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CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalElectricity GridInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
U.S., Canadian Fossils to Lead $1.4 Trillion in New Oil and Gas Development Through 2024
Fossils in the United States and Canada are leading plans to invest another US$1.4 trillion in new oil and gas extraction projects over the ... -
AfricaAir & MarineBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPathways to 1.5Shale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Need to Get It Right: Article 6 Could Trigger Faster Carbon Cuts or Massive Greenwashing
It could make or break the success of the Paris Agreement. It’s a notably complicated section of an international accord that is already arcane ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationJobsOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
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 ... -
Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
IEA Growth Projection for U.S. Fracking Produces Eye-Rolls from Texas Fossils
A hotly-contested report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that projects continuing growth in fossil fuel demand and greenhouse gas emissions is generating eye-rolls ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate DenialEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Trump Administration Plans Massive Expansion for Alaska Oil Drilling
Continuing its assault on Obama-era environmental protections in the Arctic, the Trump administration released a draft proposal earlier this month to open as much ... -
Analysts’ Dim View of Exxon Stock Could Be Prelude to Credit Downgrade
U.S. credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has shifted its assessment of colossal fossil ExxonMobil’s shares from “stable” to “negative”, after noticing that the ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Directs $830 Million in Subsidies to Climate-Busting LNG Industry
British Columbia paid out C$830 million in subsidies to help build its liquefied natural gas industry in 2017-18, according to a report released this ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Sets Moratorium on Fracking Technique, Demands Scientific Evidence for New Permits
California will make new oil and gas fracking permits subject to scientific review, slap a moratorium on a production technique responsible for a recent ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentNational Plans & ResponsesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fossil Production Plans, Subsidies Put Countries Far Beyond 1.5°C Paris Target
The world’s governments are on track to produce more than twice as much oil, gas, and coal as the amounts that would enable them ... -
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IEA Drives Fossil Growth, Climate Breakdown with Latest World Energy Outlook
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is undercutting its own, essential role in confronting the climate crisis by downplaying renewable energy options and driving future ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fossil Production, Inefficient Buildings Make Canada a Global Climate Laggard
Canada shows up as one of the world’s biggest climate laggards in the Climate Transparency consortium’s annual Brown to Green report, with energy-inefficient buildings ... -
Shipping Magnate Says 2050 Carbon Targets Make It Impractical to Build New LNG Carriers
Even the half-hearted emissions reduction target recently adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will be enough to make the most modern liquefied natural ... -
Study of Fracking-Related Earthquake Shows B.C. Rock Formations in ‘Hair-Trigger State’
Fracking operations should proceed with caution in gas-rich northeastern British Columbia, with recent research into last November’s fracking-induced 4.5 magnitude earthquake near the Site ... -
Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingUnited States
U.S. Fracking Giant Chesapeake Energy Sees Share Value Crash as it ‘Drowns’ in Debt
The accelerating decline of the U.S. fracking industry looked likely to claim its highest-profile victim to date as Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy, once the ...
