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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

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    Under mounting pressure from investors, colossal fossil ExxonMobil disclosed Tuesday that its operations accounted for 730 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, ...
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  • 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

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    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 ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Suncor Writes Off $425 Million in White Rose Oilfield Off Newfoundland

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    CALGARY — The new operator of the White Rose offshore oilfield says no final decision has been made about its future despite a move ...
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  • 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’

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    CALGARY — Contaminated water that leaked from an oilfield pipeline on Christmas Day has entered the North Saskatchewan River but has had no detectable ...
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  • AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind

    Wind, Solar Industries Must Address Environmental Costs as Renewables Expand

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    Determined that there can be no “green halo” for renewables, solar and wind stakeholders in the United States are tackling the reality that their ...
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  • 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

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    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 ...
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  • Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionInternationalJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSupply Chains & Consumption

    End to Planned Obsolescence Would Stem ‘Torrential’ E-Waste

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
    Economics 101 for mobile device developers seems to involve making sure their devices need to be replaced every few years. But consumers are demanding ...
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  • 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

    January 5, 2021
     
    January 5, 2021
    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 ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States

    Wilkinson Tips North American Ban on Gasoline Vehicles as Biden Inauguration Approaches

    January 5, 2021
     
    January 5, 2021
    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 ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportShale & Fracking

    Ontario Pension Plan Invests Teachers’ Retirement Savings in Italian Gas Pipeline Network

    January 5, 2021
     
    January 5, 2021
    The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan closed out the year by buying a controlling interest in a fossil gas pipeline company in Italy, with an ...
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  • 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

    January 5, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    January 5, 2021
    December was a hazardous month to work in the fossil industry, with workers killed or injured on projects in Alberta, British Columbia, and Minnesota.
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments

    $38-Million Subsidy Could Drive 10 More Years of Oil Drilling Off Newfoundland

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 5, 2021
     
    January 5, 2021
    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 ...
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  • 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%

    January 5, 2021
     
    January 5, 2021
    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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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable EnergyResearch & Development

    Battery Packs Hit ‘Historic Milestone’ with Record-Low Price Below $100/kWh

    January 5, 2021
     
    January 5, 2021
    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 ...
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  • 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

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
    Environment and Climate Change Canada has published draft rules for a new Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) that it says would focus primarily on fossil ...
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  • Air & MarineAsiaBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyWind

    Japan Plans ‘Huge’ Boost for Offshore Wind

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityICYMISoil & Natural Sequestration

    More Atmospheric CO2 Does More Harm than Good for Crops, Plants

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • AustraliaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionICYMIJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingTravel, Leisure & Recreation

    Storms Wash Away Iconic Tourist Spots in Australia’s Byron Bay

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • AfricaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Egypt Signs Oil and Gas Exploration Deals Worth $1 Billion

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion

    UK Citizens’ Assembly Prompts Participants to Change their Lives

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEuropeHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    UK to Ban New Gas Boilers in Homes by 2025

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • Batteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEuropeICYMIJurisdictionsTransitTravel, Leisure & Recreation

    Hitachi Announce Long-Distance Battery Trains for London-Penzance Route

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • Air & MarineCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaRenewable EnergySolar

    Solar to Power Irrigation, Water Treatment in Jamaica

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMIRenewable EnergySolar

    Solar Stocks Close Out 2020 on Record High

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions

    Eleventh-Hour Brexit Deal Could Bring UK into EU Carbon Market

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy

    IEA Predicts 2.6% Growth in Coal Demand Next Year

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Fossil Worker Retraining Program Looks to Expand

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States

    Pandemic Brings Demand Dip for Higher-End Tesla Models

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion

    Business Development Bank Cleantech Investments Hit $500M After Two Years

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionICYMIJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National Governments

    NWT Aims for Community-Based Climate Adaptation

    January 7, 2021
     
    January 7, 2021
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