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Guilbeault Steps Down from Équiterre, Plans Book on AI and Climate Change
Veteran environmentalist Steven Guilbeault announced earlier this month that he is stepping down as senior director of Montreal-based Équiterre, the organization he co-founded with ... -
U.S. Supreme Court Puts Temporary Hold on Landmark Youth Climate Case [Call to Action]
The United States Supreme Court has put a temporary hold on Juliana v. United States, the landmark case that pits 21 youth plaintiffs against ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationMiddle EastOil & GasSolar
Khashoggi Murder Prompts Questions About Saudi Arabia’s Cleantech Investments
As the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey roils the regime of Crown Prince Mohammed bin ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon Transition
Seize the Moment for Climate Action, MPs Urge During Emergency Commons Debate
Canadians are feeling the effects of climate change today, and the next 10 to 12 years will give the country one chance to turn ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsSub-National Governments
Cap and Trade Rollback Will Cost Ontario $3 Billion
The Doug Ford government’s decision to cancel Ontario’s successful carbon cap and trade program will drive the province’s deficit up by C$3 billion, including ... -
U.S. Automakers Embrace Trucks, SUVs Despite Buzz Over Electric Vehicles
Despite the persistent buzz about the Big Three U.S. automakers embracing the electric vehicle revolution, the companies’ performance points to their enduring commitment to ... -
West Virginia Coal Mine Closure Costs 400 Jobs
Another 400 West Virginians are set to lose their jobs with the closure of Mission Coal’s Pinnacle Mine in Wyoming County, WV. -
White House Advisors Run Interference Against Perry Coal Bailout Plan
Donald Trump’s determined effort to bail out his country’s dying coal industry appears to have “run aground at the White House”, with the plan ... -
Saudi Arabia Hints at Oil as Economic Weapon, Breaking ‘Essential Market Taboo’
Saudi Arabia is setting out to calm frazzled international nerves this week after a news executive close to the Royal Court of Crown Prince ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘We Are Better Than This’: Berman Explores Alberta’s Energy Future. Notley Comes Back with Unicorns.
Activist, analyst, and policy advisor Tzeporah Berman called for civil discussion and a managed transition off fossil fuels, and Premier Rachel Notley tried to ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & Gas
Fossil CEO Dudley Urges ‘Many Trillions’ in New Spending, Calls Climate Risk Disclosure a Danger
The oil industry will have to invest trillions of dollars in what industry newsletter Upstream calls an “aggressive Paris Climate Accord compliance scenario”, and ...
