Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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AfricaAir & MarineAsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5Petrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Analysts See Oil Industry’s Twilight, But Not Soon Enough to Hit Climate Targets
Two different analyst reports this week show the oil industry moving into its twilight, but the projected rate of decline is still far too ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Baltimore Utility Cuts Peak Demand by 300 MW, Puts Money in Ratepayers’ Pockets
Six years after it launched its Smart Energy Rewards program, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) is reporting that local energy efficiency measures have reduced ... -
Batteries/StorageCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
Renewables Could Head Off EU Natural Gas Boom as Germany Phases Out Coal
Renewable energy may be poised to head off a boom in natural gas demand that European producers expected to see in the wake of ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Stewart: CAPP is Asking Albertans to ‘Vote for Climate Destruction’
Albertans this spring and Canadians this fall should not be fooled into voting for climate destruction just because Big Oil wants them to, Greenpeace ... -
Gap in Low-Carbon Construction Skills Costs Ontario $24.3 Billion Per Year: CaGBC
A gap in low-carbon construction skills—from construction trades to designers, architects, and engineers—is costing Ontario C$24.3 billion in annual economic activity and another $3.7 ... -
Solar Aggregation Deal Opens Wider Door for Corporate Renewables Procurement
A recent deal which will see 42.5 megawatts of solar power from a 100-megawatt solar project in North Carolina divided among five smaller companies ... -
Farmland Restoration Would Save 14.08 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Farmland Restoration places #23 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Restoring 424 million acres of abandoned farmland to rich agricultural life by 2050 would, after a ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
Trans Mountain’s Fee Plan for Fossil Customers Represents $2-Billion Taxpayer Subsidy
Canadian taxpayers will be on the hook for another $2-billion fossil fuel subsidy if the National Energy Board accepts the latest request from the ... -
CoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasUnited States
U.S. Injunction Demands Halt to New Fossil Infrastructure Until Youth Climate Case is Heard
The 21 youth plaintiffs in the landmark Juliana v. United States are asking a judge for a temporary injunction against new fossil fuel leases ... -
CanadaDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobsSub-National Governments
Moving Energy Efficiency to the Tax Base Would Raise Ontario Power Costs, Increase Emissions, Efficiency Canada Warns
The Doug Ford government in Ontario is at risk of driving up electricity costs, stifling energy innovation, and driving up the need for peak ... -
Declining Production, Wall Street Skepticism Could Produce Death Spiral for U.S. Shale Oil
Despite headline-grabbing production numbers, the shale oil industry in the United States may be heading into a death spiral, according to a recent analysis ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentPipelines/Rail Transport
Ottawa May Have Paid $1 Billion Too Much in Trans Mountain Buyout, Parliamentary Budget Officer Concludes
The federal government may have paid up to C$1 billion more than it should have when it bought the Trans Mountain pipeline last year, ... -
CanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Oilfield Services Giant Sees Future in Renewables
The world’s third-biggest oilfield services provider is looking to expand its offerings for wind and solar energy suppliers, as it begins to contemplate a ... -
AsiaBrazilEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central America
WTO Chief Denies Trade Impact on Climate Despite His Own Agency’s Findings
When the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) says trade has no impact on the environment or climate, we should all be worried. ...
