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Greenhouse-gas emissions falling, but oil-sands emissions continue to climb, federal report says

Federal climate policies have begun to make a dent in overall greenhouse-gas emissions, but oil-sands emissions continue to climb, raising questions about how the country can meet its overall targets as producers ramp up production to feed the Trans Mountain expansion system.

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The Globe and Mail

May 2, 2024

G7 Energy Ministers Agree To Close Coal-Fired Generating Stations By 2035

Energy ministers from the G7 countries agreed at a meeting in Turin, Italy, to close all coal-fired generating stations in their countries by 2035 if not sooner. There is one caveat, however. Germany has already said it will shutter its coal plants by 2038 and the agreement allows it to continue with that plan. Japan has no such timeline in place and may be given additional latitude with regard to its fleet of coal-fired generating stations.

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CleanTechnica

May 1, 2024

Small island states turn to institutional investors to protect oceans

Small island developing states may have a total population of only around 65 million, but through their exclusive economic zones they control about 30% of oceans and seas, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development. 

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IPE

May 1, 2024

Science Says What? Lessons learned from a deliberate dilbit spill

In 2018, a group of scientists deliberately poured dilbit into a freshwater lake in the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) of northwestern Ontario and now their findings–which they hope will inform future clean up efforts–are starting to come out.

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Circle of Blue

April 30, 2024

EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy

European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit.

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The Energy Mix

April 29, 2024

Adaptation is the world's unheralded tool to deal with climate change

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a cut-and-dry way to stop climate change. But how the world responds to the impacts already taking place is a whole other can of worms—a large can, and one that can seem incomprehensible.

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Malaysian Review

April 26, 2024

Could CSDDD Signal A Tipping Point For Corporate Accountability?

This week has seen the EU agree new rules on supply chain due diligence, one of a set of laws passed including action on toxic air, packaging and packaging waste. What the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive establishes is legal liability for corporates on environmental and human rights issues in the European courts—and that could change the framework of corporate accountability.

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Forbes

April 26, 2024

Why does the EU want to quit the Energy Charter Treaty?

European lawmakers have backed plans for the EU to exit a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue when climate policies hit profits.

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Eco-Business

April 25, 2024

EU Parliament agrees to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty

The bloc's long-mooted withdrawal could halve the number of signatories to a treaty criticized for appearing to protect the interests of fossil fuel investors.

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Lexology

April 25, 2024

EU votes to leave energy treaty as green rules pushed through

Final plenary session of parliament sees climate legislation passed despite political and industry opposition.

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Financial Times

April 25, 2024

MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies

European lawmakers have voted to escape a treaty that lets investors sue governments in private courts for pursuing policies that stop the planet from heating.

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The Guardian

April 24, 2024

Ottawa looking for Canadian-made solutions for plastic pollution

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is looking for homegrown solutions to deal with plastic waste as Ottawa hosts an international conference to develop a global treaty to combat plastic pollution.

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The Globe and Mail

April 23, 2024

Why Blaine Higgs's 'big picture' emissions plan faces long odds

Canadian premier's vision of selling LNG to Europe to close coal plants faces local and global obstacles.

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CBC

April 23, 2024

Ecuadorian Voters Reject Investor-State Arbitration

Voters in Ecuador on Sunday decisively rejected a government proposal to recognize international arbitration to resolve investment disputes.

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Law360

April 22, 2024

South Africa Fossil Fuel Subsidies Top $6 Billion, Study Shows

South Africa's fossil fuel subsidies rose to a 118 billion rand ($6.3 billion) in the 2023 fiscal year, providing incentives that encourage their continued use, according to a Canadian think tank. Government support for oil and gas consumption, electricity that's largely generated from coal, and carbon tax exemptions has tripled since 2018 in Africa's most industrialized nation, researchers at the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development wrote in a report published Tuesday.

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Bloomberg

April 10, 2024

We need more natural infrastructure, and fast

While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate the impacts of such disasters, and help prevent them happening again in the future, as well as support the Canadian environment, and the economy.

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The Hill Times

March 28, 2024

Canada is still backing the fossil fuel industry with billions, report finds

A new report says the federal government is providing billions of dollars in financial support for the fossil fuel industry, despite measures announced last year to limit certain types of subsidies for the oil and gas industry. The analysis, released by the advocacy group Environmental Defence, estimated that Ottawa offered up at least $18.6 billion in support of the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries in 2023.

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CBC

March 27, 2024

Microplastics found in remote waters near Great Lakes in 'alarming' new study

By land, by sea, and now by air - microplastics are contaminating the world's most remote locations without the help of people. The fibers and fragments that shed from clothes and fall off car tires have been found in commercial seafood, drinking water, and in humans. As concerning as the findings are, a new study suggests another troubling conclusion: microscopic plastic particles are reaching corners of the world untouched by people.

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Fox 2 Detroit

March 27, 2024

The carbon tax truth is out there

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is misleading Canadians about the carbon tax in his attempt to sink the governing Liberals, experts say.

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Canada's National Observer

March 26, 2024

Supply chain ESG laws face uphill battle

A last-minute compromise has saved a landmark EU reform to hold the bloc’s biggest companies accountable for environmental, social and governance (ESG) abuses in their supply chains. But the need to dilute the rules to win political buy-in, plus a US decision to scrap supply chain obligations from the country’s fresh climate-disclosure rules, reveals the difficulty of holding firms legally responsible for their business partners’ actions.

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fDi Intelligence

March 26, 2024