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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Alberta Regulator Clamps Down after Deadbeat Fossil Falls $67 Million Short on Cleanup Funds

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
    The Alberta Energy Regulator says it is suspending licences for thousands of wells and pipelines after an oil and gas producer failed to bring ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited StatesWater

    ‘Milestone’ 4-0 Vote Permanently Halts Fracking in Delaware River Basin

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
    In the face of vociferous opposition from natural gas interests, an interstate commission has voted to put a permanent stop to fracking in the ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States

    Social Cost of Carbon ‘Puts a Number on Climate Damage’

    Full Story: Undark Magazine @undarkmag

    March 7, 2021
     
    Primary Author Ramin Skibba @raminskibba
    March 7, 2021
    On Day One of his administration, U.S. President Joe Biden directed his team to reassess the social cost of carbon. This seemingly obscure concept ...
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  • AfricaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJurisdictionsSouth & Central AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption

    Transition to Electric Cars Need Not Demand a Toxic Lithium Legacy

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
    Despite widespread assumptions, lithium and rare earth minerals like coltan—and all the environmental and social harms that attend their extraction and use—are not necessarily ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion

    Online Discussion Reveals Shifting Attitudes Toward Science, Climate Crisis

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
    A new study of online news, chat, and commentary finds that the digital world has been talking a lot more, and a lot more ...
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  • AfricaCanadaClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Canadian, European Officials Urge World Bank to End Fossil Investments

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
    Senior officials from Canada and Europe are urging the World Bank to end its investments in coal- and oil-related projects and gradually phase out ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"International Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Opinion: Plastic Pollution, Climate Are ‘Two Sides of the Same Coin’

    Full Story: The Conversation @ConversationEDU

    March 7, 2021
     
    Primary Author Xia Zhu @AliceXiaZhu
    March 7, 2021
    Plastic pollution and climate change are two prominent environmental issues of our time. Plastic was once thought to be a miracle invention that made ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJurisdictions

    COVID-19, Climate Hold Lessons About Colonialism, ‘Syndemic Events’

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
    Neither the pandemic nor the climate crisis came out of a vacuum—both are rooted in systemic racism and the bitter legacy of colonialism, says ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States

    $565-Billion House Bill Aims to Cut U.S. Emissions 50% by 2030, Decarbonize Grid by 2035

    March 5, 2021
     
    March 5, 2021
    The United States would cut its greenhouse gas emissions 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and count on a clean electricity standard to achieve ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind

    Analysts Hope for Earlier Emissions Peak as China Focuses Five-Year Plan on Climate Action

    March 5, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    March 5, 2021
    With China widely expected to release its latest five-year economic plan today, analysts were cautiously hoping for a major milestone on the road to ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsTransit

    Ottawa Sends $2.7 Billion to Transit Agencies for Zero-Emission Buses

    March 5, 2021
     
    March 5, 2021
    Canadian transit agencies are in line to receive C$2.7 billion in new federal funding over five years to begin converting their diesel fleets to ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Accountability Bill Lacks ‘Clear Path’ to Net-Zero Targets, Climate Scientist Warns Ottawa

    March 5, 2021
     
    March 5, 2021
    Just days after unveiling its long-awaited Net-Zero Advisory Body, the Canadian government is receiving some pointed advice on how to toughen up its new ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsUnited States

    Canada Aims for Green Energy Exemption from Biden Buy American Rules

    March 5, 2021
     
    March 5, 2021
    Canada is angling for a green energy exemption from Buy American policies likely to be introduced by the Biden administration, chief trade negotiator Steve ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    Appalachia’s Coal Fate Could Hold Lessons for New Mexico

    March 5, 2021
     
    March 5, 2021
    Analysts are warning that New Mexico’s dependence on oil and gas could lead to the same legacy of poverty and pollution as Appalachia inherited ...
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  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Developers Clash with U.S. Cities on Vote for Greener Building Codes

    March 5, 2021
     
    March 5, 2021
    Two years ago, sustainability-minded city planners across the United States discovered they could vote to change the national energy codes that many states adopt ...
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    Victorian Big Battery is a Go as Australian Developer Nabs Funding

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Ikea Helps Swedish City Develop Sustainable Community

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Chicago Neighbourhood Calls Hunger Strike to Fight Pollution

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • CitiesClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    North Dakota Aims to Protect Coal by Blocking Wind Projects

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyWind

    Denmark Climate Plan Falls Short of 2030 Target

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable Energy

    HSBC, Barclays Take Heat Over Vietnam Coal Plant

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMISupply Chains & Consumption

    Volatile Market, Competing Automakers Drive Down Tesla’s Share Price

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryTransitWalking & Biking

    Heidelberg, Germany Makes Cars Unwelcome

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMI

    UK Insurer Aviva Promises Net-Zero Investments by 2040

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityICYMIJobs & TrainingRenewable EnergySolar

    Agriculture Can Gain from Solar’s ‘Great Flexibility’

    March 9, 2021
     
    March 9, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemographicsICYMIInternationalJobs & TrainingJurisdictions

    ‘Gender Assumptions’ Hinder Equality in Climate Policy, Practice

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
  • AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictions

    Leading Experts Urge OECD to Reject Ex-Australian Finance Minister on Poor Climate Record

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEuropeFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictions

    Volvo Plans All-Electric Product Line by 2030

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States

    NREL Industry Growth Forum Invites Five Canadian Cleantech Startups

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
  • CanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States

    Alberta Fossil CNRL Loses $143M on Keystone Cancellation, Still Boosts Payout to Shareholders

    March 7, 2021
     
    March 7, 2021
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