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Energy
As the global oil industry contracts, Carney waits for pipeline developer

A new oil pipeline is not on the list of national interest projects the federal government will prioritize, but that doesn’t mean it won’t eventually happen

Decarbonization
Big companies have embraced the wrong kind of carbon removal, new report says

A European think tank argues that the world’s biggest businesses over-rely on short-term tree-planting and other forms of “nondurable” carbon removal

Deforestation-driven growth often means inhumane conditions for Brazil’s cattle.
Food
Report exposes brazen tax avoidance by world’s largest meatpacker

Meat giant JBS used shell companies to avoid paying $442 million in taxes over three years, researchers find

Energy
U.S. conservatives push to remove government barriers to renewables

In the face of Donald Trump’s war on renewables, groups like the Ohio Conservative Energy Forum are championing solar, wind and more

BlackRock was an early leader in ESG investing but it has since retreated
Finance
The transatlantic rift over sustainable investing just got deeper

A Dutch pension manager’s decision to pull its investments from BlackRock highlights the growing gap between the U.S. and Europe

Energy
Trump is going after wind energy. How will the industry survive?

The Trump administration’s onslaught against renewables has halted a massive offshore wind energy project that would have helped power Connecticut and Rhode Island

A record-breaking electromagnet called the Central Solenoid Model Coil created by Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Cleantech
Investment in fusion energy is spiking

A new fundraising round for Commonwealth Fusion Systems adds nearly a billion dollars to the growing pot for this still-unproven technology

The Rio Nogales Power Plant in Seguin, TX.
Energy
Market headwinds have stymied a Texas plan to boost natural gas

Legislators had to extend the deadline to spend a $5-billion fund for new gas power plants, while renewable projects race ahead

Smoke from the Long Lake wildfires complex of Annapolis County seen from Middleton (Nova Scotia on August 24, 2025.
Finance
Canada’s chief risk assessor is underestimating climate impacts, advocates say

Systemic risks and worst-case scenarios are being ignored, say Ecojustice and Shift Action in a new open letter

The Carney government is pitching major new investments in liquefied natural gas.
Energy
Canada plans to sell gas to Europe despite doubt over demand

Canada is positioning itself as a key supplier of liquified natural gas to Europe, despite forecasts of global oversupply and demand decline

Leadership
The youth-led climate litigation movement keeps growing

The latest case is out of Wisconsin, where young people have filed a lawsuit that demands the utility regulator consider climate change when approving fossil fuel projects

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