Energy Politics
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Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Campaigners Plan ‘Eviction’ Events, Ottawa Backs Enbridge as Line 5 Closure Deadline Arrives
Campaigners in Michigan planned two days of “eviction” events today and tomorrow, Governor Gretchen Whitmer threatened to seize Enbridge Inc.’s profits if the Calgary-based ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited States
Massive Carbon Footprint May Give Governments a Path to Curb Growth of Cryptocurrencies
While proponents of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin steadfastly claim their operations will be carbon-neutral by 2030, their net impact so far is to keep a ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEuropeJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Germany Pledges 65% Emissions Cut by 2030, Net-Zero by 2045
Germany is boosting its 2030 carbon reduction goal to 65% and accelerating its net-zero emissions deadline from 2050 to 2045, spurred on in part ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
Climate Hawks Push for Improvements as Climate Accountability Bill Clears Second Reading
Canada’s climate accountability legislation, Bill C-12, is on its way to detailed review by the Commons environment and sustainable development committee, after passing second ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
In Conversation: Ottawa is Continuing Its ‘One Eye Shut’ Climate Policy, Carter and Dordi Say
Angela Carter is a political science professor and Truzaar Dordi is a PhD candidate in climate finance at the University of Waterloo. In this ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Exxon Outvotes Other Shareholders to Beat Back Net-Zero Resolution for Imperial Oil
Imperial Oil Ltd. investors have voted 86% to defeat a shareholder resolution that it adopt a target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Dakota Access Pipeline Won’t Shut Down During Environmental Review
The Dakota Access Pipeline will be allowed to operate without a key federal permit while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes a new ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar
Barcelona Tests Solar Pavement in Small Urban Park
In an initiative that could boost solar capacity in the urban areas that need it most, Barcelona has installed Spain’s first photovoltaic pavement. -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Line 5 Pipeline Battle Intensifies as May 12 Closure Date Looms
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is less than 10 days away from implementing a momentous decision to shut down a 68-year-old, underwater pipeline that her ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFood SecurityJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Biden Connects Climate to Jobs as Coal Miners Hold Out for Results
With a US$2-trillion infrastructure plan on offer, and a $1.8-trillion American Families Plan backing it up, U.S. President Joe Biden took advantage of his ... -
CanadaCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNuclearOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Ontario Creates ‘Innovation Wasteland’ with Latest Renewables Rollback, Critic Warns
The Doug Ford government is turning Ontario into an “innovation wasteland” and setting the province up to increase its dependence on greenhouse gas-intensive natural ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsCoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNuclearOil & GasSolarUnited StatesWind
Biden Could Mandate 80% Emissions-Free Grid by 2030
The Biden administration is considering a national clean energy standard to get 80% of the country’s electricity from emissions-free sources by 2030, as a ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Fossil Decline Creates ‘Existential Business Risk’ for Exxon, Hedge Fund Analysts Warn
Colossal fossil ExxonMobil is up against “existential business risk” due to its “refusal to accept that fossil fuel demand may decline,” according to an ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
Don’t Fall for Fossil Industry Spin, NAACP Warns U.S. Communities of Colour
The NAACP is warning its regional chapters not to fall for fossil industry manipulation by outlining the key tactics through which Big Oil advances ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
U.S. Senate Moves to Rescind Trump Rollback of Obama-Era Methane Regulation
Senate Democrats are pushing to overturn a Trump-era rollback of U.S. regulations on climate-busting methane emissions, and at least one Republican senator is signing ...
