Fracking in BC’s northeast
Last summer I got out of Vancouver and toured northern BC. While the trip was mostly for pleasure, my inner economist could not resist some industrial tourism and visits to resource towns and major...
View Article“Big five” Canadian banks provide big money to fossil fuel industry
Instead of playing a crucial role to help Canada achieve its Paris Agreement targets, Canada’s “Big Five” banks are actually hindering Canada’s progress on climate change. The Big Five banks—RBC, TD...
View ArticleCanada’s Carbon Conundrum and the Difficult Path Forward
Since the first oil well was drilled in 1859 humans have been on a roll. Global population has increased more than six-fold and energy use per capita has grown more than nine-fold. Accompanying this...
View ArticleCanada’s Carbon Conundrum and the Difficult Path Forward
Since the first oil well was drilled in 1859 humans have been on a roll. Global population has increased more than six-fold and energy use per capita has grown more than nine-fold. Accompanying this...
View ArticleCPP oil investments on the rise
From unprecedented droughts to deadly heat waves, climate change is making the present—and all of our futures—less secure. The dream of a tranquil retirement is already being interrupted by nightmares...
View ArticleFor climate’s sake, Canada Pension Plan needs to take a serious look at its...
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) manages the pensions of 20 million Canadians. In a recent Corporate Mapping Project report, we found that the CPP has increased the number of shares it owns in fossil fuel...
View ArticleAlbertans have a right to be outraged…about the $3.5 million Allan Inquiry
Last week Albertans received the fruits of the Kenney Government’s inquiry into foreign-funded “anti-Alberta” activities targeting the oil and gas industry. The $3.5 million report, a year late and a...
View ArticleLNG exports will doom BC’s emissions reduction goals
When the provincial government announced its CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 on Oct. 25, conspicuously absent was any mention of BC’s LNG export aspirations, which will increase emissions from the oil and gas...
View ArticleCan CleanBC reach its 2030 GHG target? A closer look at industrial emissions
In the wake of negotiations in Glasgow to push forward global climate action, it is clear that rich countries and jurisdictions like BC are not doing enough to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. On...
View ArticleKey recommendations to the BC oil and gas royalty review
The oil and gas industry is a marginal player in BC’s overall economy, yet has far-reaching environmental impacts, is inconsistent with global climate action and undermines First Nations’ rights and...
View ArticleThe future of university divestment campaigns: Reflections from inside the...
To an outsider, university divestment campaigns might look like a hopeful but impractical social movement led by naive cadres of sign-waving students. The truth, however, is that divestment is more...
View ArticleModernizing BC’s Oil and Gas Royalty Regime to Tackle Climate Change
In 2021, BC got a full serving of extreme weather events due to global warming. It is clear that the BC government must speed up meaningful action to phase out domestic consumption and production of...
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