Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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CanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJobsOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsWind
Analysis: Encana Departure Puts Canada, Alberta at Crossroads to a Carbon-Free Future
The overwrought grief that greeted Encana Corporation’s decision to move its Calgary head office to the United States shows Canada and Alberta at a ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Keystone Pipeline Spills 1.4 Million Litres in North Dakota
Repairs and clean-up could take anywhere from 10 days to two or three months after the Keystone pipeline spilled more than 1.4 million litres ... -
BuildingsCanadaDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsSolarSub-National Governments
Two-Year Lag in New Solar Rebate Leaves Manitoba Falling Behind
Manitobans will have to wait another two years for the return of rooftop solar rebates the province’s public utility withdrew in 2018. At least ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridSolarWind
Front-Line Protests, Solid Research Drive Indonesia to Quit Coal, Protect Biodiversity
From the transition off coal, to protecting the biodiverse islands that helped inspire the theory of evolution, a combination of front-line protests and solid ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘Step Backwards’ on Carbon Rules Saves Alberta’s Big Emitters $330 Million Per Year
Alberta has introduced a new C$30-per-tonne carbon cap-and-trade system that covers most of its biggest industrial greenhouse gas emitters, but will cost them $330 ... -
Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Murray Energy Declares Bankruptcy After Losing Bid for Trump Coal Bailout
Murray Energy, the U.S. coal mining company whose CEO was an early Donald Trump supporter and later begged his successful candidate for an industry ... -
AsiaChinaDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionUnited StatesWind
Wind Power Could Meet Global Electricity Needs 18 Times Over
With production costs falling and green power policies on the rise, wind energy could soon be positioned to meet the world’s demand for electricity ... -
AsiaDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Security & WarNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
India Plans 55 Gigawatts of New Solar, Wind Development Along Border with Pakistan
India is planning 55 gigawatts of new solar and wind development along its often contentious border with Pakistan, according to a dispatch last week ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil SandsTransit
Election Post-Mortems Point to Conservatives’ Climate Problem, Urge Massive Federal Investment in Carbon Reductions
In the wake of last week’s federal election results, two different clean transition organizations are pointing to the climate policy problem now facing Conservative ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOpinion & AnalysisPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Climate Community Declares the Win as Polling Shows Climate Concern Driving Vote
The Canadian climate community is taking a victory lap and getting ready for the hard work ahead, after this week’s federal election largely delivered ... -
BuildingsElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydroInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
World Renewable Capacity Set to Grow 50% in Five Years as Prices Keep Falling
The world’s renewable energy capacity is on track to grow 50% over the next five years, the traditionally-cautious International Energy Agency reported earlier this ... -
10-Year Increase in Fort McMurray Food Bank Visits Hits 300%
Visits to the Wood Buffalo Food Bank in Fort McMurray are up 300% from 10 years ago, as the area’s fossil fuel workers and ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Months of Open Advocacy, Direct Intervention Bring Fossils the Election Outcome They Feared
After months of open advocacy, thousands if not millions of dollars in campaign spending, and direct collaboration with the federal Conservative Party that prompted ... -
CanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Alberta Looks to Renewables Boom as Corporate Procurement Gains Momentum
Canadian corporations are just beginning to catch on to a wider global trend and speed up their renewable energy purchases, and Alberta has the ... -
CitiesElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Fitch Research Sees Massive New Solar Potential in Midwestern U.S.
Market analysts at Fitch Solutions Macro Research are looking to the Midwestern United States to supply a large share of the 100 gigawatts of ...
