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Carney embraces emissions cap, CCS; Smith touts Poilievre as Trump’s best bet

March 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 26, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Prime Minister Mark Carney’s position on the federal oil and gas emissions cap and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s take on [Read more]

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Industrial carbon pricing tied to major projects worth over $57 billion

March 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by 440 Megatonnes on March 21, 2025 By Ross Linden-Fraser Industrial carbon pricing is Canada’s single-most important climate policy. Its importance rests not only on its emissions-reducing potential—greater than that of any [Read more]

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Wall of criticism greets PBO analysis of oil and gas emissions cap

March 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 18, 2025. By Mitchell Beer The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) is running into a wall of criticism for an analysis of the federal oil and [Read more]

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Opinion: A least-cost energy strategy would bring Carney’s climate policy home

March 17, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 17, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet took office Friday with some tough, momentous questions on their agenda, most [Read more]

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Opinion: How Canada could get much closer to Europe

March 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on March 14, 2025. By Frédéric Mérand As Canada faces an economic aggression backed by an existential threat to its sovereignty, we know we need options. One idea [Read more]

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Opinion: Canadians don’t want to be the 51st state – and Americans don’t really want us

March 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on March 10, 2025. By Donald Wright Canadians owe Donald Trump a debt of thanks. His musings about Canada becoming the 51st state have reminded us why we are [Read more]

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Opinion: Trump tries to resurrect the zombie pipeline no one wants

March 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 2, 2025. By Jody MacPherson Canadian politicians obediently snapping to attention and talking about bringing the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline project back from the dead [Read more]

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Opinion: The year of living dangerously – Canada, Australia and the global order

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Feb. 28, 2025. By N. Leo Crabe  The first year of Donald Trump’s return to the White House is sure to reshape global affairs. But 2025 also [Read more]

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Opinion: Why Canada must look beyond the U.S. to Africa’s economic boom

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Feb. 26, 2025. By Zack Ahmed As Canadians prepare to choose their next government in the face of a protectionist and unpredictable White House, Canada risks turning [Read more]

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Opinion: Invest in local energy, not pipelines

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 26, 2025. By Stephen Hazell Donald Trump’s tariff and 51st state musings have panicked many Canadian politicians to dust off plans for a west-to-east oil [Read more]

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Opinion: Trump’s tariff and land grab threats signal U.S. expansionist ambitions

February 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 23, 2025. By Ilan Kapoor When U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested Canada should become the 51st American state, the federal government dismissed it as just [Read more]

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Trump’s agenda won’t let his energy secretary achieve ‘energy abundance’

February 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Feb. 4, 2025. By Gautama Mehta Chris Wright, a Colorado fracking executive, was confirmed on Monday by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 59 to 38 to become the [Read more]

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Trump departs Paris Accord, bans new wind permits in day 1 executive orders

January 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 21, 2025. By Mitchell Beer and Christopher Bonasia Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement (again) and issued a comprehensive [Read more]

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Major clean power announcements in Canada’s biggest provinces while Alberta slams the brakes

December 13, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 13, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Major clean electricity announcements swept through provinces representing three-quarters of Canada’s population this week, even as the province with by [Read more]

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Solar, wind projects could fail under new Alberta grid regulations

December 13, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 13, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Renewable energy projects could fail and their borrowing costs may rise after Alberta introduced plans to “rewire” its provincial electricity [Read more]

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In his final weeks, Biden aims to cut off funding for oil and gas projects abroad

December 12, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Dec. 12, 2024. By Jake Bittle In the landscape of international finance for fossil fuels, some of the most important players are obscure government bodies known as “export [Read more]

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UK city clean heat project cuts emissions by 75 per cent, offers ‘blueprint’ for national rollout

December 12, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 11, 2024. A city in Yorkshire, England is on track to reduce heating emissions by 75 to 80 per cent across a network of large [Read more]

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Massive Alberta coal mine expansion goes ahead without federal review

December 10, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 9, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is taking fire for allowing work to proceed on what will be North America’s biggest thermal [Read more]

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Canada urged to stand firm on sustainable finance as EU ‘simplifies’, U.S. steps back

December 3, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 3, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Canada’s slow and winding path to adopting crucial sustainable finance rules must not be derailed by political instability in the [Read more]

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Vancouver defers gas ban vote after surge in public interest

November 27, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Nov. 26, 2024. By Tova Gaster Vancouver City Council has postponed a controversial, high-profile vote by one day to accommodate 142 speakers who signed up to [Read more]

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