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Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingFinance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Scope 3 Emissions Boost Exxon’s Carbon Pollution to 730 Million Tonnes in 2019
Under mounting pressure from investors, colossal fossil ExxonMobil disclosed Tuesday that its operations accounted for 730 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Green-Talking Fossils Still Pay Big Executive Bonuses for Higher Production, New Discoveries
Even as the world’s top oil and gas companies talk earnestly about creating zero emissions targets, 27 of the 30 largest still link executive ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Suncor Writes Off $425 Million in White Rose Oilfield Off Newfoundland
CALGARY — The new operator of the White Rose offshore oilfield says no final decision has been made about its future despite a move ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsWater
Contaminants Hit North Saskatchewan River After Pipeline Spills 400,000 Litres of ‘Salty Produced Water’
CALGARY — Contaminated water that leaked from an oilfield pipeline on Christmas Day has entered the North Saskatchewan River but has had no detectable ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Wind, Solar Industries Must Address Environmental Costs as Renewables Expand
Determined that there can be no “green halo” for renewables, solar and wind stakeholders in the United States are tackling the reality that their ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionNon-Renewable Energy
Experts Demand More Detail on United Airlines’ Direct Air Capture Plans
In the wake of United Airlines’ announcement of a multi-million-dollar investment in a Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, experts in climate ethics and policy ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionInternationalJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSupply Chains & Consumption
End to Planned Obsolescence Would Stem ‘Torrential’ E-Waste
Economics 101 for mobile device developers seems to involve making sure their devices need to be replaced every few years. But consumers are demanding ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"JurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Nebraska Judges Halt Land Expropriations, Citing Biden Pledge to Cancel Keystone XL
Two Nebraska judges have halted land expropriations along the Keystone XL construction route, citing the likelihood that President-elect Joe Biden’s will cancel the pipeline ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
Wilkinson Tips North American Ban on Gasoline Vehicles as Biden Inauguration Approaches
A North America-wide ban on new gasoline-powered vehicle sales may be on the agenda as the Canadian government begins building ties with the incoming ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportShale & Fracking
Ontario Pension Plan Invests Teachers’ Retirement Savings in Italian Gas Pipeline Network
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan closed out the year by buying a controlling interest in a fossil gas pipeline company in Italy, with an ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
December Sees Three Dead, One Injured on Fossil Projects in Alberta, B.C., Minnesota
December was a hazardous month to work in the fossil industry, with workers killed or injured on projects in Alberta, British Columbia, and Minnesota. -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
$38-Million Subsidy Could Drive 10 More Years of Oil Drilling Off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, NL — Newfoundland and Labrador is giving C$38 million to the Hibernia offshore oil project in a bid to protect 148 jobs ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil Sands
Some Tar Sands/Oil Sands Operations Cut Upstream Emissions 35%, But Life Cycle Carbon Only 2%
A new study based on internal company data from three Alberta tar sands/oil sands operations is showing upstream emission reductions of 14 to 35% ... -
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Battery Packs Hit ‘Historic Milestone’ with Record-Low Price Below $100/kWh
Lithium-ion battery pack prices dipped below the milestone of US$100 per kilowatt-hour in 2020, and the average price of batteries plummeted 89% in a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable Energy
Federal Clean Fuel Standard Aims for 21-Megatonne Emissions Cut by 2030
Environment and Climate Change Canada has published draft rules for a new Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) that it says would focus primarily on fossil ...
