Canada
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Batteries/StorageCanadaCitiesCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
‘Game-Changing’ Analysis: Unsubsidized Renewables, Efficiency Cost Less than New Alberta Gas Plants
Solar, wind, battery storage, energy efficiency, and demand flexibility can reliably replace coal in Alberta at less cost than new gas plants, according to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSub-National Governments
Majority of Canadians, 65% of Northerners Support Extending Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling Ban
More than half of Canadians support a permanent ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling, and nearly two-thirds of northerners want the current ban ... -
Democracy Watch Complaint Alleges Possible ‘Collusion’ Between Conservative Campaign, Fossil PR
An Ottawa-based ethics watchdog is calling on Commissioner of Canada Elections Yves Côté to investigate whether possible “collusion” between the Conservative Party and the ... -
Job Transition for Coal Workers Faces Uncertainty as Alberta Government Prepares First Budget
The 70 unionized workers and dozen administrative staff who are about to lose their jobs at Alberta’s Highvale coal mine face “a lot of ... -
Saskatchewan Issues Proposal Call for 300 MW of New Wind Capacity
Saskatchewan is out with a new call for proposals for 300 megawatts of wind energy capacity. -
CanadaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMiddle EastOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Colossal Fossils Plot 35% Oil Production Increase Through 2030
With climate scientists, the United Nations, and millions of #ClimateStrike protesters around the world demanding faster, deeper carbon cuts, the world’s colossal fossils are ... -
Declare Climate Crisis a Public Health Emergency, Health Organizations Urge Federal Parties
Nearly two dozen organizations representing more than 300,000 Canadian health professionals are out with a call for all the country’s political parties to treat ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Non-Partisan Campaign Helps Teens Shift Their Parents’, Grandparents’ Voting Priorities
A Toronto mother and entrepreneur has launched CoVote, a non-partisan effort to help teenagers shift their parents’ and grandparents’ perspective on their vote in ... -
Voters Peg Climate Change as Second-Highest Concern as Polls Point to Likely Minority Government
With the party leaders sprinting toward their last televised debate last night, the climate crisis continued to place among voters’ top ballot box concerns, ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCanadaCitiesDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFailure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level Rise
Watt-Cloutier: Protecting the Arctic from Runaway Warming is ‘the Test of Our Time’
Protecting the Arctic from rapid warming is one of the essential steps in averting runaway climate change for the entire planet, Inuit leader Sheila ... -
New Vancouver Venture Capital Fund Raises $145 Million for Environmental Technology, Sustainable Products
A Vancouver venture capital firm, Renewal Funds, has raised nearly C$145 million to invest in environmental technology and sustainable consumer products.
