A Greener Life

AUGUST 6, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government are intensifying their support for the fossil fuel industry, and they have thus distanced themselves further from climate action previously pursued by successive UK governments. Photo credit: 10 Downing Street, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via FLICKR.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 25, 2023

The lobby bot data from February 2023 is in – and it was a busy month for fossil fuel lobbyists determined to weaken climate change policy. Oil and gas industry lobbyists met with federal government officials a minimum of 91 times in February (and that only includes the meetings that get tracked. Most don’t.)

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Statement from Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate Dubai, UAE – Today at COP28 Canada joined eight other countries in signing a Joint Ministerial Statement on Fossil Fuel Subsidies , to address inaction on a 14 year old commitment to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The fossil fuel industry has lobbied the federal government over 1017 times so far this year! In October, the 30 oil and gas companies and industry associations we monitor set a new 2023 record with over 154 monthly lobby meetings , surpassing their previous high. That’s over seven meetings per working day !

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 13, 2023

March was a tight competition between fossil fuel pipeline, extraction, and oil and gas production companies for who could get the most face time with the federal government. Our lobby bot recorded 103 meetings between oil and gas industry lobbyists and federal government officials from the lobby registry.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We just got the last of the federal lobby registry reports for 2023, and one thing is clear: Big Oil had an astounding presence on Parliament Hill throughout all of last year. Our Lobby Bot recorded 98 meetings in November and 58 meetings in December between the federal government and fossil fuel lobbyists.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 22, 2023

For years, fossil fuel companies have socialized the costs of their pollution while privatizing the benefits. Since local and state governments are on the frontlines of paying for worsening wildfires, they should also be on the leading edge of holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Source: Statista 2023.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

State of Montana, a Montana trial court ruled that the state Constitution’s guarantee of a healthy and clean environment prevails over Montana’s longstanding fossil-fuel-based state energy system. legal history. The first legal challenge mounted by Our Children’s Trust was Juliana v. United States.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Last year, I made three predictions for what would happen in climate litigation in 2023. 2023 in Review US cases heard on merits: A mixed bag. In an unforeseen turn of events, a pivotal climate litigation case unfolded in Montana , where 16 young environmental advocates challenged the state’s fossil fuel policies.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

So far this year the federal government has provided the oil and gas sector with $18.4 It’s a staggering amount of taxpayer money that is being used to prop up the very companies most responsible for fueling the climate crisis as well as polluting our land and water. Fossil hydrogen: $300 million. What should the government do?

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

Paying taxes helps governments to fund the services we all depend on, like education, healthcare and funding programs to tackle the climate crisis. Taxes also allow the federal government to provide subsidies to support a specific industry, like sports or culture, or to achieve a desired social outcome. Climate disasters cost us money.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Fossil fuel companies are well established as founts of disinformation , agents of obstruction, and drivers of climate change. Taken together, the need for governments to meaningfully regulate these super polluters has never been clearer.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 28, 2023

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Environmental Defence experts on climate change, climate finance, Just Transition, clean transportation and, safeguarding freshwater react to the Federal 2023 budget, released today.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 3, 2024

Electrified vehicles constituted nearly a quarter of all new sales in 2023, but publicly accessible chargers still far fall short of the millions needed by 2030 and 2035.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

Ebel, the CEO of Enbridge, to our list of infamous Climate Villains – powerful people with fossil fuel interests holding Canada back from effective climate action. The executives behind the fossil fuel industry often avoid public scrutiny, which is why we’re shining the spotlight on their activities.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

After an accomplished tenure as one of the region’s foremost environmentalists, Minott will step down as the Council’s leader and chief counsel on December 31, 2023. Over the years, Minott’s work earned him and the organization a reputation for not being afraid to hold government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Statement by Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – New analysis released today from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) demonstrates that the Government of Canada is still intent on providing massive subsidies to fossil fuel companies.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In this year’s edition of World Energy Outlook , the International Energy Agency showed that with the rapid roll out of renewable energy technologies, the demand for fossil fuels – gas, coal and oil – will peak this decade. These wildfires are the result of producing and burning fossil fuels. This is a big deal.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 20, 2023

