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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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  • 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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  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Rising Rents, Hurricane Damage Drive Homelessness Crisis in Louisiana

    February 26, 2021
     
    February 26, 2021
    Only six months after seeing their homes destroyed by back-to-back hurricanes, many renters in the industrial heartland of southwest Louisiana have found themselves literally ...
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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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  • AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments

    Remote Russian Region Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2025

    February 24, 2021
     
    February 24, 2021
    Possibly signalling a (slow) shift in Vladimir Putin’s unambitious climate agenda, the far east Russian island region of Sakhalin has declared its intent to ...
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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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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Off-Gassing Upholstery, Highway Emissions Make Cars Toxic Inside and Out

    February 24, 2021
     
    February 24, 2021
    The average commute time in California is 30 minutes, and growing. And according to a new study, the half-hour spent in vehicles that off-gas ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Coalition Pushes for 50% Carbon Cut by 2030 as U.S. Rejoins Paris Agreement

    February 22, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 22, 2021
    The United States officially rejoined the Paris Agreement Friday, with climate envoy John Kerry warning that high-stakes negotiations at COP 26 in Glasgow this ...
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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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  • Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    $16,752 Power Bill was a Feature, Not a Bug, in Texas’ Market-Driven Electricity System

    February 22, 2021
     
    February 22, 2021
    With one Texas ratepayer looking at a US$16,752 power bill, and another down to her last $200 after her electricity reseller cleaned out her ...
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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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  • Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    BREAKING: Texas Was ‘Seconds and Minutes’ from Months-Long Blackouts, Grid Operator Admits

    February 19, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 19, 2021
    At least 47 people were dead, hundreds of thousands of homes were still without power, half of the state was under a boil water ...
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  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Missouri Solar Installer Reports ‘Overwhelming’ Interest as Customers Face Rolling Blackouts

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    Though politicians in Texas might insist on wrongly blaming renewable energy for the devastated condition of the state’s power grid, people in northwestern Missouri ...
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  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyICYMIInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Wildfires Deliver Economic Hit After Flames Go Out

    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
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States

    Virginia Environmental Justice Council Urges Action on Regional Transportation

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Utility to Close Wisconsin’s Second-Biggest Coal Plant by 2025

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Iowa Sees Longer Wait List for State Solar Tax Credit

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • AustraliaBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Australia Coal Hub Building World’s Biggest Battery

    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
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseICYMIInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater

    Vanishing Louisiana Island Community is Bellwether for Sea Level Rise

    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
  • Batteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Tucson Electric Nears Completion of 100 MW Solar/30 MW Storage Plant

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Granholm Vows ‘Safe, Workable’ Alternative to Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Fuel Reduction Helped Limit Losses in Recent California Wildfire

    February 23, 2021
     
    February 23, 2021
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