘Unprecedented’ Interest Could Pour $4B into Oil and Gas Drilling Off Newfoundland and Labrador Coast
Oil and gas exploration off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is expected to boom in the next few years, with fossils poised to ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Forests & DeforestationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOceans
Nine Climate Tipping Points Could Pose ‘Existential Threat to Civilization’, Scientists Warn
With this year’s United Nations climate conference set to kick off in Madrid Monday morning, the Earth is in danger of crossing as many ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleBrazilCanadaCollateral DamageHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOceansTar Sands/Oil Sands
EXCLUSIVE: Brazil Crude Oil Calamity Spells Warning for Canada
Eight weeks ago, the famed white sand beaches of northeast Brazil began blackening as globs of toxic oil suddenly appeared to coat or contaminate ... -
Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasShale & Fracking
Years of Fossil Investments Deliver ‘No Value’ to Investors
Years of lavish funding for new offshore fossil developments are on track to deliver little or no return to their investors due to low ... -
New Device Captures Plastic Waste Before It Reaches the Oceans
A 25-year-old inventor in The Netherlands is out with a new solar-powered device, The Interceptor, designed to capture plastic waste in rivers before it ...
