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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands

    Canadian Fossil Subsidies Tripled in 2020, Report Shows

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews with files from The Energy Mix

    February 26, 2021
     
    February 26, 2021
    A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada’s oilpatch.
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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Abreu, Coady, Donner, Yussuf Sign On as Ottawa Appoints Net-Zero Advisory Body

    February 26, 2021
     
    Primary Author The Energy Mix staff
    February 26, 2021
    The Canadian government has appointed a 14-member Net-Zero Advisory Body to help it find the best pathways to net-zero emissions by 2050.
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands

    Trans Mountain Tries to Hide Insurers’ Identities as Industry Pushes for Climate Disclosure

    February 26, 2021
     
    February 26, 2021
    The Crown corporation building the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has asked a federal regulator to conceal the names of its insurance companies to ...
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    CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States

    Exxon Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands Holdings, Slashes Estimate of Recoverable Reserves

    February 26, 2021
     
    February 26, 2021
    Colossal fossil ExxonMobil has dropped virtually all its tar sands/oil sands holdings from its list of recoverable assets, and its Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil ...
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  • AsiaCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyCoalFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyUnited States

    Four Canadian Banks Make ‘Dirty Thirty’ List of Global Coal Financiers

    February 26, 2021
     
    February 26, 2021
    Four of Canada’s Big Five chartered banks have made the Dirty Thirty list of the world’s largest coal financiers, making the country the fourth-largest ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Nova Scotia Unveils EV, Energy Retrofit Fund, but Climate Analysts Look for More

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews with files from The Energy Mix

    February 26, 2021
     
    February 26, 2021
    Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin has announced C$19 million in rebates to help people buy electric vehicles and to assist low-income families in making ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"General RenewablesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Communities in B.C.’s West Kootenays Sign on to New 100% Renewables Playbook

    February 26, 2021
     
    February 26, 2021
    Building non-partisan community support for climate action that will endure through municipal election cycles is an absolute imperative to solving the climate crisis. That ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States

    ‘There’s a Lot to Rebuild’, Trudeau Tells Biden, as Canada, U.S. Map Climate Partnership

    February 24, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 24, 2021
    Accelerating climate ambition and building back better are two of the six components of a new U.S.-Canada partnership roadmap that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Coastal GasLink Costs Rise as B.C. Flags Environmental Impacts Along Pipeline Route

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPress with files from The Energy Mix

    February 24, 2021
     
    February 24, 2021
    The CEO of TC Energy Corp. is warning that the cost of its Coastal GasLink pipeline to bring natural gas from northeastern British Columbia ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEuropeJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Canada Needs a ZEV Target This Year to Meet Climate Targets, Analyst Warns

    February 24, 2021
     
    February 24, 2021
    It’s essential for Canada to deliver on a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate this year if it wants to stay true to its commitments under ...
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  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Toronto Cuts Climate Funding, Delays Long-Term Emissions Plan as Pandemic Strains Finances

    February 24, 2021
     
    February 24, 2021
    Toronto city council decided last week to delay planning activities and reduce funding for its TranformTO climate plan, ignoring warnings that the climate crisis ...
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  • CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments

    Alberta Towns Declare Crisis as Deadbeat Fossils’ Unpaid Tax Bills Triple to $245 Million

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    February 22, 2021
     
    February 22, 2021
    The exponential growth of unpaid property taxes from Alberta’s struggling oilpatch is threatening small communities and they need new ways to enforce the rules, ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsSub-National Governments

    B.C. Pension Fund Plans $5 Billion for Sustainability Bonds as ESG Investments Surge

    February 22, 2021
     
    February 22, 2021
    The investment fund responsible for British Columbia’s public sector pensions is committing to buy C$5 billion in new sustainability bonds and reduce the carbon ...
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  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable Energy

    Federal Committee Undercuts Net-Zero Pledge by Making Airtightness Testing Voluntary

    February 22, 2021
     
    February 22, 2021
    The federal committee responsible for building code development is undercutting Canada’s commitment to a net-zero future by making airtightness testing a voluntary measure, Efficiency ...
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  • Batteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind

    Texas Blackouts Highlight Disaster Risk for U.S., Canadian Utilities

    February 22, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 22, 2021
    With many Texans still scrambling to recover from a week of freezing cold weather, power blackouts, and water shortages, early analysis in the United ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory

    Canada Energy Regulator Forms Indigenous Advisory Committee

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTransit

    Toronto Transit Expansion Means Expropriation for Some Landowners

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    BP, Chevron Invest in Calgary Geothermal Startup

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyUnited States

    SNC-Lavalin Lands Army Corps Contract for Hydropower Engineering in Pennsylvania

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsForests & DeforestationICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Environment Groups Head to Court to Defend Federal Impact Assessment Act

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Coastal GasLink Restarts Construction with Approved Pandemic Plan

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearSub-National Governments

    Sask First Nation Mounts Blockade Against Intruding Uranium Company

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarSub-National Governments

    Richmond, B.C. Ponders Passive Solar Incentives

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • BioenergyBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Siemens to Build Canada’s First Waste Heat-to-Power Plant

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionFirst PeoplesICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands

    Fort McKay First Nation, Alberta Sign Land Management Deal

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Demand & DistributionICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments

    Family Day Rally in New Westminster Stands Against TMX Expansion

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Northeastern B.C. Fracking Town Sees Fossil Merger as Sign of New Production Boom

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeothermalICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Fort Nelson First Nation to Start Geothermal Drilling in June

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    ‘Dirt Cheap’ Rammed Earth Construction Offers Great Thermal Mass

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Carney’s Brookfield Asset Management Plans $7.5B Green Investment Fund

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
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