Climate

Written by: Kimberly White  Royal Dutch Shell is being held accountable for its role in perpetuating the climate crisis.  A Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. The decision by the...

Written by: Kimberly White  Faith institutions from around the globe are taking a stance against fossil fuels. Thirty-five faith institutions from seven countries have announced a multimillion-dollar divestment from fossil fuel companies in a joint statement from the World Council of...

Written by: Kimberly White Gabon has been rewarded for its commitment to reduce deforestation and combat the climate emergency.  Gabon has received $17 million for the nation's deforestation and forest degradation reductions in 2016 and 2017. The payment is the first...

Written by: Mitchell Beer A group of 15 trainees will be heading out into the field to begin converting two Alberta oilfield sites into solar farms, after graduating from a rapid upskilling program for fossil industry and Indigenous workers...

Written by: Catherine Nakalembe, Christina Justice, Hannah Kerner, Christopher Justice, and Inbal Becker-Reshef Food security is one of the most pressing issues, if not the most pressing, faced by many African countries today. And events in recent years have increasingly...

Written by: YCC Team Over the next decade, many offshore wind turbines are set to be installed off the coast of the U.S. “Offshore wind is a growing industry in the United States. There’s a lot of excitement, a lot of...

Written by: Kimberly White  A Montana judge has blocked an air quality permit for a controversial natural gas power plant, citing climate change concerns.  State District Judge Michael Moses canceled the air quality permit for a natural gas power plant currently...

Written by: Mark Maslin and Simon Lewis Restoring the world’s forests on an unprecedented scale is “the best climate change solution available”, according to a new study. The researchers claim that covering 900m hectares of land – roughly the size of...

Written by: Kimberly White  The UN General Assembly Hall in New York has been taken over by a dinosaur with a message for world leaders: stop making excuses.  Known as Frankie, the dinosaur is part of a newly launched campaign, ‘Don’t...

Written by: Elizabeth Claire Alberts The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many aspects of everyday life, including the way we work. Now, more than ever, professionals are working from home due to health and safety concerns and local restrictions. The pandemic...