Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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CanadaDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobsSub-National Governments
Moving Energy Efficiency to the Tax Base Would Raise Ontario Power Costs, Increase Emissions, Efficiency Canada Warns
The Doug Ford government in Ontario is at risk of driving up electricity costs, stifling energy innovation, and driving up the need for peak ... -
Declining Production, Wall Street Skepticism Could Produce Death Spiral for U.S. Shale Oil
Despite headline-grabbing production numbers, the shale oil industry in the United States may be heading into a death spiral, according to a recent analysis ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentPipelines/Rail Transport
Ottawa May Have Paid $1 Billion Too Much in Trans Mountain Buyout, Parliamentary Budget Officer Concludes
The federal government may have paid up to C$1 billion more than it should have when it bought the Trans Mountain pipeline last year, ... -
CanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Oilfield Services Giant Sees Future in Renewables
The world’s third-biggest oilfield services provider is looking to expand its offerings for wind and solar energy suppliers, as it begins to contemplate a ... -
AsiaBrazilEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central America
WTO Chief Denies Trade Impact on Climate Despite His Own Agency’s Findings
When the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) says trade has no impact on the environment or climate, we should all be worried. ... -
AsiaBatteries/StorageChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydroInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionUnited StatesWind
Solar, Wind, Storage Set for Breakout Year Thanks to ‘Remorseless’ Cost Reductions
World-wide renewable generation capacity could grow by more than 200 gigawatts this year, thanks to “remorseless reductions in the costs of solar and wind ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Deloitte Sees 21 Million EVs in 10 Years, Cost Parity in 2021/2022
Another major consultancy is predicting electric cars’ dominance over conventional vehicles, with Deloitte projecting EVs’ total cost of ownership matching internal combustion as early ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
EV Surge Won’t Cut Into Global Oil Demand: IEA
Electric car use may be growing exponentially, but they are doing little to curb rising carbon emissions and oil demand, the head of the ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsTar Sands/Oil SandsWind
TBT: What If Canada Had Spent $200 Billion on Wind Instead of Fossils?
In June 2018, international environmental journalist Stephen Leahy asked a provocative question: What if Canada had invested $200 billion in wind energy over the ... -
Fact Check: No Support from Economists for Ford’s Claim that Federal Carbon Price Will Trigger a Recession
Economists are steering clear of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s wild, apparently unsubstantiated assertion earlier this week that the federal government’s floor price on carbon ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHot SpotsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
CN, Alberta First Nation Plan Pilot Plant to Produce ‘Bitumen Pucks’
CN Rail and the Heart Lake First Nation northeast of Edmonton are planning to build a pilot plant this year to produce “bitumen pucks”, ...
