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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 ... -
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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 ... -
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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, ... -
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‘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 ... -
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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 ... -
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‘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 ... -
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Refocus Infrastructure Spending to Cut Carbon, Create Jobs, Blue Green Canada Urges
Canada is missing a big opportunity to create jobs, cut pollution, and advance a net-zero emissions agenda by failing to prioritize projects that use ... -
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‘Net Negative’ Claims from Alberta Fossils Underscore Flaws with Carbon Capture
Two Alberta-based fossil companies are reporting that they’ve reached “net-negative” carbon emissions, thanks to carbon capture technology. But while the news sounds promising for ... -
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EVs Surge Toward Mass Adoption as Sticker Price Falls, More Models Enter Market
Two new analyses show electric vehicles approaching a “tipping point” for mass adoption, with global sales rising 43% last year, battery costs plunging, and ... -
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Canadian Carbon Price Proponent Pushes Back on False Narratives
Those peddling the notion that Canada’s federal government is holding back some portion of the federal carbon tax from its citizens are pushing a ... -
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After Early Momentum, Cascadia Region Loses Focus on Climate Action
Political infighting, misinformation campaigns, and serial communication failures have dashed any hopes that the Cascadia region would take the lead in the climate fight ... -
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Fossils Create Less than 1% of Canadian Jobs, Making 20-Year Phaseout ‘Very Feasible’, Study Concludes
The Canadian economy has added 42 new jobs for each one it has lost in fossil fuels since 2014, and a 20-year industry phaseout ... -
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Biden Brings a Policy ‘Sea Change’, Podesta Tells GreenPAC Webinar
An aggressive program of executive actions and green investments, a White House staffed with “climate champions”, and a concerted effort to rebuild the U.S. ... -
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Campaign Promises, Cabinet and Senate Leadership Put Climate at Centre of Biden Agenda
When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in later today as the 46th president and 49th vice-president of the United States, they’ll take ... -
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Be Wary of Plans for Direct CO2 Removal, Greenpeace Warns Investors
While direct carbon removal (DCR) technologies like afforestation and direct air carbon capture are showing up in climate plans across the corporate world, it ...