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Trump White House Ignores Climate Crisis Driving Guatemalan Exodus to U.S.
The Trump White House ignored warnings from its own acting homeland security department that poverty and food scarcity, partly driven by climate change, had ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
Google Announces 1.6 GW in New Renewables Projects as U.S. Solar Procurement Hits 37.9 GW
Global tech giant Google announced a cluster of renewable energy deals totalling 1.6 gigawatts last week, just days after an analyst report placed the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionSouth & Central AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption
Big Investors Demand Faster Action on Climate Change, Amazon Deforestation
With the United Nations Climate Summit coming up in New York City next week, investor groups with tens of trillions of dollars at their ... -
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 ... -
AfricaAsiaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America
Extreme Weather Displaces a Record Seven Million People in First Six Months of 2019
A record seven million people were displaced from their homes by extreme weather in the first half of this year, marking 2019 as “one ... -
AfricaAsiaBioenergyCitiesDrawdownElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityInternational Security & WarOff-GridSolarSouth & Central AmericaWind
Microgrids Can Deliver Decentralized Power, Boost Renewable Energy Use and Improve Public Health
Microgrids come in at #78 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Defined as locally-managed electricity generation systems, microgrids can be powered by renewable resources ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesSouth & Central America
G7 Offers Assistance, Bolsonaro Faces Withering Pressure as Amazon Rainforest Burns
G7 leaders meeting in France are close to an agreement to help Brazil curtail devastating wildfires in the Amazon rainforests, with a coveted trade ... -
BrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationSouth & Central America
EU Urged to Draw the Line After Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Increases 278% in July
An influential UK newspaper is calling on the European Union to step up and help prevent a global deforestation disaster, after Brazil’s National Institute ... -
Fossil-Friendly Canadian Export Agency Cited for Poor Disclosure, Environmental and Human Rights Violations
A federal export credit agency with a history of massively supporting fossil industry exports over clean technology is taking fire for failing to consider ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilChinaDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
Dengue Risk to Hit Two Billion More People in 2080 Unless Carbon Emissions Are Curtailed
Based on a warming scenario “roughly representative of the world’s current emissions trajectory,” more than two billion additional people will be at risk of ... -
AfricaDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarMiddle EastSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWater
‘Conflicts Are Predestined’ Where Climate Disasters Threaten Food, Water, Livelihoods
Governments must invest new effort and money to prevent climate change from driving new conflicts, according to a diplomatic statement drafted by the German ... -
CoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridGeothermalNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSouth & Central AmericaWind
Chile Shuts Eight Coal Plants, Sets 2040 Deadline for 100% RE
Chile is planning to close eight coal plants with combined capacity of 23,000 megawatts, or 20% of its electricity, as part of a new ...
