Climate Change Update
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More Canadians growing worried about climate change amid extreme weather: pollThe largest share - 33 per cent - said inflation is the top issue, 16 per cent chose housing affordability, and eight per cent pointed to rising interest rates.EnvironmentSep 13, 2023
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Energy companies more optimistic of Trudeau’s climate goals than Alberta premierAlberta, which generates the third-most electricity among the provinces, produced half of Canada's emissions from generation in 2020.CanadaAug 3, 2023
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July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month ever record: scientistsJuly is traditionally the hottest month of the year, and the EU said it did not project August would surpass the record set this month.WorldJul 27, 2023
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Canada plans to finalize emissions cap by mid-2024: GuilbeaultThe cap, which envisions limits on emissions or potentially raising the carbon price to incentivize driving down emissions, was first promised in Trudeau's 2021 election campaign.CanadaJul 27, 2023
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Florida may have just set world record for warmest seawaterThe water temperature on the tip of Florida recently hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row.U.S. NewsJul 26, 2023
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Extreme heatwaves will continue through August, WMO adviser saysExtreme weather has also disrupted the lives of millions of Americans, with dangerous heat stretching from Southern California to the Deep South.WorldJul 21, 2023
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U.S., China meet on climate as world temperatures near record highsThe heat dome across the western United States also helped to generate heavy rains in the northeast, claiming at least five lives. The heat warnings spread as far as Florida.WorldJul 17, 2023
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Extreme heat ‘disproportionately’ impacts people with disabilities: reportHeatwaves led to some 16,000 excess deaths last year in Europe but some countries, including Spain, do not break down data to show how people with disabilities are affected.WorldJun 26, 2023
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US$95B raised from global carbon pricing plans last year, World Bank statesSeveral countries are using a price on carbon emissions to help meet their climate goals in the form of a tax, or under an emissions trading, or cap-and-trade, system.WorldMay 23, 2023
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UN forecasting increasing chance of hitting heat limit on a ‘temporary basis’The world is coming off a triple dip La Nina, three straight years of El Nino’s cooler cousin, and is on the verge of an El Nino that some scientists predict will be strong.EnvironmentMay 17, 2023
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