Cities – Impacts
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BuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Heritage Group Places Entire City of Providence, RI, on ‘Endangered Property’ List
The iconic 1928 “Superman” building is just one of many heritage treasures to be found in the 385-year-old Rhode Island city of Providence. Now, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
B.C. Pushes Forward with Site C Hydro Megaproject Despite $16-Billion Price Tag
Premier John Horgan has given the green light for work on British Columbia’s Site C hydroelectric dam to proceed, citing termination costs of more ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Trans Mountain Tries to Hide Insurers’ Identities as Industry Pushes for Climate Disclosure
The Crown corporation building the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has asked a federal regulator to conceal the names of its insurance companies to ... -
BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Rising Rents, Hurricane Damage Drive Homelessness Crisis in Louisiana
Only six months after seeing their homes destroyed by back-to-back hurricanes, many renters in the industrial heartland of southwest Louisiana have found themselves literally ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
Time to Come Clean on Rising Carbon Emissions, Bloomberg Columnist Urges Musk
It’s time for Tesla founder Elon Musk to come clean about the rising carbon footprint of his signature product, as the company’s rapid growth ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Off-Gassing Upholstery, Highway Emissions Make Cars Toxic Inside and Out
The average commute time in California is 30 minutes, and growing. And according to a new study, the half-hour spent in vehicles that off-gas ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Alberta Towns Declare Crisis as Deadbeat Fossils’ Unpaid Tax Bills Triple to $245 Million
The exponential growth of unpaid property taxes from Alberta’s struggling oilpatch is threatening small communities and they need new ways to enforce the rules, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
UN Report Urges End to ‘Suicidal’ War on Nature
A landmark UN report has delivered a shattering synopsis of the three intertwined emergencies facing humanity—the climate crisis, a devastated natural world, and catastrophic ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
$16,752 Power Bill was a Feature, Not a Bug, in Texas’ Market-Driven Electricity System
With one Texas ratepayer looking at a US$16,752 power bill, and another down to her last $200 after her electricity reseller cleaned out her ... -
Batteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Texas Blackouts Highlight Disaster Risk for U.S., Canadian Utilities
With many Texans still scrambling to recover from a week of freezing cold weather, power blackouts, and water shortages, early analysis in the United ... -
Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
BREAKING: Texas Was ‘Seconds and Minutes’ from Months-Long Blackouts, Grid Operator Admits
At least 47 people were dead, hundreds of thousands of homes were still without power, half of the state was under a boil water ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Deliver Real Protections for Climate Migrants, Refugee Group Urges Biden Administration
As work begins on a new climate change and migration report commissioned by the Biden administration, Refugees International is urging the White House to ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaSub-National Governments
Citizen ‘Climate Brigades’ in Ecuador Build Resilience, Cohesion
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 ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHydropowerIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySevere Storms & Flooding
India Was Forewarned About Himalayan Flood Disaster Risks
Experts and residents in India have long been sending a message to the Modi government in India: Do not build hydroelectric dams in the ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingDemographicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Ex-Exxon Engineer Personifies ‘Generational Schism’ Facing Millennial Oil and Gas Workers
As pressure on climate-unfriendly Big Fossil builds, so does the sense of disillusionment among the industry’s younger employees, for whom climate change is a ...
