Cities – Decarbonize
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CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Power Corp. Division Says $1-Billion Renewables Fund Will Be ‘First of Several’
A division of storied Quebec industrial conglomerate Power Corporation is launching a C$1-billion investment fund focused on solar and wind projects. -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyHydrogenHydropowerJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Alberta, B.C. Polls Show Strong Support for Net-Zero, Low Buy-In for LNG
More than two-thirds of Albertans support a 2050 target for net-zero emissions, and six in 10 British Columbians back clean energy over liquefied natural ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemographicsElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydropowerJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
After Early Momentum, Cascadia Region Loses Focus on Climate Action
Political infighting, misinformation campaigns, and serial communication failures have dashed any hopes that the Cascadia region would take the lead in the climate fight ... -
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 ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
84% of New U.S. Generating Capacity Will Deliver Fossil-Free Electricity This Year
Wind and solar will deliver 70% of new U.S. renewable energy capacity this year, compared to only 16% expected to come from natural gas, ... -
AsiaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastUnited States
‘Smart Cities’ Hype Enters the Global South, after North American Projects Fall Short
While oft-criticized in North America for promising much and delivering little, the “smart city” concept is gaining a foothold in the Global South—a troubling ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
GM Canada Announces $1-Billion Electric Van Investment in Ingersoll, Ontario
Results of a ratification vote were to be released today after GM Canada and Unifor reached a tentative deal that will see the giant ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
Report Declares Carbon Capture and Storage a ‘Dangerous Distraction’
Anyone banking on carbon capture and storage (CCS) as the silver bullet that will allow for undisturbed continuation of the fossil fuel business had ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National Governments
Southern Alberta Monolith Carries Message Against Rocky Mountain Coal Mining
A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message. -
AustraliaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
$85 Billion in Coal Investments Leave BlackRock Open to Charges of Greenwashing
A year after BlackRock CEO Larry Fink issued a landmark investors’ letter that stressed climate risk and fossil fuel divestment, the world’s biggest asset ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"EuropeFinance & InvestmentInsurance & LiabilityInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Mega-Shareholders Demand Real Net-Zero Action from HSBC
A bloc of HSBC shareholders have filed a resolution urging Europe’s largest bank to stop funding the fossil industry, with coal at the top ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Cities Help Build Momentum for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
A plan for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, first introduced last year in a paper co-authored by Canadian climate campaigner Tzeporah Berman, may ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Desjardins Unfriends Coal, Rockefeller Drops Fossil Investments in Year-End Announcements
Two high-profile North American investors closed out 2020 with pledges to reduce the carbon footprint of their portfolios, with Lévis, Quebec-based Desjardins Group promising ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictions
Vancity Sets 2040 Net-Zero Target for Entire Lending Portfolio
The Vancouver City Savings Credit Union is promising to bring its entire mortgage and loan portfolio to net-zero by 2040, 10 years ahead of ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Epic Failure for Trump as Fossils Show Little Interest in Alaska Refuge Oil Leases
Donald Trump sustained an epic defeat last week when a widely-criticized, eleventh-hour bid to sell oil and gas exploration leases in the ecologically fragile ...
