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  • AfricaAsiaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America

    Tree Programs Should Favour Natural Regeneration Over Commercial Plantations

    Full Story: Climate News Network @ClimateNewsDay

    February 21, 2021
     
    Primary Author Alex Kirby
    February 21, 2021
    The oil company Shell recently miscalculated the extent of its reserves on a pretty massive scale. The mistake meant its new scenario for meeting ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaSub-National Governments

    Citizen ‘Climate Brigades’ in Ecuador Build Resilience, Cohesion

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    The citizen brigades of Guayaquil, Ecuador, were established to help the city’s poor find safety during extreme weather events. But the results have gone ...
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  • 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

    Full Story: The Conversation @ConversationEDU

    February 17, 2021
     
    Primary Author Zhengyao Lu/Lund University and Benjamin Smith/Western Sydney University
    February 17, 2021
    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 ...
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  • AfricaAsiaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    EXCLUSIVE: Study Shows Governments’ Oil and Gas Revenue Crashing as Decarbonization Takes Hold

    February 12, 2021
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 12, 2021
    Canadian governments stand to lose more than half of their revenue from oil and gas activities through 2040, and nearly nine-tenths of the taxes ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America

    Peruvian Study Connects Flood Risk to Climate Change, Boosts Litigation Hopes

    February 10, 2021
     
    February 10, 2021
    A landmark study of a Peruvian glacier has concluded that climate change caused by human activity is the key factor in the dangerous phenomenon ...
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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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  • Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America

    Deforestation, Degradation in Brazilian Amazon Hit 12-Year High

    December 4, 2020
     
    December 4, 2020
    Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has rocketed to levels not seen since 2008, thanks to the pro-development/anti-regulation regime of President Jair Bolsonaro. Further endangering ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States

    Call Off ‘War on Nature’, Guterres Urges, as WMO Puts Global Warming at 1.2°C

    December 4, 2020
     
    December 4, 2020
    With the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warning that the Earth has warmed 1.2°C since the mid-1800s, and a high-stakes virtual climate summit coming up ...
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  • AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America

    ‘No Vaccine for Climate Change’, Red Cross Warns, as Disasters Kill 410,000 in 10 Years

    November 23, 2020
     
    November 23, 2020
    There’s “no vaccine for climate change” in a world that has seen more than 100 climate disasters since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, and ...
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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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  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America

    Climate Scientists Declare Record Storm Season as Hurricane Iota Hits Nicaragua, Colombian Islands

    November 18, 2020
     
    November 18, 2020
    Scientists are declaring 2020 a record year for the Atlantic hurricane season, as Hurricane Iota follows Hurricane Eta to inflict a double hit on ...
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  • AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWater

    Cape Town Approaches ‘Day Zero’ as World’s Dry Regions Face 100-Fold Increase in Drought Risk

    November 18, 2020
     
    November 18, 2020
    If greenhouse gas emissions keep rising at their current pace, Cape Town faces the very real risk of seeing another “Day Zero”—a drought so ...
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  • AsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEuropeHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption

    Nine Countries, 15 U.S. States Join Forces on Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles

    September 20, 2020
     
    September 20, 2020
    Canada, eight other countries, and 15 U.S. states will work together to expand zero-emission commercial vehicle manufacturing, infrastructure, and deployment, following an announcement brokered ...
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  • AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOceansSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central AmericaTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States

    Countries Miss All 20 Targets Under UN Biodiversity Convention

    September 18, 2020
     
    September 18, 2020
    A decade after adopting a set of biodiversity restoration goals under a United Nations treaty, countries have missed every single milestone in the effort ...
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  • AfricaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisShale & FrackingSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States

    Fossils Keep Paying Shareholders Despite Epic Financial Losses, Declining Business Prospects

    September 10, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    September 10, 2020
    Some of the world’s most colossal fossils posted epic financial losses between April and June this year, all in the interest of preserving their ...
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  • CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsSouth & Central America

    Illegal Logging Adds to Malaria Threat in Venezuela

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsGeothermalICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySouth & Central America

    Southern Peru Sees Key Role in Geothermal

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • AfricaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesGeneral RenewablesICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaRenewable EnergySouth & Central America

    Study Looks at Energy Taxes, Fossil Subsidy Reform for Green Recovery

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • AfricaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America

    Climate Goals Depend on Transition in Developing Countries: IEA

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSouth & Central America

    Exxon, State Fossil Petrobras Strike Oil Off Brazil Coast

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • BrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationICYMIJurisdictionsSouth & Central AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption

    Rising Deforestation Pulls Amazon Biome toward ‘Death Spiral’

    February 7, 2021
     
    February 7, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSouth & Central America

    Crédit Suisse, BNP Bow to Campaigners, Drop Amazon Oil Financing

    February 4, 2021
     
    February 4, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSouth & Central America

    Trudeau Pledges $55 Million to Address Land Degradation

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 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 TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySouth & Central America

    Coal Giant Anglo-American Plans Shift to Green Energy

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSouth & Central America

    Ecuador Could Install 400 MW of Photovoltaics this Decade

    December 13, 2020
     
    December 13, 2020
  • CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionICYMIInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America

    2020 Storms Were ‘Just a Preview’ for Central America

    December 13, 2020
     
    December 13, 2020
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America

    Honduras Looks for Help, Warns of Rising Migration After Climate Disasters

    December 10, 2020
     
    December 10, 2020
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictionsSouth & Central America

    Atmospheric Dryness Boosts Photosynthesis in Amazon Rainforest

    December 8, 2020
     
    December 8, 2020
  • AfricaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationICYMIJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America

    New Study Traces Success Factors for Forest Carbon Storage

    December 3, 2020
     
    December 3, 2020
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