Energy Subsidies
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CanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Scott and DeRochie: Coastal GasLink Buy Undercuts Pension Fund’s Duty to Alberta Retirees
Buying a 65% stake in the C$6.6-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline in northeastern British Columbia was the wrong way to invest Alberta’s public pension fund, ... -
AsiaAustraliaBioenergyBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroIndiaPathways to 1.5SolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
Mixed Results for 2019 Show Slight Rise in Renewable Energy Investment
World renewable energy investment hit US$282.2 billion last year, slightly higher than 2018’s total of $280.2 billion, with investment declining in China but hitting ... -
Thunberg Calls for Immediate End to Fossil Extraction, Subsidies as WEF Convenes in Davos
Global warming may be set to dominate this year’s World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort town of Davos, with FridaysforFuture founder Greta Thunberg ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & Investment
LED Retrofit Cuts Lighting Costs 94%, Points to Fast ROI for Commercial Buildings
An LED lighting replacement project at a manufacturing plant in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata cut lighting costs 94% while providing better illumination, delivering ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate DenialCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeForests & DeforestationSolarUnited StatesWind
Bioenergy Faces Scrutiny Over Coal Plant Conversions, Forest Loss
Bioenergy entered 2020 facing renewed scrutiny over its potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with scientists in Europe and the United States warning ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaCitiesDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesNational Plans & ResponsesOff-GridSub-National Governments
17 of 37 Cabinet Ministers Receive Climate Action Goals in Mandate Letters from Trudeau
Seventeen of 37 federal cabinet ministers received instructions to address some aspect of the climate crisis, and National Observer says Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Thunberg, 15 Other Youth Call Out Canadian, Norwegian Fossils for Violating Children’s Rights
With #FridaysForFuture founder Greta Thunberg and 15 other youth campaigners in Madrid calling out Canada and Norway for violating children’s rights and urging them ... -
CanadaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasShale & Fracking
Globe and Mail Editorial Rejects International Carbon Credits for LNG Exports
The Globe and Mail editorial board is weighing in against the fossil industry’s increasingly faint hope that Canada can earn international carbon reduction credits ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJobsPipelines/Rail Transport
Ottawa Won’t Confirm Trans Mountain Timeline or Budget as Cost Estimate Balloons to $12 Billion [Petition]
Despite the Trudeau government’s assurance that the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is in the national interest, and will turn a profit for the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCitiesEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Rural Municipalities Take the Hit as Alberta Cuts Taxes for Gas Producers
Alberta’s rural municipalities already straining to make up for deadbeat fossils’ unpaid property tax bills, will be expected to shell out C$20 million per ... -
AsiaBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsLegal & RegulatorySolar
New Coal Plant Construction Puts Indonesia at Odds with 1.5°C Carbon Target
Even as its neighbours join the rest of the world in turning increasingly away from coal, Indonesia is charging full steam ahead with new ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Directs $830 Million in Subsidies to Climate-Busting LNG Industry
British Columbia paid out C$830 million in subsidies to help build its liquefied natural gas industry in 2017-18, according to a report released this ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentNational Plans & ResponsesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fossil Production Plans, Subsidies Put Countries Far Beyond 1.5°C Paris Target
The world’s governments are on track to produce more than twice as much oil, gas, and coal as the amounts that would enable them ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHot SpotsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
Trans Mountain Subsidies Hit $320 Million in First Six Months of 2019
The Trans Mountain pipeline took home C$320 million in direct and indirect subsidies in the first six months of the years that were not ...
