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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    California Senate Bill Would Halt New Fracking, Set 2027 ban

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    Citing the “existential threat” of the climate crisis, two California senators have introduced a bill that would sharply curtail fracking in the state—and eventually ...
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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments

    Ottawa Underestimates Carbon Tax Rebates after Revenue Exceeds Predictions

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    The federal government owes Canadian families in three provinces more than C$200 million after underestimating how much it would raise from the carbon tax ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryNuclearOff-GridOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    Brutal Cold Snap Triggers Rolling Blackouts, Drives Up Power Costs as Texas Gas Plants Fail

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    A brutal blast of cold, winter weather this week killed at least 14 people in four U.S. states, dropped snow and ice on an ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Bar Association Resolution Calls for ‘Climate-Conscious Lawyering’

    Full Story: Lawyers for Climate Justice @Lawyers4Climate

    February 17, 2021
     
    Primary Author David Estrin
    February 17, 2021
    The Canadian Bar Association is expected to vote on a climate leadership resolution at its annual meeting later today. In this guest post, an ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments

    New Deforestation Map Reveals Shocking Loss of B.C.’s Old Growth Stands

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    Despite its “Super, Natural” branding, British Columbia is by no means a haven for old-growth forests, according to a new mapping project that points ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments

    Pickering-Area Citizens Launch Blockade, ‘Shoe Strike’ to Protect Sensitive Local Wetland

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    Community groups and angry citizens from Pickering, Ontario are going up against what one news report calls “a billionaire and a business-friendly government” to ...
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  • AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydrogenJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States

    Explainer: IISD Lays Out Pros and Cons of Subsidizing Hydrogen Development

    Full Story: International Institute for Sustainable Development @IISD_news

    February 17, 2021
     
    Primary Author Richard Bridle and Estan Beedell @estan2
    February 17, 2021
    As countries chart paths to net-zero economies by 2050, hydrogen has enjoyed a new wave of attention. But a key question facing governments is ...
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    Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States

    Deliver Real Protections for Climate Migrants, Refugee Group Urges Biden Administration

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    As work begins on a new climate change and migration report commissioned by the Biden administration, Refugees International is urging the White House to ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaSub-National Governments

    Citizen ‘Climate Brigades’ in Ecuador Build Resilience, Cohesion

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    The citizen brigades of Guayaquil, Ecuador, were established to help the city’s poor find safety during extreme weather events. But the results have gone ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyUnited States

    Wilkinson, McCarthy Hold First Talks on Cross-Border Climate Action

    February 15, 2021
     
    February 15, 2021
    With a new administration in Washington, DC setting climate action as one of its four defining priorities, Canadian Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States

    1930s Jobs Program Holds Mixed Lessons for Biden’s U.S. Climate Corps

    February 15, 2021
     
    February 15, 2021
    A recent executive order by President Biden has set policy-makers on course to design a strategy for a new U.S. Civilian Climate Corps, with ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsWater

    Alberta’s Reinstated Coal Policy Leaves Gaping Opportunities for Mining

    February 15, 2021
     
    February 15, 2021
    Its recent mea culpa notwithstanding, the Jason Kenney government in Alberta has by no means closed the barn door on the idea of metallurgical ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States

    Fact Checker Scorches Kenney’s Keystone Claims as Premier’s Political Woes Deepen

    February 15, 2021
     
    February 15, 2021
    The Edmonton-based Parkland Institute is out with a detailed fact check of Premier Jason Kenney’s recent pronouncements on the cancellation of the Keystone XL ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States

    Science ‘Translators’ Needed to Help Investors Avoid Climate Greenwashing

    February 15, 2021
     
    February 15, 2021
    Investors and their advisors may be making a dangerous mistake if they allow climate modelling to give them a false sense of certainty over ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHydropowerIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySevere Storms & Flooding

    India Was Forewarned About Himalayan Flood Disaster Risks

    February 12, 2021
     
    February 12, 2021
    Experts and residents in India have long been sending a message to the Modi government in India: Do not build hydroelectric dams in the ...
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  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Climate Response in Benin Leaves Out Rural Women

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationICYMILegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding

    Cities Coping with Waves of Incoming Climate Migrants

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionICYMIInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Tesla Recalls 12,300 Model X SUV’s

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • AfricaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesGeneral RenewablesICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaRenewable EnergySouth & Central America

    Study Looks at Energy Taxes, Fossil Subsidy Reform for Green Recovery

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    141 Groups Urge Fossil Extraction Moratorium in Greenland

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments

    Alberta Announces Plan to Expand Boreal Forest Preserve

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States

    ‘Migratory Bird Massacre’ Greenlighted by Trump Admin Can Still Be Stopped

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States

    Trump Environmental Policies Caused 22,000 Deaths, Lancet Study Shows

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Regulations Could Deal Fatal Blow to Oregon LNG Exports

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    UK Think Tank Urges Mandatory EV Chargers at Petrol Stations

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States

    Trudeau Rejects NAFTA Challenge Over Keystone Cancellation

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFirst PeoplesICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Court Agrees to Delay Decision on Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyUnited States

    Judge Demands Social Cost of Carbon Calculation for Montana-Wyoming Coal Mine

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Washington State to Require All New Cars Electric After 2030

    February 11, 2021
     
    February 11, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyCoalEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable Energy

    Utility Giant RWE Sues for €2 Billion in Netherlands Coal Exit

    February 11, 2021
     
    February 11, 2021
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