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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasUnited States

    Exxon Faces Fierce Pushback After Climate Plan Offers No Guarantee of Emission Reductions

    December 16, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 16, 2020
    The pushback was fierce and pretty much instantaneous this week after colossal fossil ExxonMobil announced a vague climate plan that would reduce its greenhouse ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternationalJurisdictions

    Carbon Capture and Storage (Still) Falls Short of the Hype

    December 16, 2020
     
    December 16, 2020
    A drastic increase in most countries’ carbon prices, to something above US$100 per tonne, will be the price of entry for anyone banking on ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySupply Chains & Consumption

    With $170/Tonne Carbon Price, $15B in New Spending, Canada’s 2030 Carbon Target Still Falls Far Short

    December 14, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 14, 2020
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled an updated national climate plan Friday that includes a $170-per-tonne carbon price in 2030, C$15 billion in new climate ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsTransit

    Montreal Vows 55% Emissions Cut by 2030

    December 14, 2020
     
    December 14, 2020
    In its just-released 10-year climate plan, the city of Montreal is vowing to cut emissions by 55% from 1990 levels by 2030. Environmental groups ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption

    EU Considers 50% Toll Reduction for Zero-Emission Trucks

    December 11, 2020
     
    December 11, 2020
    European Union transport ministers have agreed to a new tolling system that will give truckers a price break of at least 50% if they ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding

    Faster Carbon Cuts Will Show Results Within 20 Years, New Study Concludes

    December 9, 2020
     
    December 9, 2020
    Greenhouse gas reductions that match up with a 1.5°C limit on average global warming would deliver “substantial near-term benefits” within 20 years, while reducing ...
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  • BioenergyCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMethaneRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    $875M Quebec Biofuel Project Will Process Non-Recyclable Waste, Prevent Methane Emissions

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    December 9, 2020
     
    December 9, 2020
    Quebec and federal officials announced an investment Tuesday in a biofuel production facility that will use non-recyclable residual materials, diverting those items from landfills ...
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    AsiaAustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy SubsidiesEuropeIndiaJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States

    Analyst Cites Fossil Exports as the ‘Biggest Climate Scandal You’ve Never Heard Of’

    December 9, 2020
     
    December 9, 2020
    The focus on domestic greenhouse gas reductions in the run-up to next year’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, COP 26, will leave out ...
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  • Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Contrail Pollutants Contribute Twice the Impact of Airline CO2 Emissions, Study Finds

    December 9, 2020
     
    December 9, 2020
    A new report from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency concludes that emissions of black carbon, nitrous oxide, soot, and water vapour were responsible ...
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    BrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Brazilian State Fossil Petrobras Expands Production, Writes Off Net-Zero as ‘Fad’

    December 7, 2020
     
    December 7, 2020
    Brazilian state fossil Petrobras is writing off the drive to net-zero carbon as a “fad”, after undertaking to reduce its own emissions 25% by ...
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  • Boris Johnson
    Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEuropeHydrogenJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy

    BREAKING: UK Declares 68% Carbon Reduction Target for 2030 After Analyst Warns to Watch the Fine Print

    December 4, 2020
     
    December 4, 2020
    The United Kingdom will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 68% from 1990 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today, a plan he ...
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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSupply Chains & Consumption

    Opinion: For Ottawa, Delayed Climate Action Could Mean Relying on ‘Expensive, Unproven’ Carbon Capture Technologies

    Full Story: The Conversation @ConversationEDU

    December 4, 2020
     
    Primary Author Burgess Langshaw Power/University of Waterloo
    December 4, 2020
    Last month, the federal government released its long awaited plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Bill C-12, if passed, commits Canada ...
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  • AustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMiddle EastOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSolarTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited StatesWind

    BREAKING: Countries’ Fossil Extraction Plans Drive Emissions Far Past 1.5°C Limit

    December 2, 2020
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 2, 2020
    Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a “potential turning point” in global fossil fuel production, countries will drive greenhouse gas emissions far beyond a ...
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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    In Conversation: A Better Climate Accountability Bill Serves Everyone’s Interests, Croome and Andrews Say

    November 27, 2020
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    November 27, 2020
    Julia Croome and Alan Andrews are staff lawyers at Ecojustice, where they’ve been leading much of the climate community’s research and analysis leading up ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States

    Opinion: Kerry Must Lead Total Reform of U.S. Climate Diplomacy

    Full Story: ActionAid @ActionAidUSA

    November 27, 2020
     
    Primary Author Brandon Wu @brandoncwu
    November 27, 2020
    After four years of climate denial at the top of the U.S. government, the appointment of John Kerry as a climate envoy for the ...
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  • Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsTravel, Leisure & Recreation

    CO2 Could Be Turned into Jet Fuel, But Technology is Decades Away

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Inner South London Coroner Cites Air Pollution in Death of Nine-Year-Old with Severe Asthma

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • Batteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMI

    Google Tests Data Centre Batteries for Grid Backup

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy

    Coal Financing Collapses as More Countries Commit to Net-Zero

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySupply Chains & Consumption

    EU Transport Plan Risks ‘Biofuels Fiasco’

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionICYMIInternationalJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption

    Only 18% of Transport Companies Align with Paris Agreement

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMISoil & Natural Sequestration

    World’s Biggest Green Group Deals in ‘Meaningless Carbon Offsets’

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Cambridge, Mass. Adopts First U.S. Gas Pump Warnings on Climate

    December 17, 2020
     
    December 17, 2020
  • BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentSolar

    Solar Could Bring Down Energy Use in Tallest High Rises

    December 17, 2020
     
    December 17, 2020
  • AsiaAustraliaBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind

    Amazon Takes Lead in Corporate Clean Energy with 3.4-GW Buy

    December 17, 2020
     
    December 17, 2020
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Federal Report Shows National Defence Dept as Biggest Carbon Polluter

    December 15, 2020
     
    December 15, 2020
  • AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSoil & Natural Sequestration

    Australia, Japan Plot Undersea Storage for Carbon Emissions Waste

    December 15, 2020
     
    December 15, 2020
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionICYMIInternationalJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionTransit

    Dunsky, TAF Help Google Model Transportation Emissions

    December 13, 2020
     
    December 13, 2020
  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National Governments

    Quebec Green Plan Misses the Moment to Cut Carbon

    December 13, 2020
     
    December 13, 2020
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    North Dakota, Texas Fossils Increased Gas Flaring in 2019

    December 13, 2020
     
    December 13, 2020
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