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The energy poverty trap

Will more oil and gas production in Canada help alleviate energy poverty in the developing world? Of course not — but that hasn't prevented...

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Max Fawcett

If democracy matters, why isn’t it funded in the federal budget?

A close read of this month's federal budget reveals where public participation shows up and where it doesn’t.

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Nick Vlahos

Montreal teen builds climate movement one student at a time

Montreal teen builds climate movement one student at a time

These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity. Fatih Amin is...

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Patricia Lane

A tough climate summit for Canada

Towards the end of every day on the periphery of the UN climate talks, civil society groups gather in a satirical ceremony to present an award to...

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Chris Hatch

What the IEA's latest report says about the energy transition — and what it doesn't

What the IEA's latest report says about the energy transition — and what it doesn't

Donald Trump’s supporters probably aren't tired of all the winning they were promised just yet. That’s mostly because they’ve been fed an...

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Max Fawcett

As COP30 wraps up, the Carney government does not appear to be prioritizing climate action

As COP30 wraps up, the Carney government does not appear to be prioritizing climate action

The COP30  Global Climate Summit   in Belém, Brazil is scheduled to wrap up on Friday. It marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Paris Accord...

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Bruce S. Campbell

Canada’s proposed oil and gas expansion is a risky bet – for the planet and our economy

Canada’s proposed oil and gas expansion is a risky bet – for the planet and our economy

There have been a lot of developments in energy policy in the past two weeks, with the release of the International Energy Agency’s 2025 World...

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Kathryn Harrison

The use of the Notwithstanding Clause is out of control. It’s up to voters to stop it

Another day, another attack on freedoms by Alberta's supposedly libertarian premier. In  announcing her government’s plan to apply the...

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Max Fawcett

Carney’s calamitous course causes consternation at climate summit

Carney’s calamitous course causes consternation at climate summit

“Canada’s back,” we cried with glee — a progressive leader, finally returned to COP21 in Paris back in 2015. And indeed we were, with dramatically...

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Joe Vipond

Canada should support the Global South’s call for a Just Transition Mechanism

Canada should support the Global South’s call for a Just Transition Mechanism

At  COP30 in Brazil last week, governments representing about 80 per cent of the world’s population delivered a  unified call for a Just Transition...

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Kyla Tienhaara

Chasing methane, the invisible pollutant

Chasing methane, the invisible pollutant

The oil and gas industry is pushing LNG as a “bridge fuel” that will slash global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by replacing coal as a combustible...

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Rob Miller

Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger

Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger

Once again, shades of Trump-style politics are surfacing in Alberta, this time with a scattergun defamation lawsuit against the media and others...

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Adrienne Tanner