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Bitumen Bubble Canada Canada's Pipeline-Climate Policy Paradox Carbon Levels & Measurement Energy Politics Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics Finance & Investment International Agencies & Studies Media, Messaging, & Public Opinion

Federal Carbon Tax Rebates Would Put Money in Canadian Voters’ Pockets, New Analysis Shows

Biodiversity & Habitat Bitumen Bubble Canada Climate Action/"Blockadia"Energy Politics First Peoples Hot Spots Pipelines/Rail Transport Sub-National Governments

Trans Mountain Opponents Gear Up as NEB Launches 22-Week Review
Bitumen Bubble Canada Drive to 1.5 Finance & Divestment Finance & Investment Media, Messaging, & Public Opinion Pathways to 1.5 Post-Carbon Transition

Sabia Urges Big Investors to Seize Multi-Trillion-Dollar Climate Opportunity

Biodiversity & Habitat Bitumen Bubble Canada Collateral Damage Health & Safety Legal & Regulatory Pipelines/Rail Transport Water

NEB Sees No ‘Immediate Danger’ in Hundreds of Faulty Pipeline Fittings

Auto & Alternative Vehicles Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics Finance & Investment International Agencies & Studies Middle East Oil & Gas United States

OPEC Expects Oil to Draw $11 Trillion in Investment Through 2040
Asia Bioenergy Brazil Climate Policy/Meetings/Negotiations Europe Forests & Deforestation International Agencies & Studies

Deforestation Triggered by EU Renewables Directive Could Destroy Global Carbon Sinks

Biodiversity & Habitat Bitumen Bubble Canada Collateral Damage Forests & Deforestation Oil & Gas Sub-National Governments

B.C. Caribou Plan Ignores Oil and Gas as Factor in Habitat Loss, Forest Destruction
Canada Carbon Levels & Measurement Climate Action/"Blockadia"Energy Politics Finance & Investment First Peoples Jobs Pipelines/Rail Transport Shale & Fracking Sub-National Governments

B.C. Scrambles to Square LNG Development with GHG Reductions as Investment Decision Nears

Coal Electricity Grid Energy Politics Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics Finance & Investment First Peoples Post-Carbon Transition Sub-National Governments United States

New Owner Backs Out as 2,250-MW Navajo Coal Station Faces 2019 Closure Date
China Finance & Investment Health & Safety Petrochemicals & Plastics Pipelines/Rail Transport Shale & Fracking Sub-National Governments United States Water

Exploding Pipeline in Pennsylvania Ties Plastics Manufacturing to Fracked Natural Gas
Canada Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics Finance & Investment Jobs Oil & Gas Pipelines/Rail Transport

CN, CP Go on Hiring Spree as Oil-By-Rail Shipments Hit New Record

Electricity Grid General Renewables Legal & Regulatory Nuclear United States

Appeals Court Support for Illinois Nuclear Subsidy Could Buoy State Renewables Programs
Carbon Levels & Measurement Drawdown Food Security Supply Chains & Consumption

Nutrient Management Would Save 1.81 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050

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Bitumen Bubble Canada Canada's Pipeline-Climate Policy Paradox Carbon Levels & Measurement Energy Politics Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics Finance & Investment International Agencies & Studies Media, Messaging, & Public Opinion

Federal Carbon Tax Rebates Would Put Money in Canadian Voters’ Pockets, New Analysis Shows

Full Story: National Post @nationalpost

September 24, 2018

Primary Author John Ivison @IvisonJ

September 24, 2018

A carbon pricing think tank led by Stephen Harper’s former policy director may be about to “transform the debate” on the issue that Conservative leader Andrew Scheer wants to make ...

