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Biodiversity & HabitatEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOceansOil & GasUnited StatesWind
Trump Officials Throw Roadblocks at Offshore Wind Project After Accelerating Fossil Development
The Trump administration is showing a distinct double standard in a series of decisions to deregulate fossil fuel development while slowing down the landmark ... -
12,000-Litre Hibernia Oil Spill Produces ‘Russian Roulette’ for Ocean Wildlife
As cleanup efforts continue in the wake of last Wednesday’s 12,000-litre spill in the Hibernia oilfield off the Newfoundland coast, questions are being raised ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOceansPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Canada’s Approach to Trans Mountain Violates International Law, Washington State’s Lummi Nation Asserts
Canada is violating the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and sidestepping international environmental law in its handling of the Trans ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Record Arctic Heat Produces Wildfires, Health Alerts in Alaska and Beyond
A record heat wave across Alaska and much of the Arctic is thawing tundra and sucking moisture out of circumpolar forests and peat bogs, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceans
Ocean Acidification Could Drive Mass Extinction Without Rapid Drop in CO2 Emissions
Ocean acidification driven by ever-increasing carbon dioxide levels could take on a life of its own and begin driving a sudden, mass extinction if ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOceansPipelines/Rail Transport
Conservation Groups Appeal Trans Mountain Approval on Behalf of Endangered B.C. Orcas
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is headed back to court, with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Living Oceans Society asking an appeal court ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
Buildings, Coastlines, Northern Communities Face Worst Climate Impacts
Buildings, coastlines, and Northern communities in Canada face the most serious risks from climate change, according to a new report produced for the federal ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Documentary Short Declares Plastic Recycling ‘Like a Band-Aid on Gangrene’
“Recycling is Like a Band-Aid on Gangrene” is the title of Memorial University geographer Max Liboiron’s recent documentary short celebrating her research into microplastics ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilEuropeFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryOceansPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Governments, Corporations Face 1,300 Climate Lawsuits in 28 Countries Since 1990
With more than 1,300 legal actions on the books in 28 countries since 1990, a new report is pointing to litigation as a powerful ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryOceansOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSolarSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsTransitWind
Garossino: Despite Pipeline Approval, $70-Billion Federal Plan is Canada’s Best Shot at Decarbonizing
While the Trudeau government disappointed its climate allies with its much-anticipated decision to re-approve the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, it has also crafted ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceans
Scientists Debate Whether Revised Temperature History Reduces Available Carbon Budget
A recent revision of sea surface temperature records from the mid-20th century to the present has scientists and policy-makers considering whether the carbon budget ... -
Bitumen BubbleClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & Fracking
Overlapping ‘Downstream Disruptors’ Spell Troubles for Fossil Exploration and Development
Oil and gas exploration companies are facing down a half-dozen simultaneous, overlapping threats to their financial success, according to two recent stories in the ... -
Scientists Publish ‘Radical’ Blueprint to Buy Time for Endangered Coral Reefs
Human intervention may be able to “buy time”, boost the resilience of endangered coral reefs, and give them a better chance of surviving climate ...
