Finance & Investment
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200 Farmers in Netherlands Sign On for $560M Onshore Wind Farm
In an important win for community-based wind energy, more than 200 farmers in a rural area east of Amsterdam have banded together to secure ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyDemographicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesUnited States
U.S. Dominican Nuns Raise $130 Million for ‘Holistic’ Climate Solutions Fund
Five years after Pope Francis delivered his acclaimed encyclical calling for environmental and climate justice, 16 congregations of Dominican nuns in the United States ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCulture, Curiosities, & HumourElectricity GridEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Queen Elizabeth’s Wealth Manager Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Arctic Oil and Gas, Coal
Coutts, the private banker to Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the British royal family, has promised to drop its investments in the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Line 5 Pipeline Faces Tuesday Court Date After Judge Orders Temporary Closure
A county judge in Michigan has ordered Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. to shut down its troubled Line 5 pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac between ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Indigenous Leaders Warn They May Be Left Out of Abandoned Well Cleanup Fund
Indigenous leaders are concerned their communities may be left out as Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia begin spending C$1.5 billion in federal funds to ... -
Amazon Promises $2-Billion Climate Fund While Emissions Continue to Grow
Amazon.com is getting a decidedly mixed reaction for its plan to set up a US$2-billion climate investment fund, after the e-commerce giant’s latest sustainability ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationJobs & TrainingLegal & Regulatory
Indonesian Anti-Poverty Program Reduces Tree Loss by 30%
Thirteen years into an Indonesian anti-poverty program that delivers cash payments to poor citizen living in forested areas, experts are cautiously celebrating strong evidence ... -
Week 26, June 29: Global Engagement
Unless every nation pulls its weight, global emissions will continue to rise and the climate emergency will cause an ever more disastrous future. -
Ontario Pension Fund Invests in Abu Dhabi Pipeline Megaproject, Puts Teachers’ Retirement Savings at Risk
Thousands of working and retired teachers may soon have to worry about the safety of their retirement savings, after the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan ... -
Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
30% of U.S. Shale Drillers ‘Technically Insolvent’ as Analyst Places Economic Recovery Three to Five Years Away
Nearly one-third of shale oil and gas drillers in the United States are “technically insolvent” at today’s oil prices, as crashing demand drives the ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJobs & TrainingSolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Democrats Debate Climate Policy, Introduce Green Infrastructure Measures as Fall Election Approaches
With the U.S. federal election just 131 days away, climate and clean energy are poised to take centre stage in the campaign, with Democrats ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatChinaEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail Transport
$20-Billion East African Pipeline to Displace Thousands of Farmers, Risk Massive Oil Spill
A US$20-billion pipeline project in East Africa is set to displace thousands of small farmers and endanger key wildlife habitat and coastal waters—in spite ... -
Modern Monetary Theory Would Hasten the Shift Off Carbon
A new economic theory now gaining traction could open the door for the trillions of dollars that will be needed to drive a rapid ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingOil & GasSolarWind
Goldman Sachs See Renewable Investment Surging While Fossils Pay Huge Risk Premium
With global fossils paying the equivalent of a US$40 to $80 per ton carbon price to compensate for the heightened risk investors see in ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryTransit
Declaration for Resilience Urges ‘New Normal’ for Canadian Cities
Canada’s urban planning experts, along with leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, have signed on to the 2020 Declaration for Resilience in ...
