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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 ... -
BuildingsDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Power Prices Hit $9,000/MWh as Texas Grid Declares First Supply Emergency Since 2014
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued its first emergency alert since January 2014, after record demand driven by a summer heat wave ... -
AustraliaCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentOil & Gas
Carbon Capture Unit on Australian LNG Megaproject Starts Up Four Years Late
Four years late and far over budget, Chevron Corporation has finally flipped the switch on a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system for the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Koch Brothers Abandon Alberta Tar Sands/Oil Sands
Wichita, Kansas-based conglomerate Koch Industries has sold off its substantial position in the Canadian tar sands/oil sands, selling thousands of hectares of land to ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyMethaneShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Actively Promotes Fracking Boom as New Study Reaffirms Climate Impact
British Columbia is taking heat from two different news outlets for its avid support of natural gas fracking to feed its liquefied natural gas ...
