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EXCLUSIVE: UNESCO Partnership Helps Global Gas Exporters ‘Boost Legitimacy’, Undercuts UN Climate Goals, Analysts Say
The United Nations agency responsible for science, education, culture, and protected areas is undercutting global action on the climate emergency, analysts and campaigners warn, ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingDemographicsEuropeJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
French Court Orders More State Action on Climate Change
In what campaigners are calling a landmark ruling, a French court has judged the country to be failing in its commitments to fight the ... -
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Veteran Negotiators, ‘Dream Team’ of Advocates May Bode Well for COP 26 ‘Moment’
With at least two veteran negotiators back for a repeat engagement, a “dream team” of newer advocates coalescing, and a massive sense of urgency ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
White House Abandons Trump-Era Attacks on Vehicle Efficiency, Methane Standards
The Biden administration is abandoning a controversial Trump-era attempt to challenge California’s legislated authority to set its own tailpipe and methane emission standards under ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
‘Ending Zero-Sum Green Energy Politics’ Depends on Local Solutions, Win-Win Thinking
A detailed, local pitch for jobs and economic activity will be central to the Biden administration’s push to transform the way the United States ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEuropeJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Ireland Plans to Ban New Oil and Gas Licences, ‘Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground’
The Irish Cabinet has approved a legislated ban on new oil and gas exploration licences, though it still plans to honour existing licences—to the ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Executive Orders Good, Action Better, U.S. Environmental Justice Campaigners Say
Environmental justice campaigners in the United States have been feeling hopeful as President Joe Biden signs a string of executive orders to begin setting ... -
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Fossils ‘Stunned’, ‘Aghast’ After Biden Pauses New Oil and Gas Leases
North American fossils are declaring themselves “stunned” and “aghast” at the wave of climate action emanating from the White House last week, with U.S. ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Global Climate Adaptation Funding Overreported, Underspent
Even if global climate adaptation financing were as high as reported—and it isn’t—it would still fall woefully short of what’s needed. And the projects ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
State-Led U.S. Climate Alliance Still Sees Headwinds Post-Trump
A White House led by a climate denier who was actively working to undermine global efforts to meet the targets in Paris Agreement made ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationJurisdictions
Trudeau Tree-Planting Plan to Run $2.78B Over Budget, PBO Warns
The parliamentary budget office says a pledge by the Trudeau Liberals to plant two billion trees could cost almost double what the government says. -
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Sweeping Biden Executive Orders Halt Fossil Leases, Boost Renewables, Stress Environmental Justice and Scientific Integrity
With a set of three sweeping executive orders Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden launched an abrupt shift from four years of climate denial and ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Biden to Pause Oil and Gas Leasing, Emphasize Environmental Justice in ‘Climate Day’ Executive Orders Expected Today
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to pause new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters and unveil an ambitious plan to ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Time to Move On from Keystone, Ambassador Says, as Biden, Trudeau Talk Climate Cooperation
With U.S. President Joe Biden making climate action a top priority for his new administration, and an analyst warning that the Keystone XL pipeline ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
White House Says More Climate Action Coming in ‘Omnibus’ Order Next Week
U.S. President Joe Biden is planning another week of rapid action on the climate emergency, Reuters reports, citing a White House memo that promises ...
