Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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Scheer Climate Plan ‘Like Building a House Without a Hammer’, Mirrors Fossil Industry Campaign Demands
More than a year after he promised it, and after weeks of mounting hype, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer released his party’s climate plan Wednesday, ... -
Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
Oil Demand Shrinks by the Month While U.S. Solar Surges
Two nearly simultaneous market reports this week from the two sides of the energy sector—the old and the new—point to a promising trend, with ... -
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Tories Propose Carbon Tax Repeal After House Passes Climate Emergency Motion
With the votes barely counted on the climate emergency motion adopted by Canada’s House of Commons Monday evening, Conservative MP Ed Fast was scheduled ... -
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Slow Uptake Has Countries Missing Benefits of Renewable Energy Transition, REN21 Warns
While the industry’s growth in 2018 showed that “renewable power is here to stay”, countries around the world are falling short of the full ... -
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No Business Case for Trans Mountain, Ex-Cabinet Minister Warns, as Decision Day Nears
With the Trudeau government widely expected to announce re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion tomorrow, news reports have excitement building in Calgary, and ... -
McKenna Promises $50 Carbon Tax Cap After Parliamentary Budget Officer Suggests Higher Charge
A carbon pricing report by Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux set off a small flurry of pre-election posturing last week, with the Conservative ... -
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Renewables Employed 11 Million in 2018, IRENA Reports
Renewable energy employed 11 million people around the world last year despite slower annual growth in key markets like China, the International Renewable Energy ... -
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Industry Sees No Impact on Demand, Still Urges Feds to Go Slow on Single-Use Plastics Ban
Within hours of the official announcement that Canada would ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, the plastics industry was simultaneously claiming the initiative ... -
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Stiglitz: Green New Deal Would Deliver the Second World War-Scale Investment to Confront the Climate Crisis
Describing the climate crisis as the “third world war,” Nobel laureate and former World Bank chief economist Joseph E Stiglitz is urging critics of ... -
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BREAKING: Ottawa to Ban Single-Use Plastics as Soon as 2021
The Trudeau government is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, as part of a wider plastic pollution strategy set to be ... -
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Kenney Unveils Fossil ‘War Room’, Faces Criticism on Carbon Tax Repeal, Wildfire Impacts
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced the cost but few details of his much-touted, C$30-million oil and gas “war room” Friday, prompting immediate pushback from ... -
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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 ...
