Finance & Investment
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Environmental, Indigenous Groups Demand Insurers Withdraw Coverage for Trans Mountain Pipeline
In a series of letters issued late last month, a group of 32 environmental, Indigenous, and citizens’ organizations led by Stand.earth is demanding commitments ... -
Exxon Accused of Pressuring Witnesses in NY Fraud Case, Disappoints Investors with Latest Financial Results
ExxonMobil faced accusations last week that it pressured possible witnesses in a climate fraud case brought by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, ... -
ChinaCitiesElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
Solar Price Beats Grid Electricity in Every City Across China
Subsidy-free solar is now less expensive than grid electricity in virtually every city across China, according to a paper published this week in the ... -
Fracking Sites in Texas, New Mexico Need $9 Billion to Dispose of Salty, Radioactive Wastewater
Oil and gas fracking producers in Texas and New Mexico will be looking for more than US$9 billion over the next decade, just to ... -
CoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIndia
India Plans to Cut Coal Imports, Boost Domestic Production
India is planning to cut its coal imports by at least one-third over the next five years, while boosting domestic coal mining and renewable ... -
AustraliaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
BREAKING: Australia Tries to Drop 1.5°C Target from Pacific Declaration as Endangered Countries Demand Real Carbon Reductions
Australia is trying to water down references to the climate “crisis”, the long-term goal of 1.5°C average global warming, a ban on new coal-fired ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSolarTar Sands/Oil SandsWind
Tar Sands/Oil Sands Analysts Predict Implausible Growth as Renewables, EVs Crush Fossils on Price
A stunning new international analysis shows increasingly affordable wind and solar power and electric vehicles crushing oil on price and efficiency—even as Canadian fossil ... -
CanadaDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsSub-National Governments
Alberta Efficiency Programs Cut GHGs by 5.7 Megatonnes, Save $692 Million Over Two Years
Energy Efficiency Alberta is earning praise at the national level, even as it faces an uncertain future in its home province, after reporting C$692 ... -
European Investment Bank Promises Fossil Funding Phaseout in 2020
In a move that Oil Change International is hailing as a “massive step forward in climate leadership”, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced late ... -
Resource Giant BHP Links Executive Pay to GHG Reductions, Takes Responsibility for Scope 3 Emissions
Natural resource giant BHP Group will link executive pay to reductions in the company’s greenhouse gas emissions, and will include downstream or “Scope 3” ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
Vrooman: EV Infrastructure, Better Buildings Data Would Unlock Progress Toward Decarbonization
In an exclusive interview with The Energy Mix, Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO of Vancity Credit Union, talked about the next steps the federal ... -
Batteries/StorageEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Republican States Lead the Transition as U.S. Regulators Push Renewables Over Coal, Natural Gas
Alert to the steadily improving economics of wind and solar—and growing ever more wary of natural gas investments becoming stranded on the fossil slag ...
