Focus on Climate
Ember: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total
For the first time, 30% of electricity produced worldwide was from clean energy sources as the number of solar and wind farms continued...
A ‘sponge city’ may be your home in 2050
The Conversation: For people to thrive in a more dangerous world, cities will need to look very different.
Police present but not enforcing injunction at Alberta oil blockade
Woodland Cree First Nation in Alberta says it hasn't been consulted on Obsidian Energy's expansion plans and has concerns about earthquakes resulting from...
2023 ‘year of record climatic hazards’ in Latin America: UN
Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused...
Canada’s energy minister defends carbon capture technology
Canada's Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is defending carbon sequestration systems after a high-profile project in Alberta was abandoned over its price tag.
Crowd rallies to support Nova Scotia coastal protection legislation
Dozens of people gathered in front of the Nova Scotia legislature today to rally in support of coastal protection legislation the provincial government...
Oklahoma anti-ESG law blocked by state judge
A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil...
Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100
Due to climate change, extreme or rare events "are becoming more frequent and more extreme," Jose Marengo, research coordinator at Brazil's National Center...
What is a tornado emergency and how is it different from a warning or a watch?
A tornado emergency is the U.S. National Weather Service’s highest alert level. For one to be issued, there has to be an imminent...
Climeworks opens world’s largest plant to extract CO2 from air in Iceland
Climeworks has opened the world’s largest operational direct air capture (DAC) plant to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere
