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CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon Transition
Carbon Pricing ‘Isn’t the Only Tool in the Toolbox’: Wilkinson
Carbon pricing is just one part of a complete climate plan, and it will be at least two years before the Canadian government decides ... -
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Wilkinson Vows Tougher 2030 Emissions Target as Throne Speech Promises Net-Zero by 2050
A 2050 deadline to achieve net-zero emissions, a price on carbon in every part of the country, and new initiatives on energy-efficient buildings, zero-emission ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentHot SpotsOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Fossils Aim to Push More Oil Through the Same Pipes
With the three new pipelines they’ve been counting on all delayed, Alberta fossils are looking to at least two new strategies to push more ... -
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BREAKING: Moody’s Downgrades Alberta’s Credit While Federal Regulator Predicts Continuing Over-Dependence on Oil
One of the world’s leading credit assessment agencies has downgraded its rating for Alberta, citing the province’s over-dependence on fossil fuels, lack of pipeline ... -
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Federally-Owned Trans Mountain Takes Criticism for Surveillance on Indigenous Opponents
In a move that legal experts are condemning as a disquieting disregard for the democratic rights of assembly and free expression, federally-owned Trans Mountain ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsHot SpotsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Ecojustice Challenges ‘Partisan Political Purposes’ Behind Alberta’s Foreign Funding Inquiry
Environmental law charity Ecojustice has filed a legal challenge against the Kenney government’s C$2.5-million commission on supposed “foreign-funded radicals” opposing the Alberta fossil industry, ... -
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Ottawa Offers Flexibility on Fossil Regulation as New Cabinet Gets to Work
Alberta’s energy minister declared herself “very encouraged” by her first meeting with her federal counterpart, Ottawa’s Western liaison opened the door to watering down ... -
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Trans Mountain Subsidies Hit $320 Million in First Six Months of 2019
The Trans Mountain pipeline took home C$320 million in direct and indirect subsidies in the first six months of the years that were not ... -
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Keystone Spill Affected 10 Times More Land Than Regulator First Reported
The 1.4 million litres of tar sands/oil sands bitumen that spilled from the Keystone pipeline late last month affected 10 times more land than ...
