Energy Subsidies
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Kenney Vows to ‘Stand Up’ for Fossil Jobs, ‘Turn Off the Taps’ to B.C.
With about 55% of the popular vote and 63 out of 87 seats in the next Alberta legislature, premier-designate Jason Kenney used his victory ... -
AfricaAsiaDrawdownDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsOff-GridPathways to 1.5Wind
Micro Wind Would Save 200 Megatons of Carbon by 2050
Micro wind places #76 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. If its share of global electricity generation increases to 1%, it could eliminate 0.2 gigatons of carbon ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentPipelines/Rail Transport
‘Built on Quicksand, Clear as Mud’: Trans Mountain Costs Are Impossible to Track, IEEFA Warns
The financial arrangements behind Canadian taxpayers’ involuntary acquisition of the controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline are “built on quicksand and clear as mud”, the Institute ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon Transition
$21 Billion in Fossil Investment ‘Completely Undermines’ World Bank Support for Paris Goals
The World Bank is contributing US$21 billion to finance fossil fuel projects, compared to only $7 billion for renewable energy, notwithstanding then-president Jim Yong ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsPathways to 1.5SolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Renewables Make Decarbonization $15 Trillion Cheaper, Promise $160 Trillion in Savings by 2050
The plummeting cost of solar and wind farms, coupled with government policies driving faster electrification, has cut the cost of reaching global climate goals ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesOff-Grid
Canada Falls Short on Efforts to Cut Emissions, Phase Out Fossil Subsidies, Environment Commissioner Reports
Canada still isn’t on track to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets or phase out fossil fuel subsidies, federal Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand warned ... -
CanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Chevron Asks to Double Proposed LNG Project as B.C. Completes ‘Fiscal Framework’ for LNG Canada
Chevron Canada has asked the National Energy Board to nearly double the size of its proposed Kitimat LNG facility, seeking a 40-year licence to ... -
Batteries/StorageEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
U.S. House May Consider 30% Tax Credit for Energy Storage
U.S. politicians are making another attempt to introduce a tax credit for investments in batteries and other energy storage systems, and may extend the ... -
AustraliaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationNational Plans & ResponsesSmall Island StatesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Australia Yanks Support from UN’s Green Climate Fund as National Elections Loom
Australia will stop contributions to the United Nations’ major fund for battling climate change this year, according to government budget papers released on Tuesday. With ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobsNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon Transition
‘Incremental’ Gains in Budget 2019 Fall Short of a Path to Climate Stabilization
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s pre-election budget March 19 would have been “an historic milestone of massive proportions” had a government of any political stripe ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureJurisdictionsNational Plans & ResponsesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSevere Storms & FloodingTar Sands/Oil Sands
EXCLUSIVE: Ottawa Leans Toward California on Fuel Economy Rules, Will Seek Feedback on Fossil Subsidies
The federal government is leaning toward supporting tougher fuel economy standards against Trump administration rollbacks, and is about to announce incremental progress on curbing ...
