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Small Island States

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  • AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America

    COVID Recovery Funds, Green Jobs Could Help Developing Countries Drive Down Emissions

    January 13, 2021
     
    January 13, 2021
    COVID-19 recovery funds and green job investment could be a cornerstone for efforts by more than 20 developing nations to come up with new, ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States

    ‘Baked-In’ Warming Will Push Temperature Rise Past 2°C, Adding Urgency to Net-Zero Push

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    Alongside the extreme weather events of 2020, new research that shows today’s atmospheric CO2 levels pushing average global warming beyond 2.0°C makes it that ...
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  • AfricaAsiaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEuropeFinance & 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

    Full Story: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit @ECIU_UK

    December 30, 2020
     
    Primary Author Alison Doig @AlisonDoig
    December 30, 2020
    I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States

    850,000 Trapped in Darkness as Cyclone Yasa Hits Fiji at 250 Kilometres Per Hour

    December 28, 2020
     
    December 28, 2020
    More than 850,000 Fijians were trapped in inky darkness hunkered down against the ravages of Tropical Cyclone Yasa, which slammed ashore bearing average windspeeds ...
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  • AustraliaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesUnited States

    U.S. Takes Colossal (Dis)Honours in Special Five-Year Fossil Awards

    December 23, 2020
     
    December 23, 2020
    The United States won the highly-coveted Colossal Fossil of Five Years, as well as a second award for stinginess on climate finance, while Brazil ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States

    850,000 Trapped in Darkness as Cyclone Yasa Hits Fiji at 250 Kilometres Per Hour

    December 18, 2020
     
    December 18, 2020
    More than 850,000 Fijians were trapped in inky darkness on Thursday, hunkered down against the ravages of Tropical Cyclone Yasa, which slammed ashore around ...
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  • AustraliaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesUnited States

    U.S. Takes Colossal (Dis)Honours in Special Five-Year Fossil Awards

    December 14, 2020
     
    December 14, 2020
    The United States won the highly-coveted Colossal Fossil of Five Years, as well as a second award for stinginess on climate finance, while Brazil ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsInternationalInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySmall Island States

    International Group Proposes Legislation to Criminalize Ecocide

    December 7, 2020
     
    December 7, 2020
    In an effort led largely by small island nations, 13 international lawyers are drafting a plan to make ecosystem destruction a criminal offence of ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySmall Island States

    Climate Vulnerable Forum Push for Specifics as 151 Countries Promise Tougher Paris Targets

    November 23, 2020
     
    November 23, 2020
    While more than 150 countries have confirmed their Paris Agreement commitments to introduce more ambitious climate plans by the end of this year, the ...
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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

    November 20, 2020
     
    November 20, 2020
    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 ...
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  • 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

    Full Story: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit @ECIU_UK

    November 18, 2020
     
    Primary Author Alison Doig @AlisonDoig
    November 18, 2020
    I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ...
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  • AsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSmall Island StatesSoil & Natural Sequestration

    Typhoon Vamco Kills 67 in Philippines, Forces 468,000 to Evacuate in Vietnam

    November 16, 2020
     
    November 16, 2020
    An estimated 67 people are dead, floodwaters in some places have reached two stories high, millions were without power, and rescuers were scrambling to ...
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  • AsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentSmall Island StatesWind

    Vertical-Axis Wind Design Could Replace Diesel on Island Grids, Offer Quieter Turbine for Cities

    November 16, 2020
     
    November 16, 2020
    A designer in South Korea has come up with a prototype for a new, 12-storey vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) that could be located in ...
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  • AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States

    Front-Line Nations Issue Urgent Call for Support as International Climate Finance Falls Short

    November 11, 2020
     
    November 11, 2020
    Vulnerable nations on the front lines of the climate crisis are flagging the urgent need for support in the face of wild weather and ...
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  • CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSmall Island StatesSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Maui Files Lawsuit to Recover Climate Damages from 20 Fossil Companies

    October 22, 2020
     
    October 22, 2020
    Maui County in Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against 20 oil and gas companies, including colossal fossils ExxonMobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, and ConocoPhillips, ...
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ICYMI

  • Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsIce Loss & Sea Level RiseICYMIJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesWater

    Poor Countries, Small Island States Track Climate Impacts in UN Submissions

    January 21, 2021
     
    January 21, 2021
  • AsiaAustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceansSmall Island StatesSouth & Central AmericaWater

    14 Countries Commit to Sustainably Manage 40% of World’s Coastlines

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityGeothermalICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySmall Island States

    New Zealand Looks to Volcanoes for Geothermal Power

    December 10, 2020
     
    December 10, 2020
  • Air & MarineBiodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & ConsumptionWater

    Mauritius Faces Second Oil Spill This Year

    November 24, 2020
     
    November 24, 2020
  • AustraliaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsSmall Island States

    New Zealand Labour, Greens Form Cooperation Agreement

    November 10, 2020
     
    November 10, 2020
  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsSmall Island States

    New Zealands’ Ardern Wins Landslide in Vote for Climate Action

    November 1, 2020
     
    November 1, 2020
  • CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States

    Meeting Paris Targets Would Mitigate Extreme Rainfall in Caribbean

    October 22, 2020
     
    October 22, 2020
  • AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & ConsumptionWater

    Mauritius Faces Environmental Crisis from Big Coastal Oil Spill

    August 9, 2020
     
    August 9, 2020
  • Health & SafetyICYMISevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States

    Pacific Islands Navigate ‘Converging Shocks’ from Pandemic, Cyclone

    July 12, 2020
     
    July 12, 2020
  • ICYMIOceansSmall Island StatesWave & Tidal

    Island States Look to Ocean Energy to Replace Diesel

    July 9, 2020
     
    July 9, 2020
  • CanadaFinance & InvestmentICYMISmall Island States

    Canada Sends $9.5M in Climate Financing to Pacific Island States

    July 2, 2020
     
    July 2, 2020
  • Electricity GridICYMISevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States

    IEEFA Reports Problems with Post-Hurricane Power Contracts in Puerto Rico

    June 16, 2020
     
    June 16, 2020
  • CoalICYMISmall Island States

    Papuans Ask Who Stands to Gain from Coming Coal Boom

    May 20, 2020
     
    May 20, 2020
  • Health & SafetyICYMIOil & GasSmall Island States

    30 Workers Test Positive for COVID on Equatorial Guinea Oil Platform

    May 18, 2020
     
    May 18, 2020
  • Carbon-Free TransitionGeneral RenewablesICYMIOil & GasSmall Island States

    Puerto Rico’s 100% RE Goal Imperiled by Over-Reliance on Gas

    April 12, 2020
     
    April 12, 2020
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