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Quebec to Double Climate Spending Through 2026, But Details Still to Follow
The Quebec government released a budget yesterday that doubles spending on climate change to C$6.2 billion over six years, beginning in 2021, using surplus ... -
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Virginia Legislation Enshrines 100% RE Target, Limits Utility Charges for Early Fossil Closures
The latest session of the Virginia state legislature ended with a flurry of activity on renewable energy, climate change, and grid renewal, including a ... -
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Ontario Climate Hawks Join City Council to Oppose Fracked Gas Pipeline Through Hamilton [Sign-On]
The City of Hamilton and Ontario climate organizations are mobilizing against a 10-kilometre pipeline that would carry fracked gas from the United States and ... -
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Mammoth U.S. Utility Increases Solar Share by 44%
Making good on its pledge to expand into clean energy while shrinking its reliance on coal, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is increasing its ... -
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New Canadian Climate Institute Warns of ‘Harsh Realities’ Ahead
The new Canadian Institute for Climate Choices (CICC), an independent think tank that begins life with C$20 million in federal funding over five years, ... -
Jurisdictions with Net Zero Plans or Aspirations Now Produce 40% of Global GDP
About 40% of the world’s economic activity, totalling US$34.6 trillion, now takes place in jurisdictions that have adopted or proposed plans to bring their ... -
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Jurisdictions with Net Zero Plans or Aspirations Now Produce 40% of Global GDP
About 40% of the world’s economic activity, totalling US$34.6 trillion, now takes place in jurisdictions that have adopted or proposed plans to bring their ... -
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Virginia Set to Embrace Carbon-Free Energy, Join RGGI After Democrats Win Legislative Majority
Virginia is on track to accelerate its drive for carbon-free energy and join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in the northeastern United States, ... -
Critics Look for More Detail, Deeper Cuts After Nova Scotia Pledges Net-Zero by 2050
Nova Scotia has unveiled plans to bring its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, and is holding the door open to set additional ... -
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Banff, Alberta Sets an Example with Rapid Decarbonization Plan
The tourist town of Banff, Alberta is aiming for a rapid shift to renewable energy, as one part of the effort to reduce its ... -
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Energy Transition Plan Shows Nova Scotia Cutting Emissions 50%, Creating 15,000 Green Jobs by 2030
Supplying 90% of Nova Scotia’s electricity from renewable sources, cutting energy consumption in social housing 60%, tripling energy efficiency in the electricity sector, electrifying ... -
Copenhagen Sets a Global Standard with 2025 Carbon Neutrality Goal
A vision of a “five-minute city”, restrictions on polluting cars, an awesomely effective transit system, and a shift to renewable energy are centrepieces of ... -
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California Cuts Carbon Even Faster Than Ambitious State Mandate
California is cutting its greenhouse gas emissions even faster than state regulations require, and produced more electricity from renewable energy than from fossil fuels ... -
Oregon Senate Adopts Five-Year Fracking Moratorium
The Oregon State Senate adopted a five-year moratorium on oil and gas fracking last week, after amending a House resolution calling for a 10-year ... -
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Quebec’s Legault Promises 40% Cut in Oil Consumption by 2030
Quebec will invest massively to cut its oil consumption 40% by 2030 and shift transportation, buildings, and businesses to electricity, Premier François Legault announced ...
