Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobsNational Plans & ResponsesOceansPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon Transition
BREAKING: Ottawa to Ban Single-Use Plastics as Soon as 2021
The Trudeau government is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, as part of a wider plastic pollution strategy set to be ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Kenney Unveils Fossil ‘War Room’, Faces Criticism on Carbon Tax Repeal, Wildfire Impacts
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced the cost but few details of his much-touted, C$30-million oil and gas “war room” Friday, prompting immediate pushback from ... -
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Cogeneration Would Save 3.97 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Cogeneration ranks #50 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to eliminate 3.97 gigatons of carbon dioxide at a net cost of US$279.3 billion, while ... -
BioenergyCanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentResearch & DevelopmentSub-National Governments
Ontario Climate Plan Costs Taxpayers More Than Federal Carbon Tax
The Ford government’s new climate plan for Ontario will cost taxpayers half again as much as the federal carbon tax, according to a new ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCitiesDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyJobsNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransit
Canada Can Hit Paris Targets, ‘Zero Out Carbon’ by Mid-Century, Study Shows
Canada can get its energy system on track to meet its targets under the Paris Agreement and “zero out carbon pollution” by mid-century by ... -
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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 ... -
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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 ...
