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Squamish District Declares Woodfibre LNG ‘Unwelcome’ Unless It Meets Paris Targets
The Woodfibre LNG liquefied natural gas project should be unwelcome in Squamish, British Columbia unless it can align with the greenhouse gas reduction goals ... -
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New York Mega-Utility Triples Energy Efficiency Budget to $1.5 Billion
New York state mega-utility Consolidated Edison is tripling its budget for energy efficiency to US$1.5 billion through 2025, in an aggressive program expansion that ... -
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Fossils May Think Twice Before Accepting Federal Bailout Package
After weeks of demanding a federal bailout in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian fossils might be thinking twice about accepting the loans ... -
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Week 21, May 25: Green Finance
The climate emergency poses four risks to the stability of Canada’s financial system: insurance losses due to climate-related disasters, climate liability stemming from successful ... -
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Carbon Emissions Fell 17% at Pandemic’s Peak, But Will Rebound Without Bigger Changes
While the economic crash brought on by the coronavirus pandemic reduced daily greenhouse gas emissions 17% in early April, and will likely produce a ... -
Google Pledges to Cut Off Artificial Intelligence Services for Fossil Extraction
Tech giant Google has announced it will no longer use its formidable artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help fossils do a better job of ... -
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‘Landmark Decision’ Blocks Fracked Gas Pipeline in New York State
In what Politico is calling a “landmark decision” grounded in New York State’s “sweeping climate law”, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration has rejected a permit ... -
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Fossils Expect Permanent Losses, Renewables Keep Growing as Pandemic Crashes Global Energy Demand
The permanent reductions in conventional energy demand wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic will change the oil and gas industry forever, leaving renewables as the ... -
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Wet’suwet’en Clans Endorse Governance Agreement with Canada, B.C.
Wet’suwet’en clans in British Columbia have ratified a memorandum of understanding that will see them take back management of their traditional territories, although one ... -
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Solar, Wind Are Cheapest New Power Sources for Two-Thirds of World Population
Solar and wind are now the cheapest source of new electricity for at least two-thirds of the world’s population, with prices coming in at ... -
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Low Prices Have Global LNG Market ‘Imploding Before Our Eyes’
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis is out with a list of 11 major liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that have been ... -
Texas Methane Emissions Hit All-Time High, Global Output Set to Rise as Pandemic Curtails Equipment Maintenance
Methane emissions from the massive Permian Basin shale fields in Texas and New Mexico are more than twice the U.S. government estimate, according to ... -
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Week 17, April 27: Fossil-Fuel Wind-Down
In 2017, Canada’s oil and gas sector produced 195 Mt of CO2e, accounting for 27% of the country’s emissions. Between 2020 and 2024, oil ... -
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Citigroup Still Falls Short After Stepping Away from Coal, Arctic Oil and Gas Financing
Citigroup Inc., one of the three largest banks in the United States, is promising to cut off financial services for new and expanded thermal ... -
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Price Crash, Pandemic Put Fossils in Peril as Investors Get Nervous
Apart from a bit of wishful thinking from a veteran oil and gas financier in Calgary, the North American fossil industry is being devastated ...
