Canada Net Zero – Action Practice
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Canadian Pension Board Becomes Lead Shareholder in India’s Biggest Renewables Company
The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is about to become the largest shareholder in ReNew Power, India’s biggest renewable energy company, a business ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCoalFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fast-Growing BlackRock Investment Fund to Exclude Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Thermal Coal
Asset management giant BlackRock is promising to exclude tar sands/oil sands and thermal coal projects from of its fastest-growing sustainable investment funds. -
Hold the Line on Urban Sprawl, Local Campaigners Urge Ottawa City Council
Holding the line on the City of Ottawa’s urban boundary is an essential first step if the community hopes to do its part to ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourHealth & SafetyJobsTransitWalking & Biking
Halifax Takes Top Honours in National Climate League 2019 Standings
Halifax took top honours in four categories and eight Canadian municipalities were singled out for recognition last week as the National Climate League released ... -
Alberta Solar Farm, Canada’s Biggest, Nets $500 Million from Danish Infrastructure Fund
Canada’s biggest solar farm, the 400-MW, 1,900-hectare Travers Solar Energy Project in Alberta, has received a C$500-million cash infusion from Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners ... -
CAPE Documents Health Effects of Fracking, Calls for Immediate Ban
Birth defects, cancer, neurological issues, and psychological effects are among the documented impacts of natural gas fracking, prompting the Canadian Association of Physicians for ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Three-Year Federal EV Incentive Burns Through Half Its Budget in Eight Months
It’s only taken the Canadian government eight months to burn through nearly half of its three-year budget for electric and zero-emission vehicle rebates, leaving ... -
Record $196.5M Fine in Dieselgate Scandal Points to ‘New Era of Environmental Protection’
A record-setting C$196.5-million fine levied against Volkswagen after it pleaded guilty to dozens of charges in the epic Dieselgate scandal, heralds a “new era ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCitiesEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Ex-Alberta Liberal Leader Declares Tax Revolt Over Deadbeat Fossils’ $173M Debt to Rural Municipalities
A former opposition politician in Alberta is calling for a tax revolt after Premier Jason Kenney sided with deadbeat fossils against the rural municipalities ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5First PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationInsurance & LiabilityJobsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural SequestrationTransitWalking & Biking
‘Words Make Worlds’: Holthaus Issues Call to Imagine, Create a Radically Positive Future
As the climate crisis deepens, we must be “radically imaginative,” telling ourselves and each other stories of fiercely visionary, loving, and productive collective actions ... -
BioenergyCanadaFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsWind
Chetwynd, B.C. ‘Renewable Hydrogen’ Plant Gets $200M Cash Injection from Macquarie
A new C$200-million “renewable hydrogen plant” is about to get off the ground in Chetwynd, British Columbia with a boost from the green energy ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridJobsSolarSub-National Governments
High-Fives in PEI After Officials Announce $68-Million Solar+Storage Project
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Egmont MP Bobby Morrissey shared a “small victorious high-five” in Summerside, PEI last week after announcing construction of a ...
