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Climate Hawks See No Gain in German Utility RWE’s Plan for 2040 Coal Phaseout
German coal and power plant giant RWE, Europe’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, is promising to make its operations carbon neutral by 2040, prompting ... -
Tech Companies Decarbonize Their Operations, But Still Sign Lucrative Deals with Big Oil
Big tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft may be taking promising steps to cut their own greenhouse gas emissions. But they’re a lot ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionTransit
Toronto Unanimously Adopts Climate Emergency Resolution, Still Rebuilds Major Highway
The City of Toronto unanimously adopted a climate emergency resolution Wednesday morning and reaffirmed its plan to bring its greenhouse gas emissions to net ... -
CanadaClimate DenialEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationOil & GasUnited States
Suzuki and Yano: Climate Action Must Counter ‘Unequal Privilege’, Rebuild Democratic Systems
At a time when 70 to 75% of Canadians are largely disengaged from a political arena often dominated by “unproductive partisan pot shots and ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisTar Sands/Oil Sands
Beer: Emissions Are Set to Rise Through 2050. And Fossils Think Climate Protesters Are the Naïve Ones?
With the latest trend report for fossil fuel consumption projecting higher carbon dioxide emissions through 2050, Canadian fossils are expressing the odd view that ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationJobsPipelines/Rail Transport
Trudeau Promises to Plant Two Billion Trees Over 10 Years, with Funding ‘Offset’ by Trans Mountain Pipeline Revenue
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau promised last week that a second-term government under his leadership would invest C$3 billion over 10 years to plant two ... -
BuildingsCanadaDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & Fracking
Election Roundup: Parties’ Promises, Fossils Collect Campaign Data, and Climate Protesters Tread Carefully
Week three of Canada’s federal election saw a flurry of climate, energy, and environment promises from the four national party leaders, coinciding with a ... -
CitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
All Eyes on 2020 After UN Climate (Action) Summit Fails to Deliver
The tepid results of last week’s United Nations Climate Summit pointed to the need for political will to match the urgency of the climate ... -
Include CO2 Impacts with Stock Reports, B.C. Environmental Educator Urges
News media should begin reporting companies’ greenhouse gas emissions alongside their stock market results to help people understand the connection between economic activity and ... -
Teck, Suncor, CNRL Take Top Spots in Annual Ranking of Mining Company Revenues
Mining and tar sands/oil sands producers Teck Resources, Suncor Energy, and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. took three of the four top spots in an ...
