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NDP Outlines ‘Canadian New Deal’ While Trudeau Promises to Support Cities’ Climate Action
Pre-election commitments on climate action were in the air last week, with New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh releasing early snapshots if his party’s ... -
BioenergyChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIndiaNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
World’s Dirtiest Air, Cheapest Solar Produce Challenge and Opportunity for Modi’s Second Term
The world’s dirtiest air and its lowest prices for installed solar will be two of the influences shaping Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term ... -
Batteries/StorageEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsMethaneOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
Roberts: Oil Change International Report Confirms No Space for New Natural Gas Development
That there is vanishingly little space for natural gas in a world that wishes to stay below 2.0°C average global warming is a fact ... -
AustraliaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydroJobsLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Australia Reports Rising Emissions, Sees Strong Renewables Potential, as Adani Mine Fight Intensifies
The intensity surrounding recent national elections in Australia is rolling over into the post-campaign period, with the country’s greenhouse gas emissions still rising, its ... -
AfricaCoalDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydroNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Coal-Powered South Africa Adopts Minimal Carbon Tax
South African industry will be subject to a carbon tax from June 1, after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the policy into law on Sunday. -
CanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Canada Touts Cleantech Venture with Gates as Clean Energy Ministerial Gets Under Way
Ottawa will invest up to C$30 million in a public-private venture with mega-entrepreneurs Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and others to help launch ... -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobsSub-National Governments
Energy Efficiency Alberta May Survive UCP Cuts, But Homeowners, Installers Still Face Uncertainty
Alberta’s new United Conservative Party (UCP) government may be stepping away from one of its more rash campaign promises, opting to review each of ... -
ChinaDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolar
Global Solar Set to Surge, But Still Falls Short of Paris Targets
The solar industry is expecting a continuing surge in the years ahead, according to two reports released earlier this month, though the rapid growth ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Energy Revolution Must Give Low-Income Communities Better Access to Affordable Technologies
It isn’t an energy revolution if it doesn’t “provide low-income communities with better access to affordable clean energy technologies”, Yale Environment 360 reports, in ... -
BuildingsCitiesElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
GAF Energy Claims Faster Installation Rate by Merging Roofing, Home Solar
With “hundreds” of installations in the last year, solar roofer GAF Energy and its parent company, global roofing manufacturer Standard Industries, claim they’re getting ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroJobsPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsTransitWind
Clean Energy Jobs Growing 60% Faster than National Average, Study Shows
Clean energy employs nearly 300,000 Canadians from coast to coast, and the sector’s job count was growing 60% faster than the Canadian average in ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOpinion & AnalysisSub-National Governments
Pre-Election Messaging Rolls Out as Ottawa Confirms Federal Carbon Tax for Alberta
With Ottawa confirming last week that it will impose its backstop price on carbon after the Jason Kenney government moved to eliminate Alberta’s carbon ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOpinion & AnalysisSub-National Governments
Ford’s Anti-Carbon Tax TV Ad Backfires, But Indigenous Budget Cut Hits Home
The Doug Ford government in Ontario faced widespread ridicule last week for an inept anti-carbon tax video that delivered the opposite of its intended ... -
Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chair Calls for Nuclear Reactor Ban
The former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the country’s nuclear industry should be banned, after concluding that the dangers of climate ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
Stop New Coal Plants by 2020, Cut Fossil Subsidies, UN Secretary General Urges
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is calling on countries to stop new coal plant construction by 2020, accelerate the shutdown of existing facilities, ...
