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CanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
COVID-19 May Deliver ‘One-Two Punch’ to Flood, Wildfire Response
The potential for a one-two punch—natural disaster plus COVID-19—has emergency preparedness teams across Canada working feverishly to be ready for complex battles that could ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
Tropical Forests Lose One-Third of Carbon Storage Ability, Could Soon Become Carbon Source
Tropical forests have lost much of their ability to pull carbon dioxide out of the air, and could begin turning into net carbon sources ... -
DemographicsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption
Hope for Stability Fades as Guyana Becomes Nascent Petro-State
Hopes that Guyana’s nascent democracy and fragile economy might defy standard petro-state precedents and realize only benefits from the country’s sudden vault into the ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSouth & Central America
Above-Average Heat, Drought-Fueled Fire Risk On Tap for 2020
Despite the absence of El Niño conditions this year, many parts of the world will still see above-average temperatures through 2020—proof that climate change ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaTravel, Leisure & Recreation
World Bank Support to Guyana Megaproject Undercuts Promise to Stop Funding Fossils
The World Bank is undercutting its own carbon reduction commitments and putting entire Caribbean ecosystems at risk by directing US$55 million to support fossil ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central America
Massive Study Links Gender-Based Violence to Climate Change, Environmental Degradation
Climate impacts and environmental degradation are driving an increase in violence against women and girls, while gender-based exploitation obstructs efforts to address the combined ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWater
Climate Campaigners Raise Flags Over Press Freedom Award for Chevron Lawyer
Anti-fossil campaigners are crying foul after the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) chose to honour Chevron lead attorney Ted Boutrous for ... -
AsiaAustraliaBioenergyBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroIndiaPathways to 1.5SolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
Mixed Results for 2019 Show Slight Rise in Renewable Energy Investment
World renewable energy investment hit US$282.2 billion last year, slightly higher than 2018’s total of $280.2 billion, with investment declining in China but hitting ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydroSolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
TerraForm Buyout Would Lift Toronto-Based Brookfield Renewable’s Asset Base to 22 Gigawatts
Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable Partners is pitching a US$1.5-billion offer to buy out the remaining shares of TerraForm Power Inc., a move that would boost ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureSouth & Central America
As Amazon Rainforest Approaches a ‘Tipping Point’, Scientists Say There’s Still Time to Act
An interlinked and frightening triad of rising temperatures, escalating deforestation, and wildfire is pushing the Amazon rainforest ever closer to a “tipping point” that ... -
AfricaAsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyDrawdownHuman Rights & MigrationSouth & Central America
Residential LEDs Would Save 7.8 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Ranked #33 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, using residential LED lighting to replace incandescent and fluorescent bulbs could cut greenhouse gas emissions by ... -
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 ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentSolarSouth & 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 & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & 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 ...
