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New Prime Minister Declares Japan will Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Zero by 2050
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, Japan has since experienced several significant climate disasters and adopted new policy...
COVID-19 Sets Back Indonesia’s Progress on Climate Change Mitigation Goals
COVID-19 has been the focus of a majority of countries around the world this year and rightfully so. The virus...
New Federal Air Quality Guidelines, a Rise in Extreme Weather Events, and New Climate Research Studies in India
Listed below are some of the notable events that took place in India between July and October 2020, offering glimpses...
Germany’s Government Discussing Conflicting Climate Strategies
Earlier this year it became evident that Germany will fail to achieve its emission reduction targets of 40% by the...
France Economic Recovery Helps Promote Green Energy; Citizens Climate Convention Releases Recommendations
Green energy policy was accelerated in France last September as the French economy faced its deepest recession since World War...
EU Increases Ambition of Climate Change Goals
There have been numerous discussions in the EU within the past months regarding Climate Change mitigation efforts and it is...
China Pledges to be Carbon Neutral by 2060
China surprised the world in September with a pledge to take further action in combating climate change and achieve carbon...
Canadian Prime Minister’s Throne Speech Sets Forward a Sweeping Climate Mitigation Agenda
CLIMATE POLICY – Canada’s minority government received a confidence vote on its September 23rd Throne Speech plan (which opens every...
Brazil is on the Verge of a Serious Climate Crisis
It is unsurprising that the same administration which vowed to take advantage of the pandemic to “pass the cattle” is...
Big Leap Forward in the Renewables Sector and Continued Lack of Federal Response to Climate Needs in Australia
The July to October period has seen some incredible leaps in the Australian renewables sector despite lack of federal government...
India Spotlight: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and The Center for Science and the Environment (CSE)
Research over the years in the area of climate change in India has gradually been adopted by the school and...
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
The United States is home to some of the most groundbreaking research on climate change, but at the federal level,...
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in the UK
Home to many prestigious organizations and institutions with a multitude of resources, the UK is home to some groups doing...
Spotlight Activity: Thailand Environment Institute Foundation (TEI) and Energy Research Institute (ERI)
At present, research on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Thailand is a major agenda amongst the Thai Government and...
Spotlight Report: BC3, The Climate Change Mitigation Research Organization in Spain
In Spain, over 90% of Spaniards are aware that climate change is happening. Whether it’s a rural farmer’s agricultural business...
Spotlight Activity: The African Climate and Development Initiative and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
In South Africa, there are numerous environmental organisations that work to minimise the impacts of climate change and strengthen South...
The Center for Excellence in Climate Change Research and the Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water, and Desert Research in Saudi Arabia
Climate change mitigation research in Saudi Arabia is conducted through universities and institutions that are seemingly well-funded. Two such prominent...
Spotlight: The Energy Center and the Russia Association of Wind Power Energy
In recent years, the issue of climate change mitigation has started to become a rather hot topic among Russia’s research...
Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change (BNRCC)
Relative to the other countries that Climate Scorecard tracks, Nigeria is severely lacking in the climate change research department. There...
World Resources Institute Mexico Analyzes Energy Efficiency and Promotes More Sustainable Buildings
Mexico is the 12th largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, and the second largest in Latin America. The country...