Energy Politics
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Elections Canada’s ‘Overly Broad’ Ruling Suppresses Free Speech: CAN-Rac
Elections Canada must clarify the specific circumstances under which climate change communication would be considered election advertising once the federal election campaign gets under ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOceansOil & GasUnited StatesWind
Trump Officials Throw Roadblocks at Offshore Wind Project After Accelerating Fossil Development
The Trump administration is showing a distinct double standard in a series of decisions to deregulate fossil fuel development while slowing down the landmark ... -
Leach: ‘Cloaked in Mystery, Choked with Irony,’ Scheer Climate Plan Walks Away from Paris Promise
When Conservative leader Andrew Scheer released his long-awaited climate plan last June, it was “so cloaked in mystery and choked with irony” that readers ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsGeneral RenewablesInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
WoodMac Sees Peril in Trump-China Trade Dispute as Energy Decarbonization Lags
The increasingly bitter trade dispute between the Trump administration and China is shaping up as a new barrier to getting global greenhouse gas emissions ... -
Climate Advocacy Won’t Violate Federal Rules During Fall Campaign, Elections Canada Clarifies
Elections Canada had to go out of its way this week to clarify that environmental groups can talk about climate change during the upcoming ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaChinaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsEuropeInternational Security & WarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Trump’s ‘Buy Greenland’ Push Reflects U.S. Interest in Rare Mineral Supplies, Arctic Geopolitics
While Donald Trump’s recent ruminations about “buying Greenland” proved excellent fodder for political satirists, there is realpolitik at work in the White House’s sudden ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJobsSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Loses 14,300 Jobs in July Despite Corporate Tax Cut, Profitable Fossils
Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage is declaring herself “disappointed” that her province lost 14,300 jobs last month, bringing the unemployment rate up to 7%, ... -
2020 Democrats Target U.S. Fossils as Nomination Campaign Heats Up
Fossil companies are emerging as a target of choice as Democratic candidates scramble to distinguish themselves in a crowded field for their party’s 2020 ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Climate Deniers Step Up Attacks as Thunberg Sails for North America
With #FridaysForFuture founder Greta Thunberg nearly a week into her carbon-free voyage to North America for a major climate change summit next month, climate ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyMethaneShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Actively Promotes Fracking Boom as New Study Reaffirms Climate Impact
British Columbia is taking heat from two different news outlets for its avid support of natural gas fracking to feed its liquefied natural gas ... -
Vote Science Campaign Gears Up to Talk Policy with Federal Candidates [Sign-Up]
A coalition of Canadian science groups led by Evidence for Democracy (E4D), the student-run Toronto Science Policy Network, and Montreal’s Science & Policy Exchange ... -
AustraliaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
BREAKING: Australia Tries to Drop 1.5°C Target from Pacific Declaration as Endangered Countries Demand Real Carbon Reductions
Australia is trying to water down references to the climate “crisis”, the long-term goal of 1.5°C average global warming, a ban on new coal-fired ...
