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Arctic Could Become Ice-Free
Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University predicts we could see ‘an area of less than one million square kilometres for September of this year’. The Arctic is on track to be free of sea ice this year or next for…
Australia Records Warmest Autumn Ever
The mean temperature between March and May was 23.86C but winter could be cooler than normal as El Niño wanes. After officially sweltering through the warmest autumn on record, Australians can expect a return to normal chilly weather this winter.…
Ontario Investing up to $900M in Energy Retrofits for Social Housing, Private Residential Apartment Buildings
Climate Change Action Plan will reduce GHGs, create jobs, support sustainable communities. Ontario is leading the fight against climate change by investing up to $900 million over four years from cap and trade proceeds to support people who rent by…
World Could Warm 8 Degrees Celsius If All Fosil Fuel Reserves Burned
As nations meet in Bonn, Germany this week to hash out how to achieve the 2-degree Celsius goal they set in Paris, new research is providing policymakers a glimpse of what would happen if the world does nothing to curb…
Paris Agreement signing ceremony in New York – the EU calls for swift ratification
The signing ceremony, convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, follows the adoption of the world’s first universal climate change agreement by 195 countries in Paris on 12 December 2015. The European Union was the first major economy to table its…
Paris Agreement Signing on 22 April in New York – Over 130 Countries Confirm Attendance
The Paris Climate Change Agreement opens for signature on 22 April 2016 during a high-level ceremony convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, marking an important international push on the way to the agreement’s timely entry into force.…
2016 Arctic Sea Ice Wintertime Extent Hits Another Record Low
Arctic sea ice appears to have reached a record low wintertime maximum extent for the second year in a row, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA. Every year, the cap of…