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CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canadian Fossil Subsidies Tripled in 2020, Report Shows
A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada’s oilpatch. -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Trans Mountain Tries to Hide Insurers’ Identities as Industry Pushes for Climate Disclosure
The Crown corporation building the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has asked a federal regulator to conceal the names of its insurance companies to ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Exxon Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands Holdings, Slashes Estimate of Recoverable Reserves
Colossal fossil ExxonMobil has dropped virtually all its tar sands/oil sands holdings from its list of recoverable assets, and its Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil ... -
AsiaCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyCoalFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyUnited States
Four Canadian Banks Make ‘Dirty Thirty’ List of Global Coal Financiers
Four of Canada’s Big Five chartered banks have made the Dirty Thirty list of the world’s largest coal financiers, making the country the fourth-largest ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Nine Big Emitters Would Pay Their Share Under ‘Hypothetical Climate Liability Regime’
The world’s big oil and mining companies emit vast amounts of climate-changing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. By extension, the actions of these corporate ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Nova Scotia Unveils EV, Energy Retrofit Fund, but Climate Analysts Look for More
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin has announced C$19 million in rebates to help people buy electric vehicles and to assist low-income families in making ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
Global Solar Installations Could Reach 209 GW This Year as BNEF Projects 13 to 50% Growth
New installations of photovoltaic solar capacity will reach 160 to 209 gigawatts (that’s up to 209 billion watts) this year, with booming activity in ... -
BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Rising Rents, Hurricane Damage Drive Homelessness Crisis in Louisiana
Only six months after seeing their homes destroyed by back-to-back hurricanes, many renters in the industrial heartland of southwest Louisiana have found themselves literally ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Great Barrier Reef Geoengineering an Expensive Smokescreen, Scientists Say
Researchers and innovators are piling on to the effort to geoengineer a way to protect Australia’s Great Barrier Reef from a warming ocean. But ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
‘There’s a Lot to Rebuild’, Trudeau Tells Biden, as Canada, U.S. Map Climate Partnership
Accelerating climate ambition and building back better are two of the six components of a new U.S.-Canada partnership roadmap that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Wind, Solar Post Record Growth in 2020 Despite Pandemic Restrictions, Job Losses
United States solar and wind developers had a record year in 2020 despite punishing restrictions and job losses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Coastal GasLink Costs Rise as B.C. Flags Environmental Impacts Along Pipeline Route
The CEO of TC Energy Corp. is warning that the cost of its Coastal GasLink pipeline to bring natural gas from northeastern British Columbia ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Remote Russian Region Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2025
Possibly signalling a (slow) shift in Vladimir Putin’s unambitious climate agenda, the far east Russian island region of Sakhalin has declared its intent to ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
Time to Come Clean on Rising Carbon Emissions, Bloomberg Columnist Urges Musk
It’s time for Tesla founder Elon Musk to come clean about the rising carbon footprint of his signature product, as the company’s rapid growth ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
World Bank, IMF May Link Debt Relief for Poor Countries with Climate Investments
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are looking at how to take climate change into account as they open negotiations to ...
