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‘Fake It ‘Til You Make It’ Won’t Cut It on Climate
Oil and gas companies can either cut emissions or cut corners. They haven’t been making the right choice so far.
Mar 11
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Communities Need the Energy Transition. The Transition Needs Community Buy-In.
There’s a need for speed on renewable energy projects, but they won’t get done if they trample local needs and values. Stopping long enough to listen is the best way to get farther, faster.
Mar 4
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The IPCC May Deliver Scary News This Week. But Climate Chaos is Not Inevitable.
This week’s UN climate report will likely be devastating. But we can still take the actions we need to get the climate emergency under control.
Mar 18
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Here’s How Alberta Wins in the Shift Off Carbon
The province at the centre of Canada’s fossil industry can thrive in an era of faster, deeper carbon cuts. But only if its leaders stop seizing defeat from the jaws of victory.
Feb 26
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COP 27: A Win on Climate Impacts, Silence on Oil and Gas Phaseout
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A Solid First Step to End Fossil Fuel Financing
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The IPCC May Deliver Scary News This Week. But Climate Chaos is Not Inevitable.
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Nuclear Fusion, Shiny Objects, and Glitzy Desserts
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'Spending What It Takes' Would Put Canada on Net-Zero Path
‘Reckless, Spiteful’ Pipeline Project May Stumble on Failing Gas Markets
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I’m Not a Scientist, Either. I Still Understand Climate Science.
My Grade 10 chemistry teacher knew I’d never earn a science degree. But I still understand why a climate denier can’t head up the World Bank. Here’s why…
Feb 18
'Spending What It Takes' Would Put Canada on Net-Zero Path
Next month’s federal budget can set the pace for the transition off carbon, as long as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland gets the pivot right.
Feb 11
With Profits So Obscene, How Can This Be Oil’s Last Gasp?
Fossil profits set new records. The energy transition speeds up. So two of the world’s biggest oil companies tap the brakes.
Feb 5
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‘Reckless, Spiteful’ Pipeline Project May Stumble on Failing Gas Markets
The Coastal GasLink pipeline is trampling Indigenous communities, destroying ecosystems, running over budget, and violating provincial permits. What…
Jan 28
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'Revolving Door' with Fossils Has Pension Plans Falling Behind on Net-Zero
Canadian pension funds worth $2.1 trillion are gambling our retirement savings on fossil fuel investments. How lucky do you feel?
Jan 21
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A Fossil CEO Will Chair This Year’s COP. What Could Go Wrong?
You wouldn’t have much confidence in a global health conference led by a tobacco CEO. Now the head of the world’s 12th-largest fossil company will chair…
Jan 14
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This is the Year that Climate Action Turns the Corner
2022 was devastating in so many ways. Who knew that it would leave us with so many reasons to be hopeful, or so many powerful hooks for climate action…
Jan 7
Nuclear Fusion, Shiny Objects, and Glitzy Desserts
An advance in basic research makes nuclear fusion the latest shiny object in energy technology. It mustn’t distract from real decarbonization options…
Dec 17, 2022
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COP 27: A Win on Climate Impacts, Silence on Oil and Gas Phaseout
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A Solid First Step to End Fossil Fuel Financing
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The IPCC May Deliver Scary News This Week. But Climate Chaos is Not Inevitable.
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Nuclear Fusion, Shiny Objects, and Glitzy Desserts
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'Spending What It Takes' Would Put Canada on Net-Zero Path
‘Reckless, Spiteful’ Pipeline Project May Stumble on Failing Gas Markets
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