Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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Batteries/StorageCitiesEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Tesla’s Reno Gigafactory Exceeds Targets for Local Economic Development
Tesla’s decision to build a battery gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada—and the state’s willingness to throw US$1.3 billion in incentives into the project—have “permanently changed the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & Responses
BREAKING: Canada Commits to Faster, Deeper Carbon Cuts in 2020
Canada will adopt tougher greenhouse gas reduction targets when the Paris Agreement takes effect in 2020, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna said ... -
More Than Half of World’s Coal Plants Will Be Money-Losing Ventures by 2030
About 42% of the world’s coal-fired generating stations are losing money today, and 56% will be by 2030, according to a new analysis by ... -
CanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentResearch & DevelopmentUnited States
IEEFA Sees Failure in Four North American CCS Projects
There’s no sign that the North American fossil industries’ attempts to develop viable carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology are paying off, and less ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentHealth & SafetyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Notley Announces Mandatory Production Cuts to Drive Up Alberta Oil Price
Alberta will mandate an 8.7% reduction in oil production volumes, or 325,000 barrels per day, in the hope of driving up the price of ... -
AfricaAsiaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Developing Nations ‘Lead the Charge’, Outpace Wealthier Countries in New Clean Energy Capacity
Developing countries are “charging ahead of wealthier nations in the global green energy push,” adding more clean electricity than fossil fuel capacity in 2017 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaChinaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsOpinion & AnalysisPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
GM Plant Closure Shows Industry Transition Catching Canada, Ontario Flat-Footed
The more than 2,500 workers at General Motors’ 65-year-old auto assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario were among the casualties earlier this week when the ... -
B.C. to Argue for Shared Federal-Provincial Role in Ontario, Saskatchewan Carbon Lawsuits
British Columbia is intervening in two separate court cases launched by Saskatchewan and Ontario, both aiming to undercut federal authority to establish a floor ... -
Rooftop Solar Would Save 24.6 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Rooftop Solar places #10 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions, with 7% global usage by 2050 projected to cut 24.6 gigatons of emissions ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
EXCLUSIVE: Federal Climate Panel to Seek Practical Steps to Meet, Possibly Exceed Canada’s 2030 Target
Proven, practical measures to reach or even push beyond Canada’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets will be the focus for the federal government’s new ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Needs a Plan B Before Fossil Economy Collapses, Globe and Mail Columnist Warns
Alberta’s lack of a Plan B to prepare for the looming collapse of the fossil fuel economy received a stern response last week from ... -
CCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon Transition
Expert Panel Points to Breakout Potential in Direct Air Capture for Carbon
Direct air capture (DAC) techniques to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere may be on the cusp of the same drastic cost reductions ... -
Batteries/StorageCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Solar, Wind, Storage Becoming ‘Default Choice’ for U.S. Utilities
A new analysis is pointing toward monumental shifts in U.S. electricity generation markets, with renewable energy and energy storage becoming the “default choice” in ...
