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No Future Need for Trans Mountain, Keystone XL Pipelines, Canadian Energy Regulator Report Shows
There will be no need and no justification to complete the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion or the Keystone XL pipeline if Canada makes any ... -
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Fossil ‘Greenwashing’ Prompts Big Investors to Double Renewables Spending through 2025
Institutional investors with nearly US$7 trillion at their disposal are planning to double their renewable energy holdings over the next five years, to about ... -
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Kerry Named White House Climate ‘Czar’ as Analysis Shows U.S. Could Cut Emissions 38-54% by 2030
Paris Agreement architect John Kerry was appointed White House climate “czar”, a half-dozen other senior appointments signalled stability and continuity, and a few glass ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘Window is Rapidly Closing’ for Canadian Fossils to Adapt to Falling Oil Demand
With nearly four decades of growth in global oil demand coming to an end, Canada’s fossil industry is going to have to pay closer ... -
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With Fossils Crashing, Renewables Surging, Alberta and Saskatchewan Need a New Narrative
Across nearly a dozen pieces of news and analysis over the last week, a consistent theme is emerging: Canada’s fossil sector crash is accelerating, ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Calgary Aims to Reinvent Itself as Fossil Slide Continues
With its September unemployment rate standing at 12.6% and office space vacancies approaching 30%, Calgary is struggling to reinvent itself in a world accelerating ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingRenewable Energy
Climate-Focused Green Banks Could Spur Sustainable Cities, Just Recovery
In an effort to help cities balance climate action with pandemic recovery, C40 Cities has released a guide to establishing local green banks as ... -
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China’s Carbon Neutral Plan Could Push Belt and Road Initiative Toward ‘Cleaner Growth’
China’s landmark commitment to domestic carbon neutrality could help jump-start a “cleaner growth pathway” for countries participating in the country’s massive Belt and Road ... -
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‘No Vaccine for Climate Change’, Red Cross Warns, as Disasters Kill 410,000 in 10 Years
There’s “no vaccine for climate change” in a world that has seen more than 100 climate disasters since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, and ... -
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In Conversation: Local Climate Action Depends on Reaching Out to a Wider Community, Moffatt Says
Scott Moffatt has been an Ottawa city councillor since 2010 and became chair of the city’s Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
B.C. Leads, Alberta and Ontario Imperil National Results in Efficiency Canada’s Latest Provincial Scorecard
British Columbia maintained its lead as Canada’s top jurisdiction for energy efficiency in 2019, Saskatchewan came in last for a second year running, Prince ... -
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Sea Level Rise Requires ‘Equitable Retreat’ from Coastal Communities
As rising seas and fiercer storms make the coast an ever more tenuous place to live, policy-makers all over the world need to plan ... -
CitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States
Transit Authorities Across U.S. Face Pandemic-Driven Funding Crisis
Pandemic-struck New York City is pleading for emergency transit funding, with tens of billions in local GDP, hundreds of thousands of transit-dependent jobs, and ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsTransit
Banff–Calgary Passenger Rail Plan Draws Mixed Reviews
A C$1-billion-plus proposal to re-establish 130 kilometres of passenger rail service between Calgary and Banff is earning serious attention from both the provincial and ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Front-Line Communities Are Driving Force for Biden’s Climate Transformation, Salazar and Goloff Say
Adrien Salazar is Senior Campaign Strategist for Climate Equity at Dēmos, a U.S. racial and economic justice policy organization. Ben Goloff is Senior Climate ...
