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COP 27: A Win on Climate Impacts, Silence on Oil and Gas Phaseout
A “stunning victory” on loss and damage opens a door for vulnerable countries. But the world’s biggest fossils get away unscathed.
Mitchell Beer
Nov 20, 2022
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A Solid First Step to End Fossil Fuel Financing
Canada keeps its promise to end taxpayer subsidies for international fossil fuel projects by December 31. The next steps matter, too. But this is still…
Mitchell Beer
Dec 11, 2022
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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.
Mitchell Beer
Mar 18
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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…
Mitchell Beer
Dec 17, 2022
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'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.
Mitchell Beer
Feb 11
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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…
Mitchell Beer
Jan 28
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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…
Mitchell Beer
Mar 4
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Communities Need the Energy Transition. The Transition Needs Community Buy-In.
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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…
Mitchell Beer
Feb 26
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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…
Mitchell Beer
Jan 7
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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…
Mitchell Beer
Jan 14
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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.
Mitchell Beer
Mar 11
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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?
Mitchell Beer
Jan 21
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