Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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Stronger climate regulations for banks might not actually cut emissions

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Advocates say new regulations that will force banks and insurance companies to disclose climate risks don’t do enough to force financial institutions to address...
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Going electric will save Canadians money on energy costs

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Climate change and affordability are closely intertwined. The impacts of the climate crisis already cost Canadians an average of $720 per year for things...
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IPCC issues final warning about ‘rapidly closing window of opportunity’

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A stark choice between climate stability and global devastation is the constant drumbeat from a landmark report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on...
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Canada’s Plan To Clean Up The Oilsands

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The Breach has hit a bases-loaded home run with this satirical video about Alberta's tailings ponds and their environmental impact on local communities, wildlife,...
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New Climate Rules for Canada’s Big Banks

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In late December of last year, Canada released a new policy aimed at ending international public financing for fossil fuels, (starting January 1, 2023)...
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$30.9B Price Tag Makes Trans Mountain Pipeline a ‘Catastrophic Boondoggle’

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The cost of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has mushroomed to C$30.9 billion, prompting a surprised fossil energy analyst to admit that taxpayers will...
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Canadians Want Strong Emissions Cap Regulations, Not More Missed Targets

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As the federal government consults about its upcoming legislation capping carbon emissions in the oil and gas sector, no doubt hearing often from industry...
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Canada Needs Strong Clean Car Standards, Below2C

Canada Needs Strong Clean Car Standards

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"A strong Clean Car Standard would phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 by requiring automakers to sell zero-emission vehicles instead....
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FROM THE ENERGY MIX WEEKENDER

The IPCC May Deliver Scary News This Week. But Climate Chaos is Not Inevitable.

When the fossil fuel lobby sends a bigger delegation to the 2021 UN climate conference than any country, then increases its numbers by another 100 in 2022, you get some idea of what’s holding up the drive for 1.5,
When the fossil fuel lobby sends a bigger delegation to the 2021 UN climate conference than any country, then increases its numbers by another 100 in 2022, you get some idea of what’s holding up the drive for 1.5,

'Spending What It Takes' Would Put Canada on Net-Zero Path

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Despite significant increases in climate spending since signing the Paris Agreement, Canada’s current plans fall far short of what is necessary to compete amid the accelerating global shift away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy.

I’m Not a Scientist, Either. I Still Understand Climate Science.

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David Malpass' resignation from the World Bank is an important milestone on the road to climate stability and climate justice - should open up a new era for financing the global shift to a low-carbon economy

CLEAN SOLUTIONS

FINANCE, PENSIONS, BANKS

Ties between pension fund directors and fossil fuels are 'incompatible'

"It seems to me … impossible to serve both the interests of a major fossil fuel company on the one hand, and the interests of the pension fund and its beneficiaries on the other hand," Roy Culpeper said.
"It seems to me … impossible to serve both the interests of a major fossil fuel company on the one hand, and the interests of the pension fund and its beneficiaries on the other hand," Roy Culpeper said.

World’s 7th largest fossil bank dumps oilsands financing in Canada

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Barclays will not directly finance new oilsands exploration, production or processing - but still invests in new projects elsewhere.

Should our Federal pension funds be financing Big Oil?

The failure Canadian financial institutions to do what’s necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change underscores the need for regulation to align the sector with climate obligations.
The failure Canadian financial institutions to do what’s necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change underscores the need for regulation to align the sector with climate obligations.

DECARBONIZATION, CLEAN TECH, GREEN ENERGY

Could waste plastic become a useful fuel source?

Worldwide, more than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year - roughly the same weight as all of humanity. Today, around 85% ends up in landfill.
Worldwide, more than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year - roughly the same weight as all of humanity. Today, around 85% ends up in landfill.

Pollution-cutting technology that has Canada investing billions

Carbon capture is touted as a key climate-fighting technology by government and industry alike...relying on it will lock-in fossil fuel use.
Carbon capture is touted as a key climate-fighting technology by government and industry alike...relying on it will lock-in fossil fuel use.

Volkswagen picks Canada for first battery cell plant

The Canadian federal innovation minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, called the VW battery plant a "home run for Canada"
The Canadian federal innovation minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, called the VW battery plant a "home run for Canada"

Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Price This Year

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Prices are likely to continue trending lower as Tesla, General Motors, Ford Motor and their battery suppliers ramp up new factories. Parity is just around the corner.

CLIMATE "ACTION" CENTRE

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PETITIONS, LETTERS

We Can't Afford a Week Clean Car Standard

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We can’t let auto industry lobbyists delay climate action. Now is our chance to tell the federal government to stand firm - and make their proposed regulation even stronger!

Tell your pension fund to vote for climate

Tell your pension fund to vote to stop fossil fuel expansion and to respect Indigenous rights at RBC and TD’s Annual General Meetings this April.
Tell your pension fund to vote to stop fossil fuel expansion and to respect Indigenous rights at RBC and TD’s Annual General Meetings this April.

Youth Climate Corps! It's Time!

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Climate mobilization in Canada has yet to feel like a grand societal undertaking. Tell Your MP and Trudeau to Deliver a Youth Climate Corps now!

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