Climate Denial & Greenwashing
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CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearTransit
Beware ‘Climate Delay’ Tactics Meant to Undermine Effective Action, Hastings-Simon Warns
Climate change denial is dangerous, but just as harmful are “climate delay” strategies that merely pretend to address the climate crisis. And learning to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Hurricane Sally Drenches U.S. Southeast as Climate Change Produces Slower, Lingering Storms
Hurricane Sally weakened to a tropical storm but still brought catastrophic flooding to parts of the U.S. Deep South this week, leaving at least ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
‘Climate Arsonist’ Trump Addresses California Wildfires by Talking Down Climate Science
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden branded Donald Trump a “climate arsonist”, after the current occupant of the White House poured gasoline on his ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsTransit
Ontario Funding Model Undermines Transit, Favours Uber
As Ontario’s Doug Ford government signals an ever-increasing enthusiasm for microtransit services like Uber, critics warn that, far from being a panacea for transit ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasUnited States
Focus on Personal Carbon Footprint Tainted by Big Oil Spin
The work of reducing one’s personal carbon footprint has long comforted consumers around the world—even if that footprint, as compared to industrial emissions, has ... -
CanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalEncoreFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
Canadian Pension Board Invests $141M in Chinese Coal Projects, Undercutting Federal Phaseout Policy
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is jeopardizing Canadians’ retirement savings, undercutting federal government policy, and making a mockery of one of the ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingEncoreEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & Gas
Pittis: Ignoring Fossil Harms in Business Media Coverage Is ‘Bad Economics’
Canadian investors and the broader public are increasingly demanding energy industry reporting that does not shy away from forthright discussions of the intersection between ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEncoreFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & Fracking
$70 Billion in Fossil Investment Makes BP’s Transition Promise a ‘Suicide Note to Humanity’, Analyst Warns
The fine print in BP’s bold, new carbon reduction pledge shows the UK-based colossal fossil still plans to invest billions in environmental catastrophe over ... -
Amazon Promises $2-Billion Climate Fund While Emissions Continue to Grow
Amazon.com is getting a decidedly mixed reaction for its plan to set up a US$2-billion climate investment fund, after the e-commerce giant’s latest sustainability ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & Fracking
$70 Billion in Fossil Investment Makes BP’s Transition Promise a ‘Suicide Note to Humanity’, Analyst Warns
The fine print in BP’s bold, new carbon reduction pledge shows the UK-based colossal fossil still plans to invest billions in environmental catastrophe over ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyShale & Fracking
Campaigners Urge U.S. Health Agency to Extend No Sail Order for Cruise Ships [Sign-On]
Campaigners with Stand.earth are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to extend its no-sail order for cruise ships beyond the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
‘Tree-to-Toilet Pipeline’ Prompts Charge of ‘Greenflushing’ as NRDC Grabs Syndicated TV Spot
The Natural Resources Defense Council’s campaign against destruction of Canada’s boreal forest got a big boost last week with a syndicated TV spot on ... -
CanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
Canadian Pension Board Invests $141M in Chinese Coal Projects, Undercutting Federal Phaseout Policy
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is jeopardizing Canadians’ retirement savings, undercutting federal government policy, and making a mockery of one of the ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionForests & DeforestationMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSupply Chains & Consumption
P&G Carbon Reduction Target Applies to Less Than 2% of Its Global Emissions
Procter & Gamble has committed to “neutralizing” its direct emissions by 2030, using offsets to realize half of the cuts. But that tepid effort ... -
Alberta Regulator Taps Kenney’s Climate-Denying Ex-Campaign Manager as Science VP
The Alberta Energy Regulator has hired Premier Jason Kenney’s former campaign manager, climate denier John Weissenberger, as its vice president of science and innovation.
