Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.
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While some countries are more likely than others to sign an international agreement to phase out fossil fuels, measures to tackle fossil fuel demand by adding a higher carbon price are essential.
Never mind the carbon tax. Tax breaks and public spending for fossil fuel companies cost taxpayers billions every year and hurt the environment.
Bill C-372 does not curtail free speech and, if anything, demonstrates how banning fossil fuel ads does not go nearly far enough.
Precedent set by court in Norway could embolden judges and campaigners further afield.
Gold hydrogen is naturally occurring gas trapped in pockets under the ground – in much the same way as oil and natural gas
Any efforts to tackle methane emissions must first begin with measuring the intensity of those emissions.
Investors seem not to care about climate risks, but they really should.
A longstanding territorial dispute could flare into open confrontation in South America.
To avert climate breakdown, most of the world’s coal, oil and gas must stay underground.
Temperature records are tumbling – how much progress is really being made towards tackling climate change?
If Alberta prepares to transition from oil and gas to solar energy, the workforce will need retraining. New research shows that this will cost less than expected.
Environmental degradation of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is causing poverty as well as food insecurity, increased crime and conflict.
The oil and gas industry is struggling to retain talent – here’s why.
By making individuals responsible for reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, the oil industry is deflecting responsibility for making profound changes in their production practices.
Recent events in Nagorno-Karabakh are a clear case of ethnic cleansing of the regions Armenian population.
Even with a 75% tax, energy companies can claim tax reliefs on UK projects.
Using agricultural land for both solar and food production presents huge opportunities for Canadian farmers, especially in Alberta.
A pipeline that has carried Canadian oil and gas across Wisconsin and Michigan for 70 years has become a symbol of fossil fuel politics and a test of local regulatory power.
What do Rishi Sunak’s 100 new drilling licences mean for the UK’s net zero target?
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Research Fellow, Public Economics, The Parkland Institute, University of Alberta
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Senior research associate (Resources for the Future), Lecturer (University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy), University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Sociology; Co-Founder, Center for Environmental Justice at CSU, Colorado State University
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Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University
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Pro-Vice Chancellor: Global and Sustainability, Newcastle University
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Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, The University of Texas at Austin
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Research Fellow, Energy Policy Group, University of Exeter
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Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State
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Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Lynton K. Caldwell Professor, Indiana University
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Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies - Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering, University of Southampton
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