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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasSub-National Governments
Alberta Pans New $1.6 Billion Fossil Lifeline from Ottawa
Provincial politicians and fossil lobbyists are panning the federal government’s latest concession to Alberta oil and gas producers, after Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi ... -
Alberta Procures 760 MW of Wind in Five New Projects, Three with First Nations
Alberta is procuring 760 megawatts of wind-generated electricity, enough to power 300,000 homes, and creating an estimated 1,000 jobs by investing C$1.2 billion in ... -
Coal Demand to Stagnate Worldwide, Decline in China, EU, United States
Although global coal consumption almost certainly increased in 2018, it’s likely to remain stagnant through 2023, delivering neither the growth the industry needs nor ... -
Don’t Make Carbon Tax a ‘Political Bargaining Chip’, Chamber of Commerce Urges
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has endorsed revenue-neutral carbon pricing as a way for the business community to “play its part in the fight ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPathways to 1.5Sub-National Governments
Jaccard: Carbon Taxes are ‘Good Policy, Bad Politics’ When Regulations Do Most of the Work
One of Canada’s leading climate economists and modelers is out with a Globe and Mail opinion piece that questions the decades-old narrative that positions ... -
AsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Investors Foresee Massive Financial Crash Without Rapid Response to Climate Change
The global economy is on track for a financial crash several times the scale of the 2008 financial crisis if governments don’t drastically scale ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5EuropeJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionUnited States
International Climate Action Must Include Limits on Fossil Fuel Supply
Constraints on fossil fuel supplies are needed alongside effort to reduce demand if the countries that participated in COP 24 earlier this month hope ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesSmall Island States
Recognition of Loss and Damage Emerges as COP 24 Success Story
Recognition of the loss and damage vulnerable countries face due to the inevitable impacts of climate change is emerging as a major success story ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsHeat & TemperatureMiddle EastNational Plans & ResponsesOil & Gas
Saudi Negotiator Lays Out Objections to IPCC’s 1.5°C Report
In the first week of this year’s United Nations climate change conference, Saudi Arabia was one of four petro-states that blocked delegates’ full acceptance ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageEuropeFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
New Ultra-Fast EV Charger Can Deliver 100 Kilometres of Range in Three Minutes
BMW and Porsche have pulled ahead of Tesla in the race to field ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations, with a new model that delivers ... -
New UK Strategy Shows Aviation Growing 53%, Accounting for 25% of Emissions by 2050
Aviation emissions could account for up to 25% of the United Kingdom’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 under a new national government strategy that ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon Transition
EU Gas Pipelines Could Become Stranded Assets by Mid-Century, Cañete Warns
Natural gas pipelines are at risk of becoming stranded assets by mid-century as the European Commission pursues its 2050 decarbonization strategy, EU climate commissioner ...
