Energy Politics
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Exxon Reports Second Straight Quarterly Loss, Plans U.S. Job Cuts
Colossal fossil Exxon-Mobil is reporting a second straight quarterly loss and preparing to fire up to 10% of its white collar work force in ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy PoliticsHot SpotsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Biden Can Be Swayed to Support Keystone XL, Kenney Claims
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden can be swayed into supporting the Keystone XL pipeline if he enters the White House in January, Alberta ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
House Democrats’ Blueprint Aims for Net-Zero by 2050, Connects Racial Inequity with Rising Temperatures
A climate plan released this week by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives is receiving wide acknowledgement as a sweeping proposal that would ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingSub-National Governments
Details on Diversification Scarce as Alberta Cuts Corporate Taxes, Reannounces Keystone Subsidy
A faster corporate tax cut, a C$600-million infrastructure investment, and reannounced funding that was already allocated in the province’s spring budget are key elements ... -
AustraliaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Australian Lobby Group Points to One Million Jobs in Green Recovery Plan
Countering Canberra’s fossil-backed call for a gas-powered pandemic recovery plan, the Australian lobby group Beyond Zero Emissions has mapped a solar- and wind-powered path ... -
Hidalgo Re-Elected, Ecologists Deliver ‘Green Wave’ as France Holds Local Elections
Paris Mayor and leading climate advocate Anne Hidalgo was re-elected by a large margin and ecology candidates engineered what The Guardian called a “green ... -
200 Farmers in Netherlands Sign On for $560M Onshore Wind Farm
In an important win for community-based wind energy, more than 200 farmers in a rural area east of Amsterdam have banded together to secure ... -
O’Regan’s Net-Zero ‘Moon Shot’ Emphasizes CCS, Hydrogen, Small Modular Reactors
Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan is calling for a “moon shot” to hit the federal government’s net-zero emissions target, but he may not ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJobs & TrainingSolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Democrats Debate Climate Policy, Introduce Green Infrastructure Measures as Fall Election Approaches
With the U.S. federal election just 131 days away, climate and clean energy are poised to take centre stage in the campaign, with Democrats ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Policy-Makers Are ‘Easy Prey’ for Anti-Solar Lobbyists, Study Finds
Inoculating policy-makers against utility lobbying by helping them understand the benefits of community solar will be critical to realizing the promise of energy equity ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationJobs & TrainingOil & Gas
McCarthy: Merging Climate, Racial Justice Concerns Would Deliver Just, Green Recovery
Reducing carbon pollution and averting the worst impacts of climate change is an essential part of the fight for racial justice, Ottawa-based policy advisor ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsHot SpotsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
‘Industry Consortium’ to Intervene in Ecojustice Case Against ‘Foreign Funded Radicals’ Panel
A self-styled “industry consortium” that includes pro-fossil provocateur Brett Wilson will be allowed to intervene in a court case launched by Ecojustice, aimed at ... -
Bitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Shuts Energy Efficiency Agency, Eliminates Cabinet Approval for New Tar Sands/Oil Sands Projects
Alberta is moving to phase out its energy efficiency agency and allow future tar sands/oil sands projects to proceed without cabinet approval under a ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Tie Canada’s UN Security Council Bid to Climate Action, Thunberg Urges Island States
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushing hard for a long-coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council, #FridaysforFuture founder Greta Thunberg is urging small ... -
Conservative Leadership Candidate Erin O’Toole Pledges Fossil Subsidy Phaseout
Conservative Party leadership candidate Erin O’Toole declares fossil fuel subsidies “a form of corporate welfare” and promises to phase them out if he ever ...
