Energy Subsidies
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasSub-National Governments
Alberta Pans New $1.6 Billion Fossil Lifeline from Ottawa
Provincial politicians and fossil lobbyists are panning the federal government’s latest concession to Alberta oil and gas producers, after Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi ... -
AsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Investors Foresee Massive Financial Crash Without Rapid Response to Climate Change
The global economy is on track for a financial crash several times the scale of the 2008 financial crisis if governments don’t drastically scale ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesOil & Gas
Rising Fossil Emissions, Continuing Subsidies Undercut Canada’s Climate Performance
Canada’s lavish support for the oil and gas industry is the “elephant in the room” that prevents it from being a true climate leader, ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSub-National Governments
Canadian Governments Introduce Four New Fossil Subsidies on Eve of UN Climate Conference
Just a week before delegates gathered in Katowice, Poland for this year’s United Nations climate change conference, Canadian governments introduced four generous new subsidies ... -
Batteries/StorageCitiesEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Tesla’s Reno Gigafactory Exceeds Targets for Local Economic Development
Tesla’s decision to build a battery gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada—and the state’s willingness to throw US$1.3 billion in incentives into the project—have “permanently changed the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Brooks: Canada Must Plan for Oil and Gas Exit Rather Than ‘Urging Companies Onward’
Canada urgently needs an exit strategy from oil and gas, rather than allowing the industry and its massive environmental liabilities to continue growing, Environmental ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentOpinion & AnalysisPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTransit
Dubitsky: Lost Opportunities Show Cost of Canada’s Moribund Cleantech Manufacturing Strategy
While General Motors is tying its decision to close its Oshawa, Ontario manufacturing facility to the rise of electric and autonomous vehicles, GM is ... -
AustraliaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentIndiaOil & GasPathways to 1.5SolarUnited StatesWind
Unsubsidized Wind, Solar, and Batteries Beat Fossils on Price, BNEF Concludes
Unsubsidized wind and solar are new the cheapest source of new grid-scale power in all the world’s major economies except Japan, according to the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxDemand & EfficiencyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobsOil & GasSolarWind
Morneau Extends Tax Credits to Wind, Solar and Efficiency, Keeps Fossil Subsidies Alive and Well
Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau included tax incentives for wind, solar, and energy efficiency equipment and a favourable tax regime for fossil producers in ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesOil & Gas
Canadian Export Support to Fossils Exceeded Cleantech 12-Fold from 2012 to 2017
Canada’s Export Development Corporation (EDC) provided more than 12 times as much financial support to fossil companies as it did to clean technology producers ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
OPINION: Canadian Fossils ‘Lose Patience’ with Trudeau as World Oil Prices Drag Them Down
With world oil prices heading toward another crash, the swashbuckling free marketeers in Canada’s oilpatch are doing exactly what you would expect: amping up ... -
CanadaCoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsOil & GasSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop Could Add 100 Mt to Alberta’s Coal Emissions by 2029
The federal government’s carbon pricing backstop might actually slow down Alberta’s greenhouse gas reductions if it is eventually adopted in lieu of the province’s ... -
AsiaBrazilCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentMiddle EastNational Plans & ResponsesOil & Gas
Canada Posts Highest Per Capita Emissions as G20 Falls Short on Climate Action
Governments in 19 of the world’s 20 biggest economies—including Canada—are still paying closer attention to fossil lobbyists than their own scientists’ advice, and are ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryNuclearResearch & Development
Ottawa Considers Small Modular Nuclear Roadmap as Regulator Urges Relaxed Impact Assessment
Canada may be preparing to mass-produce thousands of small, modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), based on a technology roadmap coordinated by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and ...
