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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 ... -
CanadaFood SecurityHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationSub-National Governments
B.C. Faces $3-Billion Tab for Inactive Oil and Gas Wells as Fracking Boom Gains Momentum
British Columbia now has more than 10,000 inactive oil and gas wells, and the cost of cleaning them up stands at C$3 billion and ... -
Electricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentMethaneOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingUnited States
Shell Aims to Become World’s Biggest Electricity Company, But Devotes Just 5% of Investment to New Energy
Royal Dutch Shell is setting out to remake itself as the world’s leading electric power company by the early 2030s, earmarking US$2 billion per ... -
Court Declares UK Fracking Guidelines ‘Unlawful’, Demands Consideration of Climate Science
The UK government must take climate science and other scientific findings into account in setting national policies on oil and gas fracking, following a ... -
CitiesEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJobsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Fossils Threaten Job Losses After Colorado Moves to Regulate Oil and Gas Health and Safety
U.S. fossils are rumbling about a threat to hundreds of thousands of jobs after the transport and energy committee of the Colorado state senate ...
