Small Island States
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BioenergyCitiesDrawdownHealth & SafetyMethanePost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & Consumption
Waste-to-Energy as a ‘Bridge’ Strategy Would Save 1.1 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Waste-to-Energy ranks #68 in Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to cut carbon emissions by 1.1. gigatons over a 30-year period. -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarIPCC ReportMethaneMiddle EastOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Warming Will Produce Rapid Sea Level Rise, Annual ‘100-Year’ Storms, Declining Fish Stocks, Shrinking Glaciers Without Fast Climate Action: IPCC
The world’s oceans will rise nearly one metre (three feet) by 2100, 100-year coastal storms and flooding will happen annually, fish stocks will see ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
‘Climate is Fast Outpacing Us’, Hitting ‘Sooner and Faster’ Than Expected, Agencies Warn UN Summit Delegates
The world’s leading international climate science agencies are predicting 2.9 to 3.4°C average global warming by 2100 based on governments’ current climate commitments, “a ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOceansSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
New Analysis Shows ‘Enormous Area’ of the Earth Above 2.0°C
Some of the planet’s hot spots are already above the temperature agreed by scientists and politicians as the maximum allowable to prevent a disastrous ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationHuman Rights & MigrationSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
‘Climate Apartheid’ Hits Dorian Survivors Denied Temporary U.S. Entry from Bahamas
The treatment of 119 Bahamian hurricane survivors denied entry to the United States is being described as an early example of the “climate apartheid” ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
Bahamas Devastated, Coastal North Carolina Swamped as Hurricane Dorian Passes Through Atlantic Canada
Recovery efforts are under way in Atlantic Canada after a weakened but still-punishing Hurricane Dorian swept through the region as a Category 2 storm ... -
CitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
Bahamas Devastated by Hurricane Dorian as Storm Shifts to Florida Coast
After stalling for 36 hours over parts of the Bahamas and leaving mind-boggling destruction and devastation in its wake, Hurricane Dorian is on the ... -
AustraliaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5National Plans & ResponsesSmall Island States
Time for Australia to ‘Answer to the Pacific’, New Zealand PM Asserts
With 18 Pacific Island nations pressing Australia to agree to a global coal phaseout, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is urging Scott Morrison’s ... -
AustraliaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
BREAKING: Australia Tries to Drop 1.5°C Target from Pacific Declaration as Endangered Countries Demand Real Carbon Reductions
Australia is trying to water down references to the climate “crisis”, the long-term goal of 1.5°C average global warming, a ban on new coal-fired ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMiddle EastOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
Saudis Lead Fossil States to Block 1.5°C Report, Declare Island States a ‘Disposable Global Zone’
A landmark report on 1.5°C pathways was forever dropped from formal consideration in United Nations climate negotiations, and Climate Action Network-International scorched countries for ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Ice Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
South Pacific Islands Lead Fight for Faster Carbon Cuts as UN Prepares for September Summit
South Pacific islands whose very existence is imperiled by climate change continue to use the “moral force” of their endangerment to build consensus on ... -
Radioactive Waste ‘Coffin’ on Marshall Islands Develops Cracks, Could Break Apart in Tropical Storm
The huge, concrete dome the U.S. military built on Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands to contain waste from early atomic bomb tests may ...
