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Wind and solar energy surge past fossil fuels for first time in Europe

by Chris Bonasia

The two renewable sources generated almost one-third of the EU's electricity in the first half of 2024, while fossil fuels plummeted 17%

Climate

Climate policy survives the EU election – for now

by Adrian Hiel

No rollbacks in the ambitious Green Deal expected with surge of far-right legislators, but future progress could be slowed

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Responsible Investing

EU ‘green’ label for gas and nuclear sparks sustainable investing crisis

by Eugene Ellmen

A two-decade-old fear that a responsible investment label could enable greenwashing is now playing out in Europe

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Climate Crisis

How do governments impose a higher price on carbon without pushing industry abroad?

by Shawn McCarthy

Cabinet mandate letters propose ‘carbon border adjustment measures’ as a possible solution

Climate Crisis/Fall 2021

The race against time

by Adrian Hiel

The EU plans to “fundamentally transform” its economy in this “make-or-break decade.” (The rest of the world should take notes.)

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Leadership

CKTV: Lessons from the last global crisis come into focus

by CK Staff

International roundtable on the lessons of 2008's global recession and how to craft a green recovery.

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Leadership/Planning for a Green Recovery

Green recovery can build solidarity, if done right

by Naomi Buck

EU offers prototype for attaching green strings to recovery plans while driving a unity of purpose that Canada has yet to achieve.

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Mining

EU deal could forge shiny future for Canada’s low-carbon metals

by Chris Turner

If Canada’s heavy industries want to steer clear of a rust-belt scenario, they need to jump on this century’s best economic opportunities.

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