Canada
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
41,500 Petition Signatures Urge Wilkinson, Federal Cabinet to Reject Teck Frontier Mine
Climate campaigners delivered a petition with 41,500 signatures to Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s North Vancouver constituency office Friday, demanding the federal Cabinet reject Teck ... -
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Fossil Industry Sees Financial Value Collapse as Prices Stay Low, Renewables Surge
Despite record production and rapidly-rising greenhouse gas emissions, North American oil and gas companies are coming off a notably bad financial year in 2019, ... -
AustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate DenialCoalDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Demands for Climate Action Put Pressure on Conservatives in Canada, Australia
From Canada to Australia, the resistance to climate action generally associated with conservative governments may be showing early signs of burning to the ground—though ... -
Fracking Tied to Two Central Alberta Earthquakes in 12 Months
Two earthquakes in central Alberta in 2018 and 2019 were caused by nearby shale oil fracturing operations, a research team from the province’s geological ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureResearch & Development
Wildfires Causing Permanent Change in Canada’s Boreal Forest
Canada’s vast boreal forest, one of the largest remaining intact ecosystems on Earth, is beginning to show signs of permanent damage and dissolution due ... -
Record $196.5M Fine in Dieselgate Scandal Points to ‘New Era of Environmental Protection’
A record-setting C$196.5-million fine levied against Volkswagen after it pleaded guilty to dozens of charges in the epic Dieselgate scandal, heralds a “new era ... -
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Wilkinson Tips Early Moves on Just Transition Act, Tougher 2030 Carbon Target
The second-term Trudeau government is considering kicking off its legislative response to the climate crisis with a new Just Transition Act, adjustments to the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCitiesEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Ex-Alberta Liberal Leader Declares Tax Revolt Over Deadbeat Fossils’ $173M Debt to Rural Municipalities
A former opposition politician in Alberta is calling for a tax revolt after Premier Jason Kenney sided with deadbeat fossils against the rural municipalities ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Wet’suwet’en Supporters Blockade Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal
A group of protesters produced decidedly mixed reactions Monday, after blocking the busy Swartz Bay ferry terminal on Vancouver Island in support of Wet’suwet’en ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Surging Quebec SUV Sales to Drive Oil Consumption 30% Higher This Decade
Surging sales of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are on track to drive Quebec’s oil consumption up by 30% over the next decade, according to ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Impacts & AdaptationCollateral DamageEnergy Politics
New Canadian Climate Institute Warns of ‘Harsh Realities’ Ahead
The new Canadian Institute for Climate Choices (CICC), an independent think tank that begins life with C$20 million in federal funding over five years, ...
