Concordia Leads Creation of Montreal Climate Data Hub
After a year of consultation and co-design, a Concordia-led initiative to create a Climate Data Hub for Greater Montreal is launching publicly.
The Climate Data Hub will provide a single federated point of access to emissions-related data held by a range of government offices, private companies and academic researchers
Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix
It is beloved by Big Sur road trippers and is vital for local businesses. But intense storms, slides and fires imperil this highway. What does the future hold?
Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?
It was climate change. It made a lot of sense: Complex parasites can only survive if everyone one of those host species are around. If just one type of host goes missing? “Game over
Our argument is that parasites are just species. They’re part of biodiversity, and they’re doing really important things in ecosystems that we depend upon them for
Indigenous climate activists honored for defeating offshore drilling effort
Each year, the Goldman Prize awards scientists, activists and artists for their work for environmental causes.
We speak to Sinegugu Zukulu and Nonhle Mbuthuma two of this year's winners from South Africa's indigenous Wild Coast community, who banded together to defeat an offshore drilling effort
No bean coffee made from things like date seeds may be in our near future
Coffee is so popular around the world that the vast crop requirements are devastating the environment. So some companies are seeking a more sustainable alternative
Target Faces Lawsuit Over Sunscreen Coral Bleaching Claims
In a suit filed last week, Target became the latest retailer to be accused of deceptively marketing organic sunscreen products as safe for coral reefs despite containing ingredients known to cause coral bleaching
The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled
LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge ruled Friday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence that it could be delivered
Kenya: Death Toll Climbs As Torrential Rains Contine to Batter Kenya
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Weeks of heavy rain and floods that have killed nearly 200 people continue to ravage parts of Kenya - causing landslides, destroying roads and forcing people from their homes
France Crafts Offshore Wind Expansion to Meet Climate Goals
Julianne Geiger
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France has revealed an ambitious strategy to amplify its offshore wind capacity, signaling a determined effort to make as much progress as neighboring nations in meeting climate objectives
How a Bird Sparked a Conversation On Climate Rights in India
The Supreme Court of India recently acknowledged the fundamental right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change, making national headlines. This article explores how a petition demanding the conservation of a critically endangered bird led to this landmark statement, which sets an important precedent in climate justice cases around the world
What’s critical about climate change, from the financial system’s point of view, is that it makes it more and more likely that many disasters will arrive all at the same time
And that, in turn, will mean more government borrowing, more government debt, more demands for austerity
EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy
Mitchell Beer
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European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit
Women should be included in decisions on the protection of human rights in the climate crisis, say researchers
Eighty percent of climatic migrants are women and children. This figure means that a new international legal framework is required to protect human rights by adding gender-sensitive measures to policies and legislation