Canada
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Federal Pandemic Relief Still Hasn’t Arrived, Fossils Say
The Canadian fossil industry is up in arms that not a single oil and gas company has been approved for a federal bridge loan ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCollateral DamageFinance & InvestmentSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Tar Sands/Oil Sands Firms Drop $1.8B in Environmental Projects in COVID Cost Cuts
Three of Canada’s top tar sands/oil sands companies have dropped C$1.8 billion in environmental projects as part of their cost-cutting during the pandemic, prompting ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSolar
Alberta’s Green Economy Could Produce 67,200 New Jobs by 2030
The Pembina Institute has tapped into the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Albertans to produce a job creation plan that could begin decarbonizing the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsHot SpotsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
‘Industry Consortium’ to Intervene in Ecojustice Case Against ‘Foreign Funded Radicals’ Panel
A self-styled “industry consortium” that includes pro-fossil provocateur Brett Wilson will be allowed to intervene in a court case launched by Ecojustice, aimed at ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
85 Spills in 67 Years: Groups Call for Indigenous-Led Probe into Aging Trans Mountain Pipeline
After a history of 85 spills along the 67-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline, the federal and British Columbia governments must launch an “independent, Indigenous-led expert ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingSub-National GovernmentsTransit
Shift to Electric Buses Emerges as ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’ for Canada
With more than 425,000 electric buses on the roads world-wide, four Canadian manufacturers with customers across the continent, and transit agencies in Vancouver, Edmonton, ... -
Time to ‘Drop the Hammer’ on Canadian Rail Companies as Oil Trains Keep Derailing
Broken track has led to seven major derailments of crude oil trains in Canada since the tragic Lac-Mégantic disaster of 2013. Now, revelations that ... -
Bitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Shuts Energy Efficiency Agency, Eliminates Cabinet Approval for New Tar Sands/Oil Sands Projects
Alberta is moving to phase out its energy efficiency agency and allow future tar sands/oil sands projects to proceed without cabinet approval under a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingLegal & Regulatory
Canada’s Green Recovery Could Produce 6.7 Million Job-Years, Cut 237 Megatonnes of Emissions by 2030
Canada could create 6.7 million person-years of quality employment by 2030, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 237 million tonnes from 2018 levels, make homes ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageHealth & SafetyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Burnaby Opponents Point to 190,000-Litre Trans Mountain Spill as Wake-Up Call for Future Hazards
Opponents of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline are pointing to a crude oil spill at the Sumas pump station in Abbotsford, British Columbia Saturday ... -
Post-Pandemic Land Use Changes Could Cut Emissions in Urban Centres
Canadian urban planners are urging cities to implement land use changes in their post-pandemic recovery plans, arguing that bringing work and shopping closer to ... -
Two-Thirds Working from Home Expect to Continue, but ‘Luxury’ Option is ‘Skewed Toward the Privileged’
Nearly two-thirds of Canadians now working from home because of COVID-19 restrictions expect to carry on doing so after the pandemic is over, the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Week 24, June 15: Ecological Restoration
We face an ecological as well as a climate emergency. Because of our human influence, Earth is in the midst a mass extinction crisis: ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Tie Canada’s UN Security Council Bid to Climate Action, Thunberg Urges Island States
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushing hard for a long-coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council, #FridaysforFuture founder Greta Thunberg is urging small ... -
Conservative Leadership Candidate Erin O’Toole Pledges Fossil Subsidy Phaseout
Conservative Party leadership candidate Erin O’Toole declares fossil fuel subsidies “a form of corporate welfare” and promises to phase them out if he ever ...