OPEC Expects Oil to Draw $11 Trillion in Investment Through 2040

Full Story: CNBC @CNBC

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Tom DiChristopher @tdichristopher
September 24, 2018
New Owner Backs Out as 2,250-MW Navajo Coal Station Faces 2019 Closure Date

Full Story: Bloomberg Environment @BloombergEnv

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Stephen Lee @sklee_ca
September 24, 2018
CN, CP Go on Hiring Spree as Oil-By-Rail Shipments Hit New Record

Full Story: JWN Energy @JWNenergy

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Deborah Jaremko @JWN_Deborah
September 24, 2018
‘Other Industrial Behemoths Will Follow’ as Japanese Developer Signals Exit from Coal

Full Story: Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis @ieefa_institute

September 20, 2018
Primary Author Simon Nicholas @simonjnicholas
September 20, 2018

Climate Impacts & Adaptation

Heat & Temperature

Biodiversity & Habitat Canada Heat & Temperature Media, Messaging, & Public Opinion United States Water

3.0°C Jump in Great Lakes Temperatures Has ‘Optimistic’ Scientists Worried

Full Story: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation @CBCNews

September 13, 2018

Primary Author Conrad Collaco @ConradCollaco

September 13, 2018

A 3.0°C temperature increase in the Great Lakes is capturing the attention of researchers and drawing parallels with the summer heat wave that has been generating headlines across the Northern ...

London, New York Mayors Urge Cities Worldwide to Dump Their Fossil Investments

Full Story: The Guardian @guardian

September 11, 2018
Primary Author Bill de Blasio @NYCMayor and Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan
September 11, 2018
Green Roofs Can Help Urban Poor Survive Heat Waves

Full Story: Energy Central @EnergyCentral

September 11, 2018
Primary Author Ashish Sharma
September 11, 2018
New Wind and Solar Installations Could Green the Sahara

Full Story: British Broadcasting Corporation @BBC

September 9, 2018
Primary Author Matt McGrath @MattMcGrathBBC
September 9, 2018
Sweltering Summer Leaves 72% of Britons Concerned About Climate

Full Story: The Independent @independent

September 9, 2018
Primary Author Harry Cockburn @Harry Cockburn
September 9, 2018

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Cities

Buildings Cities Drive to 1.5 Electricity Grid Failure Is Not An Option Health & Safety Human Rights & Migration Severe Storms & Flooding Small Island States Sub-National Governments United States

Major Mental Health Crisis Hits Puerto Rico as Year-Long Hurricane Recovery Lags

Full Story: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation @CBCNews

September 19, 2018

Primary Author Jennifer Barr

September 19, 2018

A year after Hurricane Maria killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed much of the infrastructure on the island of Puerto Rico, the country is facing a major mental health crisis, ...

Brown Renews Pledge to ‘Launch Our Own Damn Satellite’ as Summit Urges Faster Climate Action

Full Story: The Energy Mix @theenergymix

September 16, 2018
Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
September 16, 2018
‘It’s All About the Water’ as ‘Slow-Moving Natural Disaster’ Turns Carolinas Into an Archipelago

Full Story: The Energy Mix @theenergymix

September 16, 2018
Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
September 16, 2018
Algae Blooms Speed Up Ice Loss Across Polar, High Mountain Regions (and Meltwater Speeds Up Algae Blooms)

Full Story: National Geographic @NatGeo

September 16, 2018
Primary Author Marcello Rossi @marcellorossi87
September 16, 2018
$2.3-Billion Production Facility in Quebec to Deliver Durable, All-Glass Solar Panels

Full Story: Renewables Now @SeeNewsRenew

September 16, 2018
Primary Author Veselina Petrova @Petrova_REN
September 16, 2018

Opinion & Analysis

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Analysis: Shell’s Big Climate Announcement Promises Only Small Investment Boost, Conditional Carbon Reductions

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Analysis: Nuts-and-Bolts Details Will Determine Paris Agreement’s Success

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COMMENT: Canada Must Balance the Climate Finance Books Between Adaptation and Mitigation

Cities Coal Health & Safety India Oil & Gas Opinion & Analysis Post-Carbon Transition

Fossil Fuel Use Turns India’s Capital Into a ‘Gas Chamber’

Jurisdictions

Canada

Federal Carbon Tax Rebates Would Put Money in Canadian Voters’ Pockets, New Analysis Shows

Full Story: National Post @nationalpost

September 24, 2018

Primary Author John Ivison @IvisonJ

September 24, 2018

A carbon pricing think tank led by Stephen Harper’s former policy director may be about to “transform the debate” on the issue that Conservative leader Andrew Scheer wants to make ...

