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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 ... -
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 ...
