Canada
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Critics Demand Financial Review of Trans Mountain Pipeline, Claim Victory Slowing Down Construction
A list of more than 100 Canadian economists and resource policy specialists that includes a former CEO of BC Hydro and Ontario Hydro is ... -
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Countries Miss All 20 Targets Under UN Biodiversity Convention
A decade after adopting a set of biodiversity restoration goals under a United Nations treaty, countries have missed every single milestone in the effort ... -
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Pension Plan’s Fossil Investments Undercut Canada’s Climate Commitments, Report Concludes
The Canada Pension Plan’s “substantial private equity investments” in the fossil industry over the last few years have undercut the country’s climate commitments and ... -
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Only One in Three Canadian Dealerships Stocks EVs Despite Surging Demand
Canadians looking to buy an electric vehicle likely face a long wait, with auto dealerships across the country chronically undersupplied even as policy-makers invest ... -
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Exclusive: NDP Riding Presidents Push Singh, 150 MPs and Staffers Talk Green Recovery, as Throne Speech Looms
The federal New Democratic Party leadership is taking grassroot fire for failing to use its position in a minority parliament to press the Trudeau ... -
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Sustainable City Investments Drive COVID-19 Recovery, Global Coalition Concludes
Municipalities are the cornerstone of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and low-carbon investments and infrastructure will deliver the jobs, resilience, and support ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Newfoundland Turns Thumbs Down on Husky’s Offshore Oil Bailout Demand
With Husky Energy on the hunt for government bailouts for its C$2.2-billion West White Rose project off the Newfoundland coast, the provincial government is ... -
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Ontario’s Ford Government Guts Environmental Protections, Undermines Health Record
While Ontario’s Ford government has proven to be an able defender of health in the face of COVID-19, it continues to be a profound ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States
Move Toward EVs Not Enough to Mitigate Ride-Hailing Emissions
While recent pledges by Lyft and Uber to electrify their entire Canadian fleets by 2030 are laudable, public policy is still needed to tackle ... -
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Fossils Troll for Relief as Throne Speech Focus Veers Toward Housing, Income Support
With the latest news and commentary out of Ottawa pointing to housing, employment insurance reform, and long-term care as main focal points for the ... -
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Climate Crisis ‘Does Not Pause for Pandemic’, G7 Parliamentary Speakers Declare
The COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis “require a robust and coordinated national response”, and elected parliaments must play a key role “by passing ... -
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In Conversation: Action on Climate, Environmental Justice Begins with Empathy and Dialogue, Sitnick Says
Jessie Sitnick is vice president, corporate and public affairs at Argyle, a self-described “aspiring conversation nudger”, and a leading voice for connecting climate action ... -
CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Multiple Mega-Fires Deliver Toxic Air, Extreme Heat, Rolling Blackouts Across Western U.S.
With “multiple mega-fires burning more than three million acres”, and millions of people in California, Oregon, and Washington State facing a mix of toxic ... -
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Line 5 Pipeline Reopens After Regulators Complete Safety Review
Calgary-based Enbridge Energy has received permission to restart normal operations on the east leg of the aging Line 5 pipeline through the Straits of ... -
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Vancouver International Airport Pulls Plug on $600-Million Expansion
With passenger traffic at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) down 63% from last year, airport authorities have terminated a C$600 million expansion project—and the 4,000 ...