Trans Mountain Opponents Gear Up as NEB Launches 22-Week Review

Full Story: Vancouver Sun @VancouverSun

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Gordon Hoekstra @Gordon_Hoekstra
September 24, 2018
Sabia Urges Big Investors to Seize Multi-Trillion-Dollar Climate Opportunity

Full Story: National Observer @NatObserver

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Carl Meyer @ottawacarl
September 24, 2018
NEB Sees No ‘Immediate Danger’ in Hundreds of Faulty Pipeline Fittings

Full Story: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation @CBCNews

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Kyle Bakx @kylebakx
September 24, 2018
B.C. Caribou Plan Ignores Oil and Gas as Factor in Habitat Loss, Forest Destruction

Full Story: The Narwhal @thenarwhalca

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Sarah Cox @sarahcox_bc
September 24, 2018

Non-Renewable Energy

Oil & Gas

Auto & Alternative Vehicles Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics Finance & Investment International Agencies & Studies Middle East Oil & Gas United States

OPEC Expects Oil to Draw $11 Trillion in Investment Through 2040

Full Story: CNBC @CNBC

September 24, 2018

Primary Author Tom DiChristopher @tdichristopher

September 24, 2018

The fossil industry will need US$11 trillion in investment over the next 22 years to meet oil demand projected to grow by 7.3 million barrels per day in 2023 and ...

B.C. Caribou Plan Ignores Oil and Gas as Factor in Habitat Loss, Forest Destruction

Full Story: The Narwhal @thenarwhalca

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Sarah Cox @sarahcox_bc
September 24, 2018
CN, CP Go on Hiring Spree as Oil-By-Rail Shipments Hit New Record

Full Story: JWN Energy @JWNenergy

September 24, 2018
Primary Author Deborah Jaremko @JWN_Deborah
September 24, 2018
Trudeau Admits Trans Mountain is a Fossil Subsidy as Report Urges Clean Energy Shift

Full Story: National Observer @NatObserver

September 20, 2018
Primary Author Mia Rabson/The Canadian Press @mrabson
September 20, 2018
U.S. Science Teachers Stand Up for Climate Science

Full Story: InsideClimate News @insideclimate

September 19, 2018
Primary Author Phil McKenna @mckennapr
September 19, 2018

Renewable Energy

Solar

Biodiversity & Habitat Canada Cities Electricity Grid Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics Jobs Solar

$2.3-Billion Production Facility in Quebec to Deliver Durable, All-Glass Solar Panels

Full Story: Renewables Now @SeeNewsRenew

September 16, 2018

Primary Author Veselina Petrova @Petrova_REN

September 16, 2018

Solargise Canada is negotiating a land purchase in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, about 65 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of Montreal, for the first phase of a C$2.3-billion project to build a new generation ...

Flurry of Low-Carbon Announcements Marks First Day of Global Climate Action Summit

Full Story: Climate Nexus @ClimateNexus

September 13, 2018
Primary Author
September 13, 2018
New Renewables Undercut Existing Fossil Prices in U.S. Grid Transition

Full Story: Greentech Media @greentechmedia

September 13, 2018
Primary Author Juan Monge
September 13, 2018
Subsidy-Free Solar Sweeps Europe as Countries Reap Reward for Earlier Supports

Full Story: Bloomberg @business

September 13, 2018
Primary Author Anna Hirtenstein @ahirtens
September 13, 2018
Grid Flexibility Would Enable 80% Renewable Power Generation by 2050

Full Story: Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown

September 13, 2018
Primary Author
September 13, 2018

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