Oceans
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Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Study Shows Sea Levels Rising 50% Faster than Latest IPCC Estimate
The rate of annual sea level rise is accelerating, with a new study pointing to a 10-year pace that is 50% higher than the ... -
AfricaAsiaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
Doig: For 1.2 Billion People, Decarbonization is a Matter of Survival
I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ... -
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 ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Federal Regulator Allows Oil Drilling in Atlantic Marine Refuge as Fossils Abandon Newfoundland Offshore
A federal regulator is taking criticism from East Coast environment and biodiversity advocates after allowing BP Canada to drill for oil in an environmentally ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Cenovus to Cut One-Quarter of Jobs After Buying Out Husky Energy
Cenovus Energy Inc. is set to lay off one-quarter of its work force, and the controversial White Rose oil and gas development off the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansPetrochemicals & Plastics
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 ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOceans
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Was Preventable, Japanese High Court Rules
The devastating Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdowns and explosions in 2011 could have been prevented, a Japanese high court concluded Wednesday, in a ruling ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Wilkinson Promises Five-Year Emissions Targets While O’Regan Announces $320 Million for Newfoundland Fossil Industry
Within hours of each other Friday, Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson vowed that a series of five-year emissions targets through 2050 will be ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Killer Marine Heat Events Now 20 Times More Likely to Occur, Study Finds
The increasing incidence and severity of marine heat waves is directly linked to the climate crisis, says a groundbreaking report by environmental and climate ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOceansSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central AmericaTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Countries Miss All 20 Targets Under UN Biodiversity Convention
A decade after adopting a set of biodiversity restoration goals under a United Nations treaty, countries have missed every single milestone in the effort ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Newfoundland Turns Thumbs Down on Husky’s Offshore Oil Bailout Demand
With Husky Energy on the hunt for government bailouts for its C$2.2-billion West White Rose project off the Newfoundland coast, the provincial government is ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & Gas
Fossils Feel ‘Ambushed’ as Trump Extends Florida Offshore Drilling Moratorium to 2032
U.S. fossil lobbyists say they received no advance notice before Donald Trump went to Florida this week to announce he was extending the state’s ... -
AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSmall Island StatesSouth & Central AmericaTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Stricken Oil Tankers Pose New Ecosystem Risks Off Sri Lanka, Venezuela
Two more disabled oil tankers are at risk of causing serious ecosystem damage, with a vessel in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka on ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & Fracking
$70 Billion in Fossil Investment Makes BP’s Transition Promise a ‘Suicide Note to Humanity’, Analyst Warns
The fine print in BP’s bold, new carbon reduction pledge shows the UK-based colossal fossil still plans to invest billions in environmental catastrophe over ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsOceansSupply Chains & Consumption
Nature-Friendly Economy Would Deliver $10 Trillion in Opportunities, 395 Million Jobs by 2030
A “fundamental transformation” in the direction of a nature-friendly global economy could produce US$10 trillion in annual business opportunities and a mind-boggling 395 million ...
