fossil fuels
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China, Japan extract combustible ice from seafloor
Could serve as a cleaner substitute for coal-burning power plants and steel factories.
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Canada will have lots of allies if Trump goes after energy trade: Notley
Alberta premier notes huge cost increases if the US slaps a border adjustment tax on Canadian energy.
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Two reports point to need for energy shift to start now
Unparalleled ramp-up of low carbon technologies in all countries to keep temperature increases below 2 degrees C.
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Federal NDP spurn Notley, agree to debate anti-pipeline manifesto
Manifesto advocates an end to the use of fossil fuels and a moratorium on new infrastructure projects such as pipelines.
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Push for NDP to embrace Leap Manifesto intensifies
As convention approaches, several ridings push the party to take ownership of the anti fossil fuels agenda.
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Oil patch woes give Liberals cold feet cutting fossil fuel subsidies
Promise to phase them out doesn’t make it into the budget: not the time, says Carr.
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Fossil fuels ‘probably dead,’ says CP CEO
Hunter Harrison tells conference new investments in traditional energy will dry up because of environmental hurdles.
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UBC says no to selling off fossil fuel holdings
School has created a $10 million sustainability fund in an effort to meet environmental goals.
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DiCaprio sheds fossil fuel investments in climate change fight
Organizations with a total of $2.6 trillion in holdings have pledged to reduce or eliminate their fossil fuel investments, coalition says.
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United Church investments to drop fossil fuels
Shifting $5.9 million to renewable energy due to climate concerns.
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Carbon pricing, dividend keys to climate change plan: Green party
Party leader Elizabeth May said she would eliminate fossil-fuel subsidies and reduce energy waste through improved public transit.
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Call to stop fossil fuel investments gains traction, just not in Canada
Colleges, cities, foundations and religious groups abroad have committed to some degree of divestment of fossil fuels.
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UBC faculty urge school to divest of fossil fuels
School’s investments in oil, gas and coal firms total 10% of its $1.3-billion endowment fund.
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Oil and gas our greatest source of greenhouse gases
Energy sector surpasses transportation as Canada’s largest generator of emissions.
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UN climate chief urges investors to switch from fossil to renewable energy
$1 trillion a year of global investment in clean energy needed by 2050 to avoid temperature increase over 2 degrees C.