Cities – Impacts
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U.S. Cities at Risk for ‘Deadliest’ Heat Wave-Power Failure Combo
Millions of urban Americans will be put at serious risk of heat exhaustion this summer if any heat waves coincide with power failures—a deadly ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTransitWalking & Biking
Wilkinson Orders Federal Environmental Review for Ontario Highway 413
Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced a federal environmental assessment of the Ford government’s contentious, C$6-billion plan for a new highway through ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Law Profs See Environmental Racism Bill as ‘Catalyst for Transformative Change’
This past winter, COVID-19 outbreaks at two Coastal GasLink work camps in northern British Columbia spilled over into neighbouring Wet’suwet’en communities, according to media ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
Ford’s New Appointee Will ‘Actively Wreck Things’ as Greenbelt Council Chair, Critic Warns
The new chair of Ontario’s Greenbelt Council is a former Mike Harris-era cabinet minister who voted against the Greenbelt itself when it was established ... -
AsiaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Cuts to UK Global Resilience Funding Undermine Cities’ Response to Fire, Floods
The UK’s decision to gut the budget for a key global disaster resilience research hub is putting millions of poor and vulnerable city-dwellers in ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fort McMurray Reels Under 1.5% Infection Rate as Third Wave of COVID-19 Hits Alberta Oilpatch
The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the Alberta tar sands/oil sands hard, with 12 active outbreaks at man camps and mining ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
North America Hit Hardest as Glacier Melt Doubles over 20 Years
A new study has used millions of satellite images to generate the clearest picture yet of the world’s glaciers and concludes they’re getting smaller, ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
Canada Must Tie Budget 2021 Spending to Community-Based Action: Op-Ed
While the “serious coin” directed to climate action by Canada’s 2021 budget is most welcome, two experts are urging policy-makers at all levels to ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
Don’t Fall for Fossil Industry Spin, NAACP Warns U.S. Communities of Colour
The NAACP is warning its regional chapters not to fall for fossil industry manipulation by outlining the key tactics through which Big Oil advances ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"EuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Provide Solutions, Avoid Doubt When Communicating Climate Change Impacts: Oxford Study
A new study from the University of Oxford suggests the science of extreme event attribution (EEA) could play a powerful role in engaging the ... -
BuildingsCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Climate Impacts Could Cost Canada $140 Billion by 2050, Insurance Giant Warns
Canada will be more than $100 billion poorer by 2050 if the world doesn’t work harder to fight climate change, says one of the ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergyTransitWalking & Biking
Cities Can Reconfigure and Adapt to Cut Emissions 90%, Prepare for Climate Impacts
Cities are uniquely vulnerable to climate change, but likely will be early adapters against that threat. -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityIndiaJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSoil & Natural Sequestration
Small Temperature Shifts Can Drive ‘Chaotic’ Changes to South Asian Monsoon
As the world warms, monsoon changes are set to cause havoc across a huge and densely populated swathe of the planet, with the great ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
New York Climate Clock Adds Renewables ‘Lifeline’ to Climate Deadline
The New York City Climate Clock has added what the New York Times calls a “tinge of optimism” to its message of looming climate ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAsiaAustraliaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFood SecurityIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
Over 50 Million People ‘Doubly Hit’ by Pandemic, Climate Disasters: WMO
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had no effect on the “relentless” increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases, but made the impacts of the ...
