Oceans
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Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesOceans
Oceans Could Lose 17% of Biomass by 2100 Unless GHG Emissions Are Brought Under Control
The world’s oceans could lose 17% of their biomass by 2100 if humanity fails to get greenhouse gas emissions under control, representing a devastating ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobsNational Plans & ResponsesOceansPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon Transition
BREAKING: Ottawa to Ban Single-Use Plastics as Soon as 2021
The Trudeau government is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, as part of a wider plastic pollution strategy set to be ... -
Air & MarineBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Canadian Senate Passes Tanker Ban Bill, Massively Amends Impact Assessment Act
With the clock ticking toward the end of the Parliamentary session in Ottawa, the Senate voted yesterday to pass the Trudeau government’s proposed ban ... -
Mass Puffin Die-Off in 2016 Shows the ‘Ocean is Screaming’
Climate change is being blamed for the starvation deaths of up to 9,000 Alaskan puffins and other seabirds in 2016, and millions in less ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHot SpotsOceansPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
Coastal First Nations Demand Senate Passage of B.C. Tanker Ban
A coalition of nine First Nations from coastal British Columbia is demanding that unelected senators endorse the Trudeau government’s bill to ban tanker traffic ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialCoalDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureOceans
350 Declares ‘Time to Stand Together’ as Climate-Denying Liberal-National Coalition Wins Australia Election
Despite 29% of Australians identifying climate change as their top ballot box issue—up from just 9% in 2016—Scott Morrison’s climate-denying Liberal-National Coalition eked out ... -
Lab Tests Show Plastic Pollution Harming Ocean Bacteria that Produce 10% of World’s Oxygen
The eight million tonnes of plastic entering ocean ecosystems each year are having an impact on the bacteria that produce 10% of the world’s ... -
CanadaChinaEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & Plastics
Canadian Recycling Industry Scrambles After China Begins Refusing Plastic Waste
A year after China declined to continue serving as the world’s recycling bin/rubbish heap, Canadian municipalities are scrambling to figure out what to do ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaEnergy PoliticsOceansOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Federal Tanker Ban Goes to Full Senate After Committee Defeat [Campaign]
The Trudeau government’s ban on oil tanker traffic off the north coast of British Columbia, Bill C-48, was defeated Wednesday evening on a 6-6 ... -
AsiaCanadaChinaIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Fossils Face Shareholder Pressure as 187 Countries Crack Down on Plastic Waste
A total of 187 countries—but not the United States—agreed Saturday to control the flow of plastic waste across national borders by amending the Basel ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownEuropeFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationOceansOil & GasSoil & Natural SequestrationSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Coastal Wetland Protection Would Save 3.3 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Protection of Coastal Wetlands ranks #52 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. The strategy could reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 3.3 gigatons by 2050, ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryOceansOil & GasUnited StatesWater
Trump Administration Freezes Massive Offshore Drilling Scheme Until After 2020 Election
The Trump administration is acknowledging at least a temporary defeat in its effort to open 128 million acres (51.8 million hectares) of Arctic and ...
