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Newfoundland Offers Suncor $175 Million to Restart Terra Nova Offshore Oilfield
Newfoundland and Labrador is offering C$175 million to the owners of the dormant Terra Nova offshore oilfield, but only if oil starts pumping again. -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Alberta Sends Warning Letters, Imposes No Fines in ‘Really Serious Case’ of Falsified Documents
A “huge” case of falsified records, in which 59 reclamation certificates for abandoned gas wells were rescinded by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), has ... -
AustraliaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
$85 Billion in Coal Investments Leave BlackRock Open to Charges of Greenwashing
A year after BlackRock CEO Larry Fink issued a landmark investors’ letter that stressed climate risk and fossil fuel divestment, the world’s biggest asset ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"EuropeFinance & InvestmentInsurance & LiabilityInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Mega-Shareholders Demand Real Net-Zero Action from HSBC
A bloc of HSBC shareholders have filed a resolution urging Europe’s largest bank to stop funding the fossil industry, with coal at the top ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
Six Nations, NRStor Win Financing for Canada’s Biggest Battery Project
The Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation and their corporate partner NRStor Inc. have tapped into support from the Canada Investment Bank ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
Higher Emissions from Fossil Plants Could Drive Up Global Power Demand by 27 Gigawatts
In a global first, a study just published in the journal Environmental Research Letters concludes that reliance on fossil-fuelled power plants in a warming ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Canada’s Net-Zero Framework May Be Too Little, Too Late for the North
Empty rhetoric, ignorance, vested interests, and systemic racism—all persisting even as the climate crisis melts away the life-sustaining Arctic ice—may well mean that any ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
More Investment, More Renewable Options Needed to Hit Rapid Decarbonization Goals
Renewable energy investment is falling short of what’s needed to meet rapid decarbonization goals, and national implementation strategies often work to the disadvantage of ... -
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Surge of New Oil Drilling Permits Could Help U.S. Fossils Withstand Biden Climate Plan
In the closing months of the Trump administration, fossil companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHydrogenInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable Energy
Positive Feedback Loops Could Speed the Shift Off Carbon, Study Finds
Large-scale progressive change can be accomplished as much by “positive-sum” cooperation as by “zero-sum” thinking, argues a new study co-authored by the deputy director ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
U.S. Battery Boom Continues as Big, New Installations Come Online
2021 is shaping up as a boom year for utility-scale battery storage in the United States, with one big project already in service, another ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
Africa Needs ‘Decarbonization Shock’ to Prevent Decade of New Fossil Fuel Investments
It will take a “decarbonization shock” to jolt utilities and governments in Africa into a quick transition to renewable energy this decade that avoids ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
COVID Recovery Funds, Green Jobs Could Help Developing Countries Drive Down Emissions
COVID-19 recovery funds and green job investment could be a cornerstone for efforts by more than 20 developing nations to come up with new, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
Climate Finance Needs Data Standards, Verification to Build Trust Among Rich and Poor Countries
As Paris Agreement climate financing commitments come due, established standards and third-party verification for finance data are desperately needed to win back the trust ... -
AfricaAustraliaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Insurance Industry Contends with Rising Losses as Climate Chaos Sweeps the Globe
The climate crisis is exacting a rising price from the global insurance industry, a relief and development agency says. As the world digests the ...
