Legal & Regulatory
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CanadaLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Coastal GasLink Suspends Work After Unist’ot’en Recover Ancient Artifacts at Man Camp Site
Construction of the contentious Coastal GasLink pipeline was suspended late last week after members of the Unist'ot'en Clan of the Wet'suwet'en Nation found two ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Study Reveals Unreliable, Inconsistent Assessments of Tar Sands/Oil Sands Impacts
Inconsistent science has marred the credibility of dozens of past environmental impact studies of the Alberta tar sands/oil sands, according to a new assessment ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Legal & RegulatoryPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Sets Sights on Up to 100,000 New Net-Zero Homes Per Year
Net-zero buildings that produce as much energy as they consume may be about to hit the mainstream in California, where most new homes and ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
Ontario Introduces Carbon Tax After Railing Against Carbon Taxes
The Doug Ford government in Ontario is introducing a carbon tax on large emitters that exceed a yet-to-be-established provincial standard, after launching a lawsuit ... -
CanadaFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Supreme Court’s Redwater Decision Could Make Credit More Costly, Less Available for Canadian Fossils
Lenders are paying attention to the recent Supreme Court decision holding bankrupt fossils responsible for cleaning up the production sites they abandon. The result ... -
Alberta Oil Curtailment Drives Down Crude By Rail
Alberta’s plan to boost the price Canadian heavy crude by eliminating a glut via mandatory production curtailments has created an unintended consequence that has ... -
Retired B.C. Lawyer Risks 28-Day Sentence to Invoke Necessity Defence for Pipeline Protest
A retired lawyer from Vancouver is risking a 28-day prison sentence to test the necessity defence as a legal strategy to block fossil projects ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
Trans Mountain’s Fee Plan for Fossil Customers Represents $2-Billion Taxpayer Subsidy
Canadian taxpayers will be on the hook for another $2-billion fossil fuel subsidy if the National Energy Board accepts the latest request from the ... -
AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon Transition
Landmark Court Ruling Cites Climate Impact in Refusing New Australian Coal Mine
In what’s being hailed as a landmark ruling, the Land and Environment Court in New South Wales, Australia has listed climate change as one ...
