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CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
‘Humiliated’ Kenney Demands Trade Sanctions, Could Sell Pipeline for Scrap as TC Shuts Down Keystone Construction
A “humiliated” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney demanded trade sanctions against the United States, TC Energy cut 1,000 construction jobs, Fox Business and the Wall ... -
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
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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TC Energy Touts ‘Zero-Emissions’ Plan, Kenney Threatens Court Action as Keystone Cancellation Looms
Calgary-based pipeliner TC Energy touted a “zero-emissions” approach to its fossil fuel transportation business, the federal and Alberta government vowed to continue the fight, ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Inquiry Touts ‘Junk Climate Denial’, Conspiracy Theories in Fossil Industry’s Defence
Alberta’s C$3.5-million inquiry into supposed foreign-funded interference with the province’s fossil industry is advancing “junk climate denial science, bizarre conspiracy theories, and oil industry ... -
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Students Press Ontario Teachers to Pull Retirement Funds Out of Fossil Fuels
TORONTO — An environmental coalition is appealing to Ontario teachers to pressure their pension fund to divest from companies that develop or transport fossil ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"JurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Nebraska Judges Halt Land Expropriations, Citing Biden Pledge to Cancel Keystone XL
Two Nebraska judges have halted land expropriations along the Keystone XL construction route, citing the likelihood that President-elect Joe Biden’s will cancel the pipeline ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
December Sees Three Dead, One Injured on Fossil Projects in Alberta, B.C., Minnesota
December was a hazardous month to work in the fossil industry, with workers killed or injured on projects in Alberta, British Columbia, and Minnesota. -
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Some Tar Sands/Oil Sands Operations Cut Upstream Emissions 35%, But Life Cycle Carbon Only 2%
A new study based on internal company data from three Alberta tar sands/oil sands operations is showing upstream emission reductions of 14 to 35% ... -
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Countries’ Fossil Extraction Plans Drive Emissions Far Past 1.5°C Limit
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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Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Fracking First to Go as NY Pension Fund Pledges Fossil Divestment by 2040
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 ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEncoreEuropeFinance & InvestmentInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Lloyd’s Promises 2030 Withdrawal from Fossil Fuel Project Insurance, Draws Fire for Slow Timeline
The world’s biggest insurance network, UK-based Lloyd’s, is promising to end new investments in tar sands/oil sands, Arctic oil and gas, and coal by ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEncoreEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Keystone Decision May Be a ‘Tough Moment’ for U.S.-Canada Relations, Biden Ally Warns
With the federal and Alberta governments mounting an all-out diplomatic effort to prevent cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, a close political ally of ... -
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Canada Boosts Fossil Subsidies to $14.3B Per Year, Joins Saudi Arabia as G20’s Top Two Oil and Gas Funders
Canada averaged US$14.3 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies between 2017 and 2019, earning it top ranking alongside Saudi Arabia as the two ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEuropeFinance & InvestmentInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Lloyd’s Promises 2030 Withdrawal from Fossil Fuel Project Insurance, Draws Fire for Slow Timeline
The world’s biggest insurance network, UK-based Lloyd’s, is promising to end new investments in tar sands/oil sands, Arctic oil and gas, and coal by ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Federal Climate Plan Garners Positive Response, Creates ‘Put-Up-Or-Shut-Up Moment’ for Alberta Fossils
A new federal climate strategy with a C$170-per-tonne carbon price at its core is receiving a largely positive response in initial media coverage, with ...
