Carbon & Sustainability
BlackRock warns Korean utility on overseas coal plant push
Friday, May 29, 2020, 6:51 AM MDT
BlackRock Inc. has challenged Korea Electric Power Corp. over plans to invest in new coal-fired power plants in Vietnam and…
China purging coal from green bonds seen luring investors
Friday, May 29, 2020, 6:44 AM MDT
Fossil fuels are no longer considered “green” by China’s central bank.The People’s Bank of China plans to remove “clean utilization…
Oil-bust workers are being courted by clean energy in Texas
Friday, May 29, 2020, 6:30 AM MDT
Jeff Bishop’s LinkedIn post gets right to the point: “Houston Oil & Gas Folks – we’re hiring in Texas” for…
Chevron’s investors defy board in demanding climate disclosures
Thursday, May 28, 2020, 7:02 AM MDT
In a rare move against Chevron Corporation’s board, shareholders of the U.S. oil giant are calling on the company to…
Nuclear fusion startup gets $84 million to enter next phase
Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 6:45 AM MDT
U.S. clean-energy startup, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, raised an additional $84 million from major investors in Europe and Asia, underscoring that…
China sees room to boost renewable installations by 52% in 2020
Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 7:03 AM MDT
China this year will be able to absorb 52 per cent more new wind and solar power capacity than in…
These pioneers are already living the green recovery
Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 6:47 AM MDT
In the wake of the historic global economic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are unleashing trillions of…
China drops key environmental target as coronavirus hits growth
Monday, May 25, 2020, 6:35 AM MDT
As well as forgoing a numerical target for economic growth, the coronavirus pandemic has forced China to drop a second…
Built by oil’s riches, Houston goes 100% green years earlier
Monday, May 25, 2020, 6:18 AM MDT
The oil and natural gas capital of the world is going all-in on solar power.Houston will begin a new five-year…
Reverse job killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader
Monday, May 25, 2020, 6:06 AM MDT
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend most environmental…
Renewable power heads for its first decline in two decades
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 6:34 AM MDT
New power from wind and solar is set to fall this year for the first time in two decades.Construction of…
COVID measures cut world greenhouse gas emissions by nearly one fifth: study
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 6:16 AM MDT
Measures taken to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have cut worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent, says newly published…
