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A series of ongoing issues in Alberta’s oil and gas sector suggest the province’s energy regulator is controlled by the industry and has lost the public’s trust.
New agreements in B.C. provide economic compensation for land restoration activities to several First Nations and limit new oil and gas development projects.
Canada’s federal Impact Assessment Act seeks to minimize the environmental impacts of major economic projects. Will the Supreme Court uphold the act?
Fracking for oil and gas uses millions of pounds of chemicals, some of which are toxic or carcinogenic. Two researchers summarize what companies have disclosed and call for more transparency.
China and Russia’s relationship is complex. But China’s decision to support Russia’s war on Ukraine could ultimately come down to China’s own political interests.
Researchers looked at a decade of political spending by the oil and gas industry and others engaged in climate policy. If money talks, one side had a giant megaphone.
Canada has no choice but to adapt its energy sources and industries in a ‘just transition.’ If it doesn’t, the inevitable transition will be much more disruptive — and much less just.
The UK windfall tax has barely made a dent in surging energy profits this year.
The Alberta government is failing to ensure environmental liabilities are adequately accounted for and that progress is being made to address the province’s massive tailings ponds.
Despite once holding promise, the UK’s climate compatibility checkpoint has become a formality.
There should be a better long-term strategy for foreign direct investments in Nigeria that’s not tied to its oil reserves.
Force oil and gas companies to dispose of a tonne of CO₂ for every one they emit.
Four companies contribute about 20 per cent of Alberta’s total revenue, giving them an enormous amount of control over the province’s finances and, by extension, politics.
One estimate suggests at least a sixth of all emissions cuts expected from the Inflation Reduction Act would come from carbon capture.
Even before the war, Moscow was acknowledging the problems in its energy industry.
The concept of the carbon footprint can do more than just make us feel guilty about the climate cost of our everyday lives.
The UK chancellor is giving a one-off payment of £1,200 to the most vulnerable households, while U-turning on a windfall tax for energy companies.
They may not be funded by gas and oil, but these two sides are big money players.
While the country’s Central Bank may have managed to offset some of the tougher sanctions, the West’s economic broadside has caused long-term damage to “Fortress Russia”.
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Robert L. Ascah is a Friend of The Conversation.
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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Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University
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Associate Professor of Sociology; Co-Founder, Center for Environmental Justice at CSU, Colorado State University
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Pro-Vice Chancellor: Global, Newcastle University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
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Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies - Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering, University of Southampton
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Research Associate, Curtin University
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Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Assistant Professor of Digital Communication, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
