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    CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyHydrogenHydropowerJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments

    Alberta, B.C. Polls Show Strong Support for Net-Zero, Low Buy-In for LNG

    January 22, 2021
     
    January 22, 2021
    More than two-thirds of Albertans support a 2050 target for net-zero emissions, and six in 10 British Columbians back clean energy over liquefied natural ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands

    Fossils Create Less than 1% of Canadian Jobs, Making 20-Year Phaseout ‘Very Feasible’, Study Concludes

    January 20, 2021
     
    January 20, 2021
    The Canadian economy has added 42 new jobs for each one it has lost in fossil fuels since 2014, and a 20-year industry phaseout ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisShale & FrackingTransitUnited States

    Campaign Promises, Cabinet and Senate Leadership Put Climate at Centre of Biden Agenda

    January 20, 2021
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    January 20, 2021
    When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in later today as the 46th president and 49th vice-president of the United States, they’ll take ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States

    Surge of New Oil Drilling Permits Could Help U.S. Fossils Withstand Biden Climate Plan

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 13, 2021
     
    January 13, 2021
    In the closing months of the Trump administration, fossil companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"EuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands

    Students Press Ontario Teachers to Pull Retirement Funds Out of Fossil Fuels

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews with files from The Energy Mix @theenergymix

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    TORONTO — An environmental coalition is appealing to Ontario teachers to pressure their pension fund to divest from companies that develop or transport fossil ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportShale & Fracking

    Ontario Pension Plan Invests Teachers’ Retirement Savings in Italian Gas Pipeline Network

    January 5, 2021
     
    January 5, 2021
    The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan closed out the year by buying a controlling interest in a fossil gas pipeline company in Italy, with an ...
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  • AustraliaCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEncoreEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMiddle EastOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSolarTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited StatesWind

    Countries’ Fossil Extraction Plans Drive Emissions Far Past 1.5°C Limit

    December 30, 2020
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 30, 2020
    Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a “potential turning point” in global fossil fuel production, countries will drive greenhouse gas emissions far beyond a ...
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  • AfricaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited States

    Energy Transition Could Cut Future LNG Demand by 75%, Leave Long Trail of Stranded Assets

    December 30, 2020
     
    December 30, 2020
    Renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, and green hydrogen are set to draw away more than 75% of future demand for liquefied natural gas ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEncoreEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited States

    2020 Delivers Devastating Slump for LNG Developers

    December 30, 2020
     
    December 30, 2020
    Continuing low gas prices, the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and continuing uncertainty about a cluster of market factors have turned 2020 into ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalEncoreFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States

    Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Fracking First to Go as NY Pension Fund Pledges Fossil Divestment by 2040

    December 28, 2020
     
    December 28, 2020
    New York State’s pension has announced plans to drop the “riskiest” oil and gas stocks from its massive investment portfolio by 2025 and fully ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEncoreFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments

    Lax COVID-19 Safety at B.C. Man Camps Puts Indigenous Communities at Risk

    December 28, 2020
     
    December 28, 2020
    WorkSafe BC documents have revealed shocking carelessness with worker protections in the province’s northern “man camps.” And as COVID-19 cases continue to mount in ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEncoreEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHydropowerJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind

    Safety Issues, Cost Overruns Mean It’s Time to Cancel Site C Megadam, Dogwood Says

    December 28, 2020
     
    December 28, 2020
    With its price nearly doubling, construction deadlines slipping, and serious geological challenges on the ground, BC Hydro’s plan to complete the Site C megadam ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEncoreFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States

    Exxon Writes Off $20 Billion, Imperial $1.2 Billion as Gas Properties Become Stranded Assets

    December 23, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    December 23, 2020
    Colossal fossil ExxonMobil announced that is writing off US$17 to $20 billion in natural gas holdings in North and South America as stranded ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEncoreFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    With Fossil Plants Running Out of Time, U.S. Grid Decarbonization May Cost Less than Expected

    December 23, 2020
     
    December 23, 2020
    With nearly three-quarters of the country’s fossil-fuelled power plants reaching the end of their operating life by 2035, it will probably cost the United ...
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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEncoreJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments

    B.C. Sets New 2025 Emissions Target as Oil and Gas Projects Trigger ‘Alarming’ Increase

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    December 23, 2020
     
    December 23, 2020
    The British Columbia government is setting a new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 after determining it is further from reaching its ...
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  • CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater

    North Dakota Scrambles to Protect Drinking Water from Fracking Waste

    January 12, 2021
     
    January 12, 2021
  • Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEuropeHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyShale & Fracking

    UK Fossil Cuadrilla Gives Up Part of Lancashire Fracking Licence

    January 4, 2021
     
    January 4, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Appalachian Fracking Industry Shows Sea of Red Ink

    December 6, 2020
     
    December 6, 2020
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    North Dakota Regulator Redirects COVID Aid to Fracking Sites

    November 29, 2020
     
    November 29, 2020
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Minnesota Coalition Flags Financial, Environmental Risks in New Gas Plant

    November 24, 2020
     
    November 24, 2020
  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    California Fracking Triggers Earthquakes Near San Andreas Fault

    November 19, 2020
     
    November 19, 2020
  • BuildingsClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Demand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Oregon Starts Construction on Contentious Fracked Gas Plant

    November 15, 2020
     
    November 15, 2020
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMINon-Renewable EnergyShale & Fracking

    Oil Change Names Banks that Financed U.S. Fracking ‘Fiasco’

    November 5, 2020
     
    November 5, 2020
  • CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyShale & Fracking

    Colorado Wants Longer Setbacks Between Fracking Wells, Populated Spaces

    November 5, 2020
     
    November 5, 2020
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingUnited StatesWater

    U.S. Regulator Allows Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction to Restart

    October 22, 2020
     
    October 22, 2020
  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited StatesWater

    Clean Water Wins as Ohio Regulator Nixes Fracking Storage Permits

    October 22, 2020
     
    October 22, 2020
  • Climate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States

    Fracking CEO Faces Fraud Lawsuit

    October 15, 2020
     
    October 15, 2020
  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingUnited States

    U.S. Democrats, Republicans Can Agree on Jobs Plugging Abandoned Wells

    October 6, 2020
     
    October 6, 2020
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemographicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Arlington, Texas Tackles Fracking as Racial Justice Issue

    September 7, 2020
     
    September 7, 2020
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States

    Oilfield Services Giant Schlumberger Cuts 21,000 Jobs

    August 11, 2020
     
    August 11, 2020
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