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Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station near Denver, N.C
CommentResponsible Investing
How life insurance companies are undermining their own business model

Life insurance companies continue to invest in oil and gas, even though they fuel illness, morbidity and higher costs

Leadership
The EU’s new carbon tariff is about to take effect

As of January 1, the European Union will charge fees on certain imports based on how much pollution was generated in their manufacturing

Mark Carney loses climate supporters
Leadership
Mark Carney trades climate allies for controversial oil-patch solutions

One year ago, Carney was riding high in the world of sustainable finance, but his embrace of “decarbonized oil” has burned his credibility in those quarters

Energy
Concerns loom over Canada’s nuclear renewal

Prime Minister Mark Carney says nuclear is key to Canada’s low-carbon future. But questions around safety and affordability persist.

Energy
An Illinois program is helping low-income families go electric for free

It’s a rare policy in the U.S. that can help keep the decarbonization of buildings going as the Trump administration kills federal incentives

Corporate values gap - OpEd by Pamela Divinsky
Comment
Do corporate values even matter?

OPINION | The trust between corporations and citizens is broken. It can be rebuilt.

Finance
What the new global tax regime means for companies

Under the new global minimum tax, designed by the OECD, the world’s largest multinationals face a baseline tax rate no matter where they operate

Clearcut logging - Canada's 2 Billion Trees program
Natural Capital
Canada’s 2 Billion Trees program was troubled. Its loss still hurts.

Ottawa’s decision to scrap its ambitious-yet-flawed tree-planting program hits hard both for forest restoration and for Canadian tree nurseries

gas-powered data centre
Energy
The Wonder Valley data centre in Alberta would erase two decades of emission reductions

Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s plans for a massive gas-powered data centre would raise Alberta’s emissions to levels not seen since the coal era

Climate
Disappointing support for COP30 forest protection fund not the last word

Climate groups, governments, development agencies and even some banks maintain hope that the trail-blazing fund can become a reality

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