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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Buys Major Wind Farm Operator
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is acquiring a major North American wind farm operators, in what Greentech Media describes as one of ... -
Batteries/StorageDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
S&P Reports Booming U.S. Market for Solar+Storage
A booming solar+storage sector is catching the attention of a major U.S. investment news service, with 85 projects totalling 8,921 megawatts of storage and ... -
CoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Utility Plans 30 More Years of Gas Plants, Despite Risk of Early Phaseouts
North Carolina-based Duke Energy is insisting that natural gas plants built today are critical lynchpins in its strategy to become 100% carbon-free by 2050, ... -
Twitter Political Advertising Ban Allows Fossil Messaging, Could Block Critics
While Twitter is earning some praise for its decision to ban political advertising as of November 22, sharp-eyed analysts are pointing to an aspect ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPathways to 1.5United States
World’s Biggest Fossils Must Cut Output 35% by 2040 to Hit 1.5°C Warming Target
The world’s seven biggest fossil companies, including ExxonMobil, BP, and Shell, must cut their oil and gas production 35% by 2040 to avoid driving ... -
Climate DenialFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Social Licence Begins to Evaporate as Fossils Keep Funding High-Carbon Gas Projects
As the tide begins to turn against natural gas, with insurers thinking twice about underwriting projects and the industry’s social licence starting to evaporate, ... -
Climate DenialInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
U.S. Meat and Dairy Industry Pushes Back as Scientists, Consumers Favour Plant-Based Options
Faced with a fusillade of expert opinion that cutting back on meat consumption is a climate imperative, America’s meat and dairy industry is on ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Keystone Pipeline Spills 1.4 Million Litres in North Dakota
Repairs and clean-up could take anywhere from 10 days to two or three months after the Keystone pipeline spilled more than 1.4 million litres ... -
CoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Young Insurance Professionals Launch Petition to End Coverage for Fossil Projects
With insurance required at every stage in oil and gas industry projects, the companies that do the insuring have the power to stop the ...
