Along Canadian coasts, storm surges and flooding have gone from breaking news to seasonal norms.
Environment
Nov 17, 2023
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Just over a year since US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, it's becoming clear this strangely named piece of legislation could have a powerful impact in spurring the global transition ...
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2023
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Communities with more socioeconomic vulnerability experience longer-duration power outages than more advantaged communities, according to a study. Research has shown that environmental disasters hit economically and socially ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2023
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Turning carbon emissions into useful products like concrete could use as much as 5% of global CO2 pollution, but working out the details will be challenging, according to a report to Congress from a National Academies committee ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2022
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A study of the urban heat island effect that warms Rhode Island focused on the connections between water and energy use, which could lead to better understanding and mitigation of the effect there and in similar urban areas ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2022
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In 2016, Tropical Storm Winston hit the Pacific island of Fiji as the strongest recorded storm ever to make landfall in the Southern Hemisphere. It left $1.4 billion in damage, 131,000 people homeless and 44 dead.
Environment
Nov 1, 2022
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Scientists from the University of Exeter and the British Geological Survey (BGS), alongside a team of institutions across Europe, have developed a new 3D geological model designed to guide exploration for rare earth elements ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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China will press ahead with its multi-billion-dollar financing of coal plants in developing countries, a top climate official said Tuesday, despite Beijing's stated aim of slashing carbon emissions.
Environment
Apr 27, 2021
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China's plan to fund dozens of foreign coal plants from Zimbabwe to Indonesia is set to produce more emissions than major developed nations, threatening global efforts to fight climate change, environmentalists have warned.
Environment
Dec 10, 2020
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Xi Jinping's shock promise to lead the world into a safer climate future was thin on details, leaving many questions unanswered on how the world's worst polluter will meet a 2060 carbon neutral target.
Environment
Sep 23, 2020
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