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Analysts Slam Scotiabank’s Fossil Investments Despite $100-Billion Climate Fund
Scotiabank’s decision to pour C$100 billion by 2025 into projects to address the climate crisis is receiving mixed reviews from organizations that track its ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fossils Claim They Receive No Subsidies as Fossil Subsidy Review Bogs Down
Canada’s fossil lobby is setting out to redefine the lavish government handouts it receives as anything but a subsidy, even as the federal finance ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable Energy
‘No Excuse for Inaction’ as Global Energy Efficiency Improvements Lag
The rate at which global energy efficiency is improving has declined for the third year in a row and has hit a low point ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Charity Slams ‘Undemocratic, Unfounded’ Foreign-Funded Radicals Panel
Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party government is taking fire from one of the province’s most established philanthropic institutions, with the Edmonton-based Muttart Foundation declaring ... -
Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Distributed Energy Could Save Texas Consumers $5.5 Billion by 2030
Integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar+storage, smart thermostats, and electric vehicles into Texas’ electricity mix could save customers almost US$5.5 billion by 2030, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBitumen BubbleCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalElectricity GridEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
World’s Biggest Public Lender Announces End to Fossil Project Funding
In a blockbuster announcement yesterday, the European Investment Bank pledged to end most or all of its financing for fossil energy projects by the ... -
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IEA Drives Fossil Growth, Climate Breakdown with Latest World Energy Outlook
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is undercutting its own, essential role in confronting the climate crisis by downplaying renewable energy options and driving future ... -
AustraliaBitumen BubbleCanadaEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
Swedish Central Bank Sells Off Carbon-Intensive Alberta Bonds
Sweden’s central bank has sold its Alberta Government bonds and declared it will no longer invest in assets with high carbon footprints, even if ... -
AfricaElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
IEA Sees Solar Supporting ‘Energy-Hungry Industrial Revolution’ in Africa
Though sunny Africa is currently home to far fewer solar power installations than are found in the soggy UK, an International Energy Agency (IEA) ... -
Failing to Dump Fossil Investments Costs California Pension Funds $17 Billion Over 10 Years
The two biggest pension funds in California missed out on US$17 billion in income by holding onto their fossil fuel investments for a decade ... -
Chevron Scrambles to Motivate Employees with ‘Moral Case’ for Fossil Fuels
Chevron Corporation’s attempt to build a “moral case” for fossil fuels in a recent pamphlet for employees suggests the California-based colossal fossil is under ... -
AfricaAustraliaEuropeFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States
Climate Crisis Drives More Migrants Toward Incarceration by ‘Border-Industrial Complex’
The sprawling private prison system in the United States is a direct beneficiary of a climate crisis that is putting millions of people at ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSub-National Governments
Two-Thirds of Canadians Want Federal Action on Climate Crisis
Two-thirds of Canadians want the country’s response to the climate crisis to continue or accelerate under Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government, and nearly 60% ...
