Drive to 1.5 Failure Is Not An Option
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Bitcoin Draws as Much Electricity as Argentina as Consumption Quadruples in Four Years
With the computing power that drives the popular cryptocurrency bitcoin now consuming nearly as much energy as Argentina, analysts are warning the renegade technology’s ... -
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Peg Social Cost of Carbon at $100 Per Tonne, Economists Urge Biden
Two eminent economists are urging the Biden administration to peg the social cost of carbon at a minimum US$100 per tonne or risk underestimating ... -
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Too Much Sahara Solar Development Could Bring Regional, Global Climate Impacts
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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Shareholders Squirm, Climate Analysts Pounce as Shell Releases ‘Grotesque’, ‘Delusional’ Climate Plan
Colossal fossil Royal Dutch Shell is taking criticism from all sides for its latest attempt at a decarbonization strategy, with fossil-friendly investors driving its ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Valentine’s Day Campaign, New Research Highlight B.C. Subsidies to Top Fracking Companies
“Roses are red/Money is green/Thanks for the cheque/Glad we’re on the same team.” That’s the tone of a series of valentines released late last week ... -
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Climate Crisis Will Be More Deadly than COVID, Carney Warns
Climate change could cause as many deaths each year by mid-century as the COVID-19 pandemic has produced over the last 12 months, UN climate ... -
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From Aquifers to Tree Canopies, New Research Flags Shrinking Fresh Water Supplies
Courtesy of climate change, the many and diverse parts of the Earth that hold fresh water are drying up, putting 66% of the land ... -
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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 ... -
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Fossil Fuel Pollution Caused 8.7 Million Premature Deaths in 2018, New Study Finds
Fossil fuel pollution killed 8.7 million people prematurely in 2018—more than 18% of the total global death toll that year, and more than twice ... -
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212,000 Kilometres of New Pipelines World-Wide Would Enable 170 Billion Tonnes of Emissions, Analysts Warn
A 212,000-kilometre network of oil and gas pipelines now in construction or under development around the world could set investors up for US$1 trillion ... -
Perth, Australia Bushfire Forces Evacuations Despite Pandemic Lockdown
A bushfire outside Perth, Australia has destroyed 71 homes, injured six firefighters, and forced some residents to evacuate—even though the city had just entered ... -
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Canada and U.S. Drastically Underestimate Methane Emissions as Atmospheric Levels Rise
Federal environmental agencies are underestimating methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells by 20% in the United States and 150% in Canada, according ... -
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Refocus Infrastructure Spending to Cut Carbon, Create Jobs, Blue Green Canada Urges
Canada is missing a big opportunity to create jobs, cut pollution, and advance a net-zero emissions agenda by failing to prioritize projects that use ... -
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B.C. Logging Practices Drive Up Climate Risk, Sierra Club Warns
After failing to assess elevated risks of drought, wildfire, and flooding resulting from its standard logging practices, British Columbia urgently needs to address impacts ... -
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Coldest Town in Finland Unveils Satirical Bid for 2032 Summer Olympics
The self-described coldest town in Finland is making a pitch to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, with a mock promotional campaign that highlights the ...
