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Use Pandemic Stimulus to Create Clean Energy Jobs, Canadian Associations Urge Ottawa
The federal government’s economic stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic must signal continuity in climate policy, provide “sufficient, sustained, and sustainable stimulus”, and ... -
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Alberta Demands Fossil Relief While Neglected Tech Firms Plan Their Exit
While Alberta blasts Ottawa for slow delivery of its fossil industry bailout package, the Jason Kenney government is hearing from high tech entrepreneurs who ... -
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Post-Pandemic Employment Will Hinge on Green Energy as Fossil Jobs Slide
With projected oilfield job losses of 30% by the end of 2020, the fossil sector is likely to remain highly embattled after the threat ... -
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Renewables Delivered Nearly 75% of New Electricity Last Year, But Investment Must Double by 2030
Solar, wind, and other forms of renewable power supplied nearly three-quarters of the new electricity generating capacity installed in 2019, but annual investments will ... -
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Pandemic-Mandated Car-Free Streets Are an ‘Epiphany Moment’
Chicago city planners looking to help their citizens keep fit during the pandemic—mentally as well as physically—are being encouraged to close streets to cars ... -
Major Swiss Bank Touts Green, Sustainable Bonds Over Conventional Investments
A major European investment bank is describing green and sustainable bonds as a “defensive opportunity” that will bring higher returns in financial markets that ... -
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California Looks to Double Green Energy Capacity, Cut Emissions by 2030
New solar and storage facilities—and no new gas plant approvals—are the cornerstones of California’s recently-released plan to drastically reduce emissions to just 46 megatonnes ... -
Hand Sanitizer Holds Out Weak Lifeline for Embattled U.S. Ethanol Industry
Ethanol producers struggling through the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic are welcoming new U.S. government rules that will permit them to provide alcohol ... -
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56,000 Demand Retraining for Oil and Gas Workers, Funding for Renewables, as Fossils Push for Bailout
With the Canadian government still tight-lipped at week’s end on the bailout package it’s crafting for the country’s pandemic-ravaged fossil sector, 56,000 online petitioners ... -
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COVID-19 Could Slash Emissions 5%, But Permanent Cuts Depend on Structural Change
The COVID-19 pandemic could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 5% this year, producing the deepest reduction since the end of the Second World ... -
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The Interview: Pandemic Reminds us that ‘We Are All Relatives’, Munn-Venn Says
Karri Munn-Venn is Senior Policy Analyst at Citizens for Public Justice. She’s been watching the changes in practice wrought by the pandemic and the ... -
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Bank of Montreal, RBC, BlackRock Among the Backers for Alberta’s ‘Reckless’ Keystone XL Subsidy
The Bank of Montreal, the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, and TD are among the banks that are being called out for funding the ... -
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Sustainable Investments Match Fossils’ Returns, Out-Perform Conventional Funds in Oil Price Crash
With oil markets crashing under the combined weight of a global pandemic and a sustained price war between rival producers, new analyses show renewable ... -
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New Pembina Head Linda Coady Sees Pandemic Relief, New Corporate Attitudes as Drivers for Low-Carbon Future
Collaboration, common ground, economic stimulus, and future resilience were the watchwords last week as Linda Coady, former chief sustainability officer at Enbridge Inc., signed ... -
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Week 14, April 6: Renewable Electricity
In 2017, the generation of electricity from fossil fuels produced 74 Mt (10.3%) of Canada’s emissions. Renewable energy has become the cheapest option for ...
