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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Abreu, Coady, Donner, Yussuf Sign On as Ottawa Appoints Net-Zero Advisory Body

    February 26, 2021
     
    Primary Author The Energy Mix staff
    February 26, 2021
    The Canadian government has appointed a 14-member Net-Zero Advisory Body to help it find the best pathways to net-zero emissions by 2050.
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands

    Trans Mountain Tries to Hide Insurers’ Identities as Industry Pushes for Climate Disclosure

    February 26, 2021
     
    February 26, 2021
    The Crown corporation building the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has asked a federal regulator to conceal the names of its insurance companies to ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States

    ‘There’s a Lot to Rebuild’, Trudeau Tells Biden, as Canada, U.S. Map Climate Partnership

    February 24, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 24, 2021
    Accelerating climate ambition and building back better are two of the six components of a new U.S.-Canada partnership roadmap that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
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  • AfricaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsEuropeHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States

    Russian Veto Blocks UN Security Council Action on Climate

    February 24, 2021
     
    February 24, 2021
    The sitting president of the United Nations Security Council was left “stabbing at a broken panic button” yesterday after Russia’s veto threat prevented the ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Coastal GasLink Costs Rise as B.C. Flags Environmental Impacts Along Pipeline Route

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPress with files from The Energy Mix

    February 24, 2021
     
    February 24, 2021
    The CEO of TC Energy Corp. is warning that the cost of its Coastal GasLink pipeline to bring natural gas from northeastern British Columbia ...
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  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable Energy

    Federal Committee Undercuts Net-Zero Pledge by Making Airtightness Testing Voluntary

    February 22, 2021
     
    February 22, 2021
    The federal committee responsible for building code development is undercutting Canada’s commitment to a net-zero future by making airtightness testing a voluntary measure, Efficiency ...
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  • Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    BREAKING: Texas Was ‘Seconds and Minutes’ from Months-Long Blackouts, Grid Operator Admits

    February 19, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 19, 2021
    At least 47 people were dead, hundreds of thousands of homes were still without power, half of the state was under a boil water ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    California Senate Bill Would Halt New Fracking, Set 2027 ban

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    Citing the “existential threat” of the climate crisis, two California senators have introduced a bill that would sharply curtail fracking in the state—and eventually ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHydrogenJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    New U.S. Scenarios Show State-by-State Benefits of Net-Zero Shift

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    A modelling study published earlier this month by three U.S. organizations breaks down the state-by-state benefits the country can expect from the drive to ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingDemographicsEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Teachers, Youth Fight Fossil Influence in U.S. Schools

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    The heavy influence of Big Oil in U.S. teaching materials and a lack of support for educating students about climate change has left many ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryNuclearOff-GridOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    Brutal Cold Snap Triggers Rolling Blackouts, Drives Up Power Costs as Texas Gas Plants Fail

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    A brutal blast of cold, winter weather this week killed at least 14 people in four U.S. states, dropped snow and ice on an ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States

    1930s Jobs Program Holds Mixed Lessons for Biden’s U.S. Climate Corps

    February 15, 2021
     
    February 15, 2021
    A recent executive order by President Biden has set policy-makers on course to design a strategy for a new U.S. Civilian Climate Corps, with ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States

    Fact Checker Scorches Kenney’s Keystone Claims as Premier’s Political Woes Deepen

    February 15, 2021
     
    February 15, 2021
    The Edmonton-based Parkland Institute is out with a detailed fact check of Premier Jason Kenney’s recent pronouncements on the cancellation of the Keystone XL ...
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  • AfricaAsiaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    EXCLUSIVE: Study Shows Governments’ Oil and Gas Revenue Crashing as Decarbonization Takes Hold

    February 12, 2021
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 12, 2021
    Canadian governments stand to lose more than half of their revenue from oil and gas activities through 2040, and nearly nine-tenths of the taxes ...
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  • BuildingsCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Fund Low-Income Building Retrofits in Upcoming Budget, Efficiency Canada Urges Ottawa [Sign-Ons]

    February 12, 2021
     
    February 12, 2021
    Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2021 budget must include funding for building energy retrofits for low-income households that can’t afford the up-front cost of a ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Canada Energy Regulator Forms Indigenous Advisory Committee

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTransit

    Toronto Transit Expansion Means Expropriation for Some Landowners

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States

    Virginia Environmental Justice Council Urges Action on Regional Transportation

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Iowa Sees Longer Wait List for State Solar Tax Credit

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesICYMIJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaRenewable Energy

    Dominican Republic Puts More Emphasis on Renewables

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsForests & DeforestationICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Environment Groups Head to Court to Defend Federal Impact Assessment Act

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearSub-National Governments

    Sask First Nation Mounts Blockade Against Intruding Uranium Company

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • BrazilClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Petrobras Value Falls $17.5 Billion After Bolsonaro Fires CEO

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Florida Governor Proposes $1 Billion for Climate Resilience

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyWind

    Denmark, Belgium to Connect Grids through Offshore Renewables Island

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States

    ‘Migratory Bird Massacre’ Greenlighted by Trump Admin Can Still Be Stopped

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsUnited States

    U.S. Municipal Bonds Help Drive Green Economy

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • AfricaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America

    Climate Goals Depend on Transition in Developing Countries: IEA

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States

    Trump Environmental Policies Caused 22,000 Deaths, Lancet Study Shows

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Regulations Could Deal Fatal Blow to Oregon LNG Exports

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
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