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Taxpayer Funds Could Trigger Pandemic Recovery Loans Above $100 Million Per Fossil Company, EDC Says
Loan guarantees and other forms of financial risk management from Export Development Canada (EDC) could clear the way for bank loans well in excess ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCoalEncoreEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasUnited States
Canada’s Pandemic Response Sends $16 Billion to Fossils, Just $300 Million to Clean Energy, Global Energy Policy Tracker Shows
At the time of original publication, Canada’s pandemic response had sent just C$300 million to clean energy, compared to more than $16 billion to ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEncoreEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Harris Brings Record on Climate Action, Environmental Justice to Biden Presidential Ticket
Less than 24 hours after presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden chose Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate in this fall’s election, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementEncoreEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
With U.S. Fossils ‘Hurtling Toward Bankruptcy’, Execs Get a Payout While Abandoned Wells Leak Methane
With U.S. fossils “hurtling toward bankruptcy at a pace not seen in years,” companies are already abandoning unprofitable oil and gas wells or leaving ... -
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Siberian Wildfires Release 59 Mt of CO2 in June as Brazil Gets Set for Deliberate Burning
With temperatures up to 10°C warmer than normal, and dry soils that are ideal for wildfires, the Siberian Arctic released an unprecedented 59 megatonnes ... -
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Naming Heat Waves Like Hurricanes Would Boost Awareness, Experts Say
As triple-digit heat becomes commonplace around the world, public health experts and climate scientists are asking policy-makers to take a page from the handbook ... -
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Building Back Better Could Prevent 112,000 Premature Deaths, Canadian Doctors Say
Meeting Canada’s climate targets could prevent 112,000 premature deaths between 2030 and 2050 due to air quality improvements alone, but achieving those gains will ... -
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Global ‘Gas Bubble’ Has Nearly Half of New LNG Projects Facing Pandemic Delays, Nervous Investors
Investment legend Warren Buffett’s decision last March to pull out of a controversial liquefied natural gas project in Quebec’s Saguenay region is just one ... -
ICAO Changes Carbon Offset Rules, Gives Airlines a ‘Three- to Six-Year Free Pass to Pollute’
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) handed international airlines a concession valued at about US$15 billion in late June, by agreeing to scale back ... -
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Offshore Wind Could Create 900,000 Jobs, Grow Eightfold by 2030
The offshore wind industry is poised to increase its output eightfold, from 29 to 234 gigawatts, and create 900,000 or more jobs by 2030, ... -
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U.S. Analysis Busts Myths, Shows No Need for New Gas Plants
It’s time to bust some myths about gas-fired electricity, renewable energy, and the United States grid, writes David Wooley, executive director of the Center ... -
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Nature-Friendly Economy Would Deliver $10 Trillion in Opportunities, 395 Million Jobs by 2030
A “fundamental transformation” in the direction of a nature-friendly global economy could produce US$10 trillion in annual business opportunities and a mind-boggling 395 million ... -
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Canadian Pension Board Invests $141M in Chinese Coal Projects, Undercutting Federal Phaseout Policy
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is jeopardizing Canadians’ retirement savings, undercutting federal government policy, and making a mockery of one of the ... -
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Fossil Lobby Demands Changes to ‘Overly Prescriptive’ Federal Bailout Rules
Canada’s fossil lobby is complaining about federal bailout programs designed to help companies weather the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming ... -
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Beer: Alberta Should Treat Total’s $9.3-Billion Write-Off as a Wake-Up Call, Not a Cheap Shot
After French petroleum giant Total wrote off C$9.3 billion in stranded assets in the tar sands/oil sands, the Jason Kenney government had the option ...
