Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Federal Carbon Tax Rebates Would Put Money in Canadian Voters’ Pockets, New Analysis Shows
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 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOil & GasUnited States
OPEC Expects Oil to Draw $11 Trillion in Investment Through 2040
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 ... -
CoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
New Owner Backs Out as 2,250-MW Navajo Coal Station Faces 2019 Closure Date
The biggest U.S. coal plant west of the Mississippi River and the mining company that supplies it, Peabody Energy, are facing renewed jeopardy after ... -
CN, CP Go on Hiring Spree as Oil-By-Rail Shipments Hit New Record
Canadian freight rail companies CN and CP are on a “hiring spree” to keep up with oil-by-rail demand that hit a record 200,000 barrels ... -
AsiaCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesPost-Carbon Transition
‘Other Industrial Behemoths Will Follow’ as Japanese Developer Signals Exit from Coal
The decision this week by Tokyo-based industrial conglomerate Marubeni to step away from any future role in developing coal-fired power plants is a signature ... -
AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
Backbenchers Work Across Party Lines to Craft ‘Credible’ Climate Policy for New Zealand
Two years of consensus building through “clear-eyed analysis and good faith engagement” between policy-makers, industry, and civil society has left New Zealand with a ... -
Demand & EfficiencyDrawdownElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Cogeneration Would Save 3.97 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Cogeneration ranks #50 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to eliminate 3.97 gigatons of carbon dioxide at a net cost of US$279.3 billion, while ... -
CitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Brown Renews Pledge to ‘Launch Our Own Damn Satellite’ as Summit Urges Faster Climate Action
After three days of new low-carbon commitments from regional governments, cities, and industry, the Global Climate Action Summit concluded Friday with a call for ... -
AsiaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetySevere Storms & Flooding
Typhoon Mangkhut Kills 64 in Philippines Before Hitting Southern China, Hong Kong
At least 64 people are dead after 550-mile-wide Typhoon Mangkhut tore through the northern end of the Philippine island of Luzon, uprooting trees and ... -
$2.3-Billion Production Facility in Quebec to Deliver Durable, All-Glass Solar Panels
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 ... -
CoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
New Renewables Undercut Existing Fossil Prices in U.S. Grid Transition
U.S. utilities can now buy new renewably-generated electricity at less than it costs them to operate existing fossil plants, a senior executive at Denver-based ... -
Drive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolar
Subsidy-Free Solar Sweeps Europe as Countries Reap Reward for Earlier Supports
From Germany to Italy, and from the United Kingdom to Spain, Europe is reaping the reward for its early support for renewable energy technologies ... -
BuildingsDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
California Must Go All-In on Energy Efficiency to Hit 100% Carbon-Free Target
Just a few days before Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation committing California to producing 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045, an analysis showed the state ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaChinaDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
Electrification of Everything Set to Triple Global Grid Capacity by 2050
Global grid capacity is on track to triple by 2050 as power utilities scramble to accommodate a surge in electric vehicles and new renewable ... -
AustraliaClimate DenialCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSmall Island States
Australia Can Still Build Coal Plants Under ‘Voluntary’ Paris Agreement, Resources Minister Asserts
Australia doesn’t need to withdraw from the Paris Agreement because it “doesn’t actually bind us to anything in particular” and won’t impede the country ...
