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Canada Faces Scrutiny as New Fossil Forum Raises Greenwashing Fears
Canada and four other big fossil exporters are under the microscope after announcing formation of the Net Zero Producers’ Forum (NZPF), a bid to ... -
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Fracking Means More Frequent, Damaging Earthquakes in Northern B.C.
More damaging earthquakes can be expected more often in northern British Columbia as fracking oil and gas wells increases pressure underground, says newly published ... -
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UN Urges 45% Methane Cut This Decade to Reduce Warming, Protect Health
Countries can and must reduce methane emissions 45% this decade to avoid nearly 0.3°C of additional global warming by 2045, keep a relatively climate-safe ... -
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Analysis: Unmeasured Methane Could Undercut Canada’s Blue Hydrogen Drive
The inability to accurately measure and regulate methane emissions from natural gas operations is emerging as a gaping, potentially fatal flaw in a Canadian ... -
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Satellite Flags Big Methane Release Over Alberta Fracking Field
A fracking field in Alberta has produced Canada’s biggest methane cloud since satellite tracking began, with the third-highest rate of emissions in North America ... -
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Australia Pushes Forward with Gas Plant Despite Surging Renewables, Batteries
A rush in commercial acquisition of battery storage in Australia may be negating the need for a planned A$600-million gas-fired power plant in New ... -
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Global Petition Presses Ireland to Introduce Fracking Ban at UN General Assembly [Sign-On]
A grassroot group from Ireland is looking for international support to persuade the Irish government to call for a global ban on oil and ... -
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Spain Sets Modest 2030 Emissions Target, Earns Praise for Banning New Fossil Permits
The Spanish parliament has adopted a new climate law that calls for just a 23% emissions reduction from 1990 levels by 2030, but immediately ... -
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Suncor, ATCO Seek Government Backing for ‘Multi-Billion-Dollar’ Hydrogen/CCS Project
Tar sands/oil sands producer Suncor Energy Inc. is partnering with utility ATCO Ltd. on a “multi-billion-dollar” project to produce more than 300,000 tonnes per ... -
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UN Urges 45% Methane Cut This Decade to Reduce Warming, Protect Health
Countries can and must reduce methane emissions 45% this decade to avoid nearly 0.3°C of additional global warming by 2045, keep a relatively climate-safe ... -
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BP Emerges as Lead Customer for Woodfibre LNG Despite Low-Carbon Messaging
The company proposing the Woodfibre liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project near Squamish, British Columbia, says it has struck a second sales contract with ... -
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U.S. LNG’s Green Profile Depends on ‘Costly, Untested’ CCS
A new analysis cites carbon capture and storage as a “costly and largely untested technology” that U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developers are counting ... -
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Massive Carbon Footprint May Give Governments a Path to Curb Growth of Cryptocurrencies
While proponents of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin steadfastly claim their operations will be carbon-neutral by 2030, their net impact so far is to keep a ... -
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Victoria LNG Project Gets Swept Away in Australian Renewable Energy Surge
As Australian energy provider AGL officially pulls the plug on its proposed Victoria coast LNG import terminal, a new report predicts a surge in ... -
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Studies Call for Urgent Methane Reductions as U.S. Senate Reinstates Obama-Era Regulation
Rapid action to curb methane could cut emissions of the climate-busting greenhouse gas in half by 2030 and slow global warming by 30%, new ...
