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Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
Financial Risk of Climate Change Has Economists, Ratings Agencies Worried
The potentially devastating economic and financial impact of unrestrained climate change has been coming into focus in several recent news stories, with global GDP ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentPipelines/Rail Transport
Alberta Fossil Buys Kinder Morgan Canada, Shows Less Interest in Trans Mountain
The Calgary-based pipeliner that bought Kinder Morgan Canada this week says it isn’t keen to make a bid for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, ... -
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 ... -
Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Bankrupt California Utility Will Still Honour $42 Billion in Solar, Wind Contracts
There were sighs of relief in California earlier this month, after utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric confirmed it will honour all its contracts ... -
AsiaBuildingsChinaCitiesElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Corporate Renewable Energy Buys Could Set All-Time Record in 2019
Corporate renewable energy purchases are on track to set another all-time record in 2019, with the United States still driving a strong growth trend ... -
China Think Tank Calls for Early Emissions Cap in 2025, But Banks Continue Funding Coal
China is sending out decidedly mixed signals on its climate and energy strategy, with an influential think tank calling for the country to cap ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBitumen BubbleCanadaEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Royal Bank of Scotland Phases Out Funding for Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Arctic and Antarctic Refuge Drilling
The Royal Bank of Scotland is phasing out financing for tar sands/oil sands exploration and extraction, and limiting its funding for fossil projects in ... -
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%, ... -
AfricaBrazilChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentIndiaNational Plans & Responses
Emerging Economies Put Onus for Climate Action on Richest Countries
Four of the world’s leading emerging economies are calling on rich countries to meet their international targets for pre-2020 climate action and stepped-up climate ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural SequestrationUnited StatesWater
IPCC Land Use Report Draws New Attention to Soil Carbon, Regenerative Agriculture
In the wake of the IPCC land use report earlier this month, with its urgent focus on food supplies, soil conservation, and natural methods ...
