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Chevron Asks to Double Proposed LNG Project as B.C. Completes ‘Fiscal Framework’ for LNG Canada
Chevron Canada has asked the National Energy Board to nearly double the size of its proposed Kitimat LNG facility, seeking a 40-year licence to ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canadian Organizer Calls for Bank Strike Against Fossil Fuel Investments
Scarcely two weeks after an international study placed five Canadian banks at the centre of financing fossil fuel development, in defiance of the targets ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryOceansOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
U.S. Judge Shoots Down Trump Repeal of Obama Ocean Drilling Ban, Puts 51.8 Million Hectares Off Limits to Fossils
A U.S. federal judge in Alaska put 128 million acres (51.8 million hectares) of Arctic and Atlantic Ocean waters off limits for oil and ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingShale & FrackingTransit
UK Fossils Should Pay £44 Billion Per Year in Climate Damages, Campaigners Calculate
The United Kingdom should apply the “polluters pay” principle by assessing the country’s coal, oil, and natural gas companies at least £44 billion per ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Nearby Neighbours Prefer Wind Farms to Fossil, Nuclear or Solar Plants, Study Finds
People who actually live near operating wind farms see them as better neighbours than fossil, nuclear, or solar plants, even if they’re located in ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Enables Billions in Tax Subsidies for LNG Development
British Columbia has introduced tax changes that confirm billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies for liquefied natural gas (LNG) development. -
Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
74% of U.S. Coal Plants Are ‘Walking Dead’ Thanks to Cheaper Renewables
New wind and solar projects can deliver cheaper electricity than 74% of the remaining coal plants in the United States, putting 211 gigawatts (that’s ... -
Air & MarineCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Begins Environmental Review for $150-Million LNG Terminal on Tilbury Island
British Columbia has launched an environmental review for a new, C$150-million marine terminal to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a 48-year-old FortisBC plant ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Fossil Analysts Blame Global Transition, Not Federal Policies, for Canadian Industry’s Woes
A strange, new tone is emerging in the day-to-day news chatter about Canada’s oil and gas sector: after years of blaming regulatory rules and ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Gas Industry Plans Multiple Projects to Boost Demand, Combat Record-Low Prices
Canadian natural gas producers are scrambling to avoid the price disadvantage hobbling the country’s tar sands/oil sands industry, working on “a flurry of export ... -
Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Top Global Fossils Spent $1 Billion Since Paris to Lobby Against Climate Action: Report
The world’s five biggest publicly-traded fossil companies have spent more than US$1 billion in shareholders’ money to lobby against climate action in the years ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
JP Morgan Exec Calls for Faster Climate Action After Company Cited as ‘World’s Worst Climate Banker’
A senior executive at J.P. Morgan Asset Management is telling clients that global carbon reductions aren’t moving nearly fast enough—just as a coalition of ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
‘Alarming’ Report Shows $1.9 Trillion in New Fossil Investment Since Paris Accord
Leading global banks have invested nearly US$2 trillion in fossil projects since the Paris Agreement was signed, according to an annual report card released ...
