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People have the power! Public support for effective climate policies is essential to realizing needed change. The Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024 — the “world’s largest standalone survey on climate change” — found the vast majority are concerned about climate disruption: 80 per cent want their country to do more, and 72 per cent want their country to quickly shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, including 90 per cent in fossil fuel–producing countries. The global survey, conducted by the United Nations Development Programme and University of Oxford, asked people in 77 countries, representing 87 per cent of the world’s population, for their views on climate change. The people have spoken. Are politicians listening?  Read more

Climate action improves energy security When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, it sparked Europe’s worst energy crisis since the 1970s. According to the International Monetary Fund, climate action can turn things around. An IMF study found “higher carbon prices, stronger sector-specific energy efficiency regulations, and accelerated permitting for renewables” would improve “security of supply” and economic resilience. Climate action “lowers dependence on imports by replacing imported fossil fuels with domestically produced renewable electricity,” shifts energy imports away from non-European suppliers and lowers spending on energy. The IMF said, “efficiency investments reduce demand and accelerated renewables deployment raises energy supply — both of which lead to lower energy prices. This more than offsets the higher cost from higher carbon pricing.”  Read more

Earth observation offers climate and economic benefits Earth observation, using remote and on-site ground-based, airborne and satellite sensors, can help cut emissions while supporting mitigation and adaptation. It could also “add $3.8 trillion to the global economy between 2023 and 2030,” according to the World Economic Forum. “With hundreds of possible applications, the global potential of EO is immense, but as yet unrealized,” the WEF notes, adding that advancements in data quality and computing, as well as value-added services, among other benefits, could make it an economic powerhouse while helping drive the systemic change required to address the climate crisis.  Read more

More good news from the David Suzuki Foundation “Last year, Canada moved ahead with plans to clean up the electricity grid, cap harmful emissions from fossil fuels and make electric vehicles more available and affordable. Not only do these regulatory and policy advances tackle emissions, but they also come with jobs and health benefits. The rapid pace of announcements for investments in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing points to the economic writing on the wall. The policies are big cost-savers compared to not acting on the worsening climate crisis.” Theresa Beer, Communications and Policy Specialist