Oceans
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Great Barrier Reef Geoengineering an Expensive Smokescreen, Scientists Say
Researchers and innovators are piling on to the effort to geoengineer a way to protect Australia’s Great Barrier Reef from a warming ocean. But ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Giant Whales, and Their Giant Poop, Serve as Natural Carbon Sinks
The Earth’s great whales are magnificent, intelligent, and peaceful. But new research shows that they also help keep the planet cool—in life, and in ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAsiaBrazilClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOceansRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingSolarSouth & Central America
Too Much Sahara Solar Development Could Bring Regional, Global Climate Impacts
The world’s most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power—the most abundant and clean source of energy we ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOceans
Kolbert’s Geoengineering Review Contrasts Bright Ideas with More Controversial Schemes
An enthusiastic—if imperfect—command of our technological powers has made humanity the dominant force on Earth, and we human beings are unlikely to stop monkeying ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisShale & Fracking
EXCLUSIVE: UNESCO Partnership Helps Global Gas Exporters ‘Boost Legitimacy’, Undercuts UN Climate Goals, Analysts Say
The United Nations agency responsible for science, education, culture, and protected areas is undercutting global action on the climate emergency, analysts and campaigners warn, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Fossils ‘Stunned’, ‘Aghast’ After Biden Pauses New Oil and Gas Leases
North American fossils are declaring themselves “stunned” and “aghast” at the wave of climate action emanating from the White House last week, with U.S. ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOceansOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Sweeping Biden Executive Orders Halt Fossil Leases, Boost Renewables, Stress Environmental Justice and Scientific Integrity
With a set of three sweeping executive orders Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden launched an abrupt shift from four years of climate denial and ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOceansSub-National Governments
Alarmingly Warm Water Temperatures Put Gulf of St. Lawrence in ‘Uncharted Territory’
Deep waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are hitting record highs that fall far beyond normal variations, part of a decade-long trend emerging ... -
‘Staggering’ Ice Loss Accelerates as Greenland Melt Rate Approaches 12,000-Year High
Planet Earth is losing its frozen mantle faster than ever as the world’s huge ice loss intensifies. Between 1994 and 2017, the polar regions ... -
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 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Biden to Pause Oil and Gas Leasing, Emphasize Environmental Justice in ‘Climate Day’ Executive Orders Expected Today
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to pause new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters and unveil an ambitious plan to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & Gas
Norway to Offer Barents Sea Exploration Permits Later This Year
Environmental groups and opposition parties in the Norwegian parliament are pointing to a severe disconnect from the country’s climate targets after Oil and Energy ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSoil & Natural Sequestration
UNEP Calls for Better Funding to Speed Global Climate Adaptation
As the climate crisis accelerates and the Earth nears a fast-approaching “temperature tipping point,” the world’s nations need to speed up their adaptation planning ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Newfoundland Offers Suncor $175 Million to Restart Terra Nova Offshore Oilfield
Newfoundland and Labrador is offering C$175 million to the owners of the dormant Terra Nova offshore oilfield, but only if oil starts pumping again. -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
New Offshore Drilling Permits Could Put Canada’s Climate Targets Out of Reach, Endangered Right Whales at Risk
The federal government is putting its own climate targets out of reach, triggering higher carbon dioxide and methane emissions, putting endangered North Atlantic right ...
