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  • CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States

    ‘Humiliated’ Kenney Demands Trade Sanctions, Could Sell Pipeline for Scrap as TC Shuts Down Keystone Construction

    January 22, 2021
     
    January 22, 2021
    A “humiliated” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney demanded trade sanctions against the United States, TC Energy cut 1,000 construction jobs, Fox Business and the Wall ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States

    TC Energy Touts ‘Zero-Emissions’ Plan, Kenney Threatens Court Action as Keystone Cancellation Looms

    January 20, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    January 20, 2021
    Calgary-based pipeliner TC Energy touted a “zero-emissions” approach to its fossil fuel transportation business, the federal and Alberta government vowed to continue the fight, ...
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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydrogenInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States

    McCarthy: 2021 Could Be ‘Pivotal Year’ for Climate Action

    January 17, 2021
     
    January 17, 2021
    With climate action and ambition accelerating toward the end of last year, in Canada and internationally, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution under way, 2021 could ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Newfoundland Offers Suncor $175 Million to Restart Terra Nova Offshore Oilfield

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation @CBCNews

    January 17, 2021
     
    January 17, 2021
    Newfoundland and Labrador is offering C$175 million to the owners of the dormant Terra Nova offshore oilfield, but only if oil starts pumping again.
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States

    Cities Help Build Momentum for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

    January 15, 2021
     
    January 15, 2021
    A plan for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, first introduced last year in a paper co-authored by Canadian climate campaigner Tzeporah Berman, may ...
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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Norway Boosts Carbon Tax to $237 Per Tonne by 2030

    January 13, 2021
     
    January 13, 2021
    Norway will more than triple its national carbon tax by 2030, from kr 590 to kr 2,000 (US$70 to $237) per tonne of carbon ...
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  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind

    Africa Needs ‘Decarbonization Shock’ to Prevent Decade of New Fossil Fuel Investments

    January 13, 2021
     
    January 13, 2021
    It will take a “decarbonization shock” to jolt utilities and governments in Africa into a quick transition to renewable energy this decade that avoids ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictions

    Cash for Clunkers Program Would ‘Supercharge’ the Shift to EVs, Automakers Say

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
    Canadian automakers are jumping onboard the federal government’s updated climate plan and calling for an extensive “cash for clunkers” program to cut emissions and ...
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  • AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States

    Momentum from 2020 Drives Hopes for a Year of Climate Action

    January 8, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    January 8, 2021
    After a horrid year of pandemic lockdowns and searing inequalities that nevertheless produced surprising progress for climate action and carbon reduction commitments, several news ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Suncor Writes Off $425 Million in White Rose Oilfield Off Newfoundland

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    CALGARY — The new operator of the White Rose offshore oilfield says no final decision has been made about its future despite a move ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments

    $38-Million Subsidy Could Drive 10 More Years of Oil Drilling Off Newfoundland

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 5, 2021
     
    January 5, 2021
    ST. JOHN’S, NL — Newfoundland and Labrador is giving C$38 million to the Hibernia offshore oil project in a bid to protect 148 jobs ...
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  • Batteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind

    New Congressional Funding, Tax Credit Extensions Create ‘Enabling Conditions for Decarbonization’

    January 4, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix Staff
    January 4, 2021
    From solar and wind tax credits, to reductions in climate-busting hydrofluorocarbons, to financial support for battery storage, microgrids, combined heat and power, and carbon ...
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  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesJurisdictionsUnited States

    Twin Cities Program Offers Solar Subsidies in Return for Affordable Housing

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
    A Minnesota regional planning agency is turning to the power of the sun to help improve a desperately tight housing market for low-income renters ...
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  • AustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEncoreEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMiddle EastOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSolarTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited StatesWind

    Countries’ Fossil Extraction Plans Drive Emissions Far Past 1.5°C Limit

    December 30, 2020
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 30, 2020
    Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a “potential turning point” in global fossil fuel production, countries will drive greenhouse gas emissions far beyond a ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions

    UK Becomes First Major Economy to Ban Public Finance for Overseas Fossil Projects

    December 28, 2020
     
    Primary Author The Energy Mix staff
    December 28, 2020
    Climate campaigners parsed language and awaited details after the United Kingdom announced it would become the first major world economy to promise an end ...
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    $28-Million Rural Recovery Grant in Utah Boosts Fossils Instead

    January 21, 2021
     
    January 21, 2021
  • Batteries/StorageBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Brazil’s Installed Solar Reaches 7 GW as Country Sets 45% RE Goal for Mid-Century

    January 21, 2021
     
    January 21, 2021
  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolar

    Qatar Investment Fund, Colossal Fossil Enel to Fund Renewables Push in Africa

    January 19, 2021
     
    January 19, 2021
  • AustraliaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy

    Analyst Counters ‘Fairy Tale’ that Australian Coal Creates Many Jobs, Pays Fair Share of Taxes

    January 14, 2021
     
    January 14, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Feds Fund 100 Edmonton Building Retrofits Over Two Years

    January 14, 2021
     
    January 14, 2021
  • Air & MarineBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentGeothermalICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    New Consortium to Develop Ocean Energy for Puerto Rico

    January 14, 2021
     
    January 14, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Spain Issues New-Style Tender for 3 GW Solar, Wind

    January 14, 2021
     
    January 14, 2021
  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolar

    Senegal Seeks Mini-Solar Plants for 177 Rural Villages

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySolarWind

    South Korea Aims for 42% Renewables by 2034

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Indonesia Looks for Private Partners to Build Large Solar Installations

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Alaska Aims to Penalize Banks that Won’t Invest in Fossils

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • AfricaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Desert-to-Power Plan to Deliver Solar for Sahel

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    India Earmarks $60B for New Gas Infrastructure

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • Air & MarineAsiaBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyWind

    Japan Plans ‘Huge’ Boost for Offshore Wind

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • AfricaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Egypt Signs Oil and Gas Exploration Deals Worth $1 Billion

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
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