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In a landmark advisory opinion on Wednesday, the United Nations’ top court said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could be entitled to reparations. CBC | World News
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Brazil lawmakers gut environmental licensing ahead of UN climate summit
Brazil’s congress passed legislation on Thursday loosening environmental licensing, a potential blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he seeks to burnish his country’s green credentials before hosting the United Nations global climate summit, COP30, this year. CBC | World News
Read More »The Americans fighting back against Trump’s attacks on climate
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet some of the Americans fighting back against U.S. cuts to climate science and policies, visualize how hot our cities will feel by the end of this century and check out a new kind of cat litter made from waste. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. federal workers clamp down on their communications in climate of DOGE-induced fear
Federal workers with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the first government department targeted by DOGE, have locked down their credit, shut off their Alexas and turned to the secure, encrypted Signal app for communications — just as they’d operate in foreign, autocratic countries. CBC | World News
Read More »In Antarctica, Canadian scientists have a ‘momentous’ chance to learn more about climate change
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Read More »Climate action was already losing momentum. Then Trump returned to office
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Read More »Warming climate should be top priority, Olympians urge IOC presidential hopefuls
More than 400 athletes, including more than 20 Canadians, speak up about threat of climate change to both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Cuts to U.S. weather forecasting, climate science create dark clouds for Canadian counterparts
Cuts to the U.S. agency responsible for weather forecasting and climate science have left scientists on this side of the border concerned about the reliability of data Canada needs to predict dangerous events, conduct accurate flood forecasts and understand broader changes to the climate. CBC | World News
Read More »If we’ve missed the 1.5-degree climate target, what’s next?
Earth has crossed the critical 1.5 C warming threshold, according to two major global studies. But scientists say there is still hope for keeping warming below the next target of 2 C. CBC | World News
Read More »Brazil will join OPEC+, group of oil-exporting nations, months before hosting UN climate summit
Brazil’s government on Tuesday approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations, signalling the country’s evolution into a major oil state just nine months ahead of hosting the United Nations’ annual climate summit. CBC | World News
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