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Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
New Offshore Drilling Permits Could Put Canada’s Climate Targets Out of Reach, Endangered Right Whales at Risk
The federal government is putting its own climate targets out of reach, triggering higher carbon dioxide and methane emissions, putting endangered North Atlantic right ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Alberta Sends Warning Letters, Imposes No Fines in ‘Really Serious Case’ of Falsified Documents
A “huge” case of falsified records, in which 59 reclamation certificates for abandoned gas wells were rescinded by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), has ... -
AustraliaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
$85 Billion in Coal Investments Leave BlackRock Open to Charges of Greenwashing
A year after BlackRock CEO Larry Fink issued a landmark investors’ letter that stressed climate risk and fossil fuel divestment, the world’s biggest asset ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"EuropeFinance & InvestmentInsurance & LiabilityInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Mega-Shareholders Demand Real Net-Zero Action from HSBC
A bloc of HSBC shareholders have filed a resolution urging Europe’s largest bank to stop funding the fossil industry, with coal at the top ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
Six Nations, NRStor Win Financing for Canada’s Biggest Battery Project
The Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation and their corporate partner NRStor Inc. have tapped into support from the Canada Investment Bank ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Higher ‘Value of Carbon’ Guidance Could Boost Aggressive Climate Policy
New “value of carbon” guidance from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation could spur stronger climate action in all sectors, while encouraging land ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Canada’s Net-Zero Framework May Be Too Little, Too Late for the North
Empty rhetoric, ignorance, vested interests, and systemic racism—all persisting even as the climate crisis melts away the life-sustaining Arctic ice—may well mean that any ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
More Investment, More Renewable Options Needed to Hit Rapid Decarbonization Goals
Renewable energy investment is falling short of what’s needed to meet rapid decarbonization goals, and national implementation strategies often work to the disadvantage of ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Cities Help Build Momentum for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
A plan for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, first introduced last year in a paper co-authored by Canadian climate campaigner Tzeporah Berman, may ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Bangladesh Moves 3,400 Rohingya to Flood-Prone Island Amid Warnings of Forced Relocation
Bangladesh closed out 2020 by transporting at least 1,800 Rohingya refugees to the remote and flood-prone Bhasan Char island in the Bay of Bengal, ... -
AfricaAir & MarineBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionEuropeFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Food Industry Drives Habitat Loss as Consumers Shift Eating Habits
New research is shining a light on the role the global food industry could play in driving habitat and species loss over the next ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Surge of New Oil Drilling Permits Could Help U.S. Fossils Withstand Biden Climate Plan
In the closing months of the Trump administration, fossil companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Norway Boosts Carbon Tax to $237 Per Tonne by 2030
Norway will more than triple its national carbon tax by 2030, from kr 590 to kr 2,000 (US$70 to $237) per tonne of carbon ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
B.C. Health Officer Permits Workers to Return to Controversial Dam Project
With a conditional green light from British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Site C dam construction crews are embarking on a staged ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Peaceful Pipeline Protesters Arrested Along Line 3, Just Days After Capitol Hill Violence
Just days after white supremacist terrorists converged on Washington, DC and sacked the U.S. Capitol, 300 water protectors and Anishinaabe jingle dress dancers gathered ...
