Carbon Levels & Measurement
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CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHot SpotsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
BREAKING: Emissions at Four Alberta Tar Sands/Oil Sands Mines 64% Higher Than Fossils Reported
Carbon pollution from four major tar sands/oil sands mines in northern Alberta is 64% higher than their owners reported using the United Nations' standard ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsInternational Agencies & Studies
Declare Climate Change a ‘Festering Injustice’, IPCC Author Urges Teen Protesters
I was invited to speak to a group of teenagers on climate strike in Oxford recently. Like many scientists, I support the strikes, but ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5National Plans & ResponsesOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canada Reports Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase for 2017
Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions increased marginally in 2017, from 708 to 716 million tonnes, driven mostly by increased oil and gas production, according to ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National Governments
Ontario Plans Gas Pump ‘Propaganda’ Sticker on Carbon Tax, with Fines if Gas Stations Refuse
The Doug Ford government in Ontario is raising eyebrows with a provision buried deep in its recent budget bill that sets fines of up ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Analysis: Alberta Misses Out on Grown-Up Conversation About Fossil Transition
With Albertans voting tomorrow in the province’s 30th general election, most of the punditry and virtually every opinion poll reinforce the popular wisdom that ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentSub-National Governments
Ontario Cuts Energy Efficiency, Talks Generalities on Climate in ‘Most Anti-Environment Budget Since Walkerton’
The Doug Ford government in Ontario released a budget last week that allocates job creation incentive funds for clean energy investments but cuts program ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasPost-Carbon Transition
Bloomberg Columnist Echoes Calls for 1.5°C Scenarios from IEA
A Bloomberg News opinion columnist is turning to Google Maps as an analogy for an annual energy futures roadmap from the International Energy Agency ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Today’s Children Will Have One-Eighth the Lifetime Carbon Budgets of Their Grandparents
Children born today will have to live their lives with carbon footprints one-eighth the size of their grandparents’, according to a new interactive tool ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Analysis: If Kenney Takes Alberta, Trudeau Finally Gets to Make a Decision
With Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party (UCP) looking virtually certain to win the Alberta provincial election next week, news analysts are beginning to weigh ... -
AsiaBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeForests & DeforestationGeneral RenewablesHuman Rights & MigrationJobsNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
Indonesia Sees Path to Prosperity in ‘Mainstreaming’ Low-Carbon Development
Indonesia’s planning minister has said the country will choose a low-carbon development pathway after a government report found it could significantly boost the economy. By ...