This new research found that ExxonMobil’s climate projections from its internally developed models accurately projected the temperature rise that has happened since then and that its calculations were in line with independent research produced at the time by academic and government scientists. Let’s dig into what Supran et al.’s

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Federal government releases new policy aimed at ending international public financing for fossil fuels, next step is ending domestic financing . The Government of Canada estimates that this policy will redirect $2.5 billion in fossil financing towards accelerating the urgent implementation of climate goals.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 24, 2023

Ahead of Budget 2023, we joined over 20 other organizations in calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scale up climate investments in order to build a thriving, stable and healthy future for people in Canada. 80 billion to support good jobs and vibrant communities through a Just Transition. $4

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last month, the British-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported that London-based HSBC, one of the world’s top-10 biggest banks, has helped raise $47 billion for the fossil fuel industry since its 2022 announcement that it would not finance new gas and oil infrastructure. degrees Celsius, or 2.7

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 20, 2023

For the first time ever, the CER, an independent energy regulatory agency, has modelled a net-zero scenario in their Energy Futures 2023 report – and what they found is no surprise. degrees, we must quickly transition off of fossil fuels. Global markets are moving away from fossil fuels, and Canada must do the same.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I remember when we first launched you on twitter at @FedLobBot , so that you could take publicly-available information out of the federal lobby registry, a complicated government website , and make it more accessible for everyone. We’re celebrating this milestone birthday by creating a new webpage just for you, Lobby Bot.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 26, 2023

It’s proxy season, that time of year when investors have a chance to influence corporate policies and make direct asks to corporate decisionmakers, and in 2023 an unwelcome guest is making its presence felt in the boardroom. However, fossil fuel companies are frequent donors to these networks.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In August, the oil and gas industry had 64 lobby meetings with the federal government, with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) being the most active fossil fuel lobbyist once again. It lobbied the government 10 times in August and 65 times throughout 2023 so far. and Imperial Oil Ltd.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In 2023, the court issued two major decisions relating to climate change. The PUC rejected the project even though it would produce fewer emissions than fossil fuels. The second 2023 case, Honolulu v. It deserves more. Environmental rights. The first case, In re Hawaii Electric Co. Lawsuits against oil companies.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In 2023, Canada experienced its worst ever wildfire season , with 167,000 people forced to evacuate their homes under 211 federal evacuation orders. Whether we experience an affordable and safe future, or one of spiralling costs and climate impacts, depends most on one thing: government action.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This week, summer 2023 comes to a close on our calendars but will be remembered for its record-shattering extremes, notably, heat—until, that is, the next record-shattering summer supplants it, quite possibly in 2024. Heat Associated Deaths in Maricopa County, 2023, by Living Situation. 1379 / H.R.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

ExxonMobil’s early submission, though probably timed to get a head start on defusing climate-related shareholder resolutions, does give us a helpful roadmap of the climate accountability landscape in 2023. For 2023, that figure constitutes a measly 13% of the company’s projected capital expenditures. billion per year.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 4, 2024

For instance, mortgages are connected to homes, while fossil fuel finance is tied to infrastructure like pipelines, oil wells, and the reserves still in the ground. Up to $4 trillion of fossil fuel assets are at risk of being stranded, with $100bn at risk in Canada by 2036. However, Canada is falling behind.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – The plan is a real improvement to Canada’s approach to managing the transition to a low-carbon economy, and we welcome the government’s commitment to bringing affected parties to the table.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But we wanted to take a moment to lay out our expectations, both for what COP28 must deliver as well as the Government of Canada. (If Fossil fuels are causing the climate crisis. Over 90 per cent of carbon emissions are from fossil fuels. Since then, momentum for a fossil fuel phaseout has continued growing.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Conference participants called for two crucial pieces of regulation from the government. Throughout the conference, the message was clear: Canadian industry and global investors are ready for clear government regulation. First, federally regulated financial institutions must publish mandatory credible climate transition plans.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The State of Maine is expected to release the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap in early 2023, and the global offshore wind industry should be watching. What can we expect to see when the final Roadmap is released in early 2023? Formally establish state procurement commitments. Act regionally to maximize benefits and lower costs.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

State of Montana , against their state government. Of note, there are state constitution based climate change lawsuits against state governments pending in early stages of pleading in Hawaii , Utah , and Virginia. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch?

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