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Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyUnited States
Flurry of Biden Executive Orders Returns U.S. to Paris Agreement, Begins Reversing Trump Deregulatory Agenda
News reports Wednesday heralded the dawn of a new era in U.S. climate, energy, and environmental justice policy, as President Joe Biden marked his ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
Federal Green Economy Procurement May Kick Off in October, Government Relations Specialist Advises
A Toronto-based government relations specialist is advising clean transition entrepreneurs to tentatively mark October in their calendars for the first signs of federal procurement ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWebinars & Podcasts
Biden Brings a Policy ‘Sea Change’, Podesta Tells GreenPAC Webinar
An aggressive program of executive actions and green investments, a White House staffed with “climate champions”, and a concerted effort to rebuild the U.S. ... -
AsiaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastUnited States
‘Smart Cities’ Hype Enters the Global South, after North American Projects Fall Short
While oft-criticized in North America for promising much and delivering little, the “smart city” concept is gaining a foothold in the Global South—a troubling ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
BREAKING: Biden to Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline, Rejoin Paris Agreement on Day One as ‘10-Day Blitz’ of Executive Actions Kicks Off
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to rescind the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and bring his country back into the Paris climate ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSoil & Natural Sequestration
UNEP Calls for Better Funding to Speed Global Climate Adaptation
As the climate crisis accelerates and the Earth nears a fast-approaching “temperature tipping point,” the world’s nations need to speed up their adaptation planning ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
75 Indigenous Women Leaders Urge Biden to Halt Major Pipelines
Indigenous women leaders across the United States have called upon President-elect Joe Biden to put an immediate and permanent halt to three of the ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydrogenInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States
McCarthy: 2021 Could Be ‘Pivotal Year’ for Climate Action
With climate action and ambition accelerating toward the end of last year, in Canada and internationally, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution under way, 2021 could ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Higher ‘Value of Carbon’ Guidance Could Boost Aggressive Climate Policy
New “value of carbon” guidance from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation could spur stronger climate action in all sectors, while encouraging land ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Cities Help Build Momentum for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
A plan for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, first introduced last year in a paper co-authored by Canadian climate campaigner Tzeporah Berman, may ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Norway Boosts Carbon Tax to $237 Per Tonne by 2030
Norway will more than triple its national carbon tax by 2030, from kr 590 to kr 2,000 (US$70 to $237) per tonne of carbon ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHydrogenInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable Energy
Positive Feedback Loops Could Speed the Shift Off Carbon, Study Finds
Large-scale progressive change can be accomplished as much by “positive-sum” cooperation as by “zero-sum” thinking, argues a new study co-authored by the deputy director ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
COVID Recovery Funds, Green Jobs Could Help Developing Countries Drive Down Emissions
COVID-19 recovery funds and green job investment could be a cornerstone for efforts by more than 20 developing nations to come up with new, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
Climate Finance Needs Data Standards, Verification to Build Trust Among Rich and Poor Countries
As Paris Agreement climate financing commitments come due, established standards and third-party verification for finance data are desperately needed to win back the trust ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Climate Deniers Cheer Trump’s Murderous Mob as Campaigners Decry Preferential Treatment
After white supremacists stormed and sacked the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday, some of the country’s most prolific climate deniers took to social media to ...
