Drive to 1.5 National Plans & Responses
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Air & MarineCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEuropeJurisdictionsLegal & Regulatory
France Abolishes Air Travel on Short-Run Domestic Routes
France is abolishing all domestic air travel on routes that can be covered by train in less than 2½ hours, in a bid to ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryRenewable Energy
IEA Urges ‘Massive’ Energy Efficiency Gains to Hit Net-Zero Targets
Countries will need “massive improvements” in energy efficiency to achieve their net-zero targets under the Paris Agreement, International Energy Agency policy analyst Alyssa Fischer ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergyUnited States
‘Chaotic’ UK Retrofit Program a Cautionary Tale for Trudeau, Biden
A failed attempt at a building energy retrofit program in the United Kingdom could offer lessons for governments in Canada and the United States ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydrogenJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitUnited StatesWind
Biden Jobs, Infrastructure Plan Aims to ‘Turbocharge the Transition’ Off Fossil Fuels
U.S. President Joe Biden travelled to Pittsburgh last Wednesday to unveil a US$2-billion jobs and infrastructure plan that includes a 10-year, $650-billion commitment to ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"EuropeFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentUnited States
‘No Means No’, Indigenous Groups Say, as Sweden Cancels Solar Geoengineering Experiment
The Canadian scientist behind a controversial attempt to combat climate change by dimming the sunlight reaching the Earth is vowing to keep at it ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Record 260 GW of New Capacity in 2020 ‘Marks Start of the Decade of Renewables’, IRENA Says
Renewable energy producers around the world installed a record 260 billion watts of new capacity last year, with China and the United States setting ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictions
China Urged to Speed Up Closure of 186 ‘Underperforming’ Coal Plants
China can hit its stated target of carbon neutrality by 2060 if it expedites the closure of 186 of its most underperforming coal plants, ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
‘Like Big Tobacco at a Medical Conference’: Campaigners Urge UK to Ban Fossils from COP 26
Campaigners are renewing their pressure on the United Kingdom government to keep polluters out of this year’s United Nations climate change conference, COP 26, ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Dollars ‘Speak Louder than Words’, Climate Campaigners Say on Eve of Ministerial Summit
Citing a profound erosion in trust, and with its eye on this year’s UN climate conference in Glasgow, COP 26, climate campaigners are urging ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitUnited StatesWind
Biden to Announce Massive Jobs and Infrastructure Plan as Allies Push for Climate Spending
U.S. President Joe Biden will be in Pittsburgh today to announce a massive new jobs and infrastructure plan worth as much as US$4 trillion ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceansRenewable EnergyUnited StatesWind
U.S. Aims for 30,000 MW of Offshore Wind as Industry Urges Faster Global Deployment
The Biden administration has unveiled a US$3-billion plan of loan guarantees and accelerated permitting aimed at installing as many as 2,000 offshore wind turbines ... -
AustraliaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable Energy
Australia Swings, Misses on Claim of ‘World-Leading’ Climate Targets
The Biden administration is expected to announce new and tougher 2030 climate targets when the U.S. plays host to a global climate leadership summit ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Sustainable Investing a ‘Deadly Distraction’ from Government Action, Ex-BlackRock CIO Warns
It’s a “deadly distraction” to think major corporations can replace sweeping government action in response to the climate crisis, according to a former finance ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
Kenney Admits He Had No ‘Plan B’ as Provinces, Federal Conservatives Weigh Supreme Court Carbon Tax Ruling
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government didn’t prepare a fallback plan on implementing a consumer carbon tax because they were hoping to win ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
‘Love Letter to the Planet’: Supreme Court Upholds Federal Carbon Price Regime in 6-3 Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has brought an end to years of provincial legal challenges to a key cornerstone of federal climate policy, deciding ...
