Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Exxon Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands Holdings, Slashes Estimate of Recoverable Reserves
Colossal fossil ExxonMobil has dropped virtually all its tar sands/oil sands holdings from its list of recoverable assets, and its Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
‘There’s a Lot to Rebuild’, Trudeau Tells Biden, as Canada, U.S. Map Climate Partnership
Accelerating climate ambition and building back better are two of the six components of a new U.S.-Canada partnership roadmap that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Remote Russian Region Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2025
Possibly signalling a (slow) shift in Vladimir Putin’s unambitious climate agenda, the far east Russian island region of Sakhalin has declared its intent to ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
$16,752 Power Bill was a Feature, Not a Bug, in Texas’ Market-Driven Electricity System
With one Texas ratepayer looking at a US$16,752 power bill, and another down to her last $200 after her electricity reseller cleaned out her ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Business Council Calls for Provincial Sales Tax, Reinstated Carbon Tax
A business council with representation from virtually all the major fossil companies in Alberta is calling on the Jason Kenney government to introduce a ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
Ottawa Underestimates Carbon Tax Rebates after Revenue Exceeds Predictions
The federal government owes Canadian families in three provinces more than C$200 million after underestimating how much it would raise from the carbon tax ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Giant Whales, and Their Giant Poop, Serve as Natural Carbon Sinks
The Earth’s great whales are magnificent, intelligent, and peaceful. But new research shows that they also help keep the planet cool—in life, and in ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsUnited States
Peg Social Cost of Carbon at $100 Per Tonne, Economists Urge Biden
Two eminent economists are urging the Biden administration to peg the social cost of carbon at a minimum US$100 per tonne or risk underestimating ... -
CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Appalachia Counties Lose Jobs, Population Despite Massive Fracking Boom
The 22 counties in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio that have been at the centre of an extraordinary, decade-long fracking boom have seen very ... -
AfricaAsiaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
EXCLUSIVE: Study Shows Governments’ Oil and Gas Revenue Crashing as Decarbonization Takes Hold
Canadian governments stand to lose more than half of their revenue from oil and gas activities through 2040, and nearly nine-tenths of the taxes ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Study Shows U.S. Decarbonizing by 2050 for $1 Per Person Per Day
The United States—per head of population perhaps the world’s most prodigal emitter of greenhouse gases—can reverse that and have a carbon-free future within three ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHydrogenJurisdictionsMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyResearch & Development
Canada Can Thrive on Road to Net-Zero if Governments Make Good Decisions Now
Canada has multiple opportunities to thrive along the road to a net-zero economy by 2050 as long as governments make the right decisions now, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydrogenHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
‘Hydropower Era May Be Over’ as Wind Farms Draw New Investment in Quebec, B.C.
Wind energy investment received twin boosts in Quebec and British Columbia last week, with one of the announcements prompting the Globe and Mail to ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
Tech Sector Helps Diversify Alberta Job Market, But Gains May Not Last
Technology companies are delivering a ray of hope to an Alberta economy facing the combined impact of a global health crisis and shaky demand ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
‘Ending Zero-Sum Green Energy Politics’ Depends on Local Solutions, Win-Win Thinking
A detailed, local pitch for jobs and economic activity will be central to the Biden administration’s push to transform the way the United States ...
