Energy Politics
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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
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. -
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
The Crown corporation building the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has asked a federal regulator to conceal the names of its insurance companies to ... -
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
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 ... -
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
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 ... -
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
The CEO of TC Energy Corp. is warning that the cost of its Coastal GasLink pipeline to bring natural gas from northeastern British Columbia ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable Energy
Federal Committee Undercuts Net-Zero Pledge by Making Airtightness Testing Voluntary
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 ... -
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
At least 47 people were dead, hundreds of thousands of homes were still without power, half of the state was under a boil water ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Senate Bill Would Halt New Fracking, Set 2027 ban
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 ... -
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
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 ... -
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
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 ... -
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
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 ... -
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
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 ... -
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
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 ... -
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
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 ... -
BuildingsCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Fund Low-Income Building Retrofits in Upcoming Budget, Efficiency Canada Urges Ottawa [Sign-Ons]
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 ...
