Climate Action/”Blockadia”
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘We Are Better Than This’: Berman Explores Alberta’s Energy Future. Notley Comes Back with Unicorns.
Activist, analyst, and policy advisor Tzeporah Berman called for civil discussion and a managed transition off fossil fuels, and Premier Rachel Notley tried to ... -
Fossil Execs Seek PR Strategies to Combat Growing Divestment, Risk Disclosure Movement
Public relations campaigns to “combat” the growing movement against fossil fuel divestment were a primary topic of conversation when the annual Oil and Money ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"Legal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
When Pipeline Opponents Win in Court, U.S. Regulators Just Change the Rules
Opponents of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) through West Virginia keep challenging the project in court. And when they win, state and federal ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘Weak Financial Case’ Makes Teck Tar Sands/Oil Sands Project Unlikely to Succeed: IEEFA
Teck Resources Ltd.’s C$20.6-billion tar sands/oil sands megaproject in Alberta is unlikely to be commercially viable, offering “a weak financial case with little chance ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
350 Canada Urges Emergency Parliamentary Debate on 1.5°C Pathways [Sign-On]
Within hours of the IPCC’s release of landmark report on pathways to 1.5°C average global warming, 350 Canada was out with a petition calling ... -
Court Ruling Temporarily Protects 12,000-Year-Old German Forest from Open-Cast Coal Mine
A remnant of Germany’s 12,000-year-old Hambach Forest is temporarily safe from clearcutting, after a senior administrative court in Münster ordered utility giant RWE AG ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourHeat & TemperatureMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & Flooding
Pace of #MeToo Movement Hold Out Hope for Rapid Attitude Shift on Climate
The rapid spread of public campaigns, most notably the #MeToo movement, creates hope that the climate crisis will produce a sudden shift in public ... -
CitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Electricity GridEuropeMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
Community Network in Catalonia Pushes for ‘Regional Energy Sovereignty’
A regional energy sovereignty network has taken hold in the Catalonia region in northeastern Spain, where Xarxa per la sobirania energètica (Xse) is helping ... -
CitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSevere Storms & Flooding
B.C. Cities Narrowly Reject Sending Climate Accountability Letter to 20 Colossal Fossils
West Coast Environmental Law and the Georgia Strait Alliance came up short last week, when 47.8% of local officials at the Union of B.C. ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘Tracking the Efforts’ on Paris: In a Climate Emergency, Where’s the Ambulance?
Energy Mix subscriber Ruth Pickering posted this comment in response to our recent story on the United Nations General Assembly. We’re republishing it with ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportPost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
With Countries ‘Nowhere Near on Track’ to 1.5°C, IPCC Author Urges Massive Transformation
A massive transformation in the world’s energy production, transportation patterns, and food systems will be needed to limit average global warming to 1.5°C—and right ... -
Air & MarineArctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEuropeHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Tests Show One Cruise Ship Emits as Much Particulate as a Million Cars [Sign-On]
With a mid-sized cruise ship emitting as much particulate pollution as a million cars, environmental organizations in Germany and Canada are urging vacationers to ...
