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Major German investment fund drops Exxon in pursuit of tougher sustainability standards

by Mitchell Beer

A Norwegian pension fund also adopted stricter rules, evidence that European fund managers are taking a different tact to U.S. counterparts on

Energy/Spring 2024

How Newfoundland is becoming a green hydrogen hotbed

by Naomi Buck

Project Nujio'qonik is slated to transform the craggy coast into Canada’s first commercial wind-to-hydrogen hub, but not everyone is stoked

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Energy

Trudeau muddies the waters on LNG, as he signs green hydrogen deal with Germany

by Mitchell Beer

German and Canadian leaders capped three days of talks by forging a 'hydrogen alliance' but offered mixed messaging on whether the two

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2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

Germany doubles down on 'freedom energy'

by Naomi Buck

The country topped Corporate Knights Earth Index by reducing coal use, but will Russian invasion weaken its resolve?

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Energy/Winter 2022

How a German coal region is becoming a poster child for a successful green transition

by Naomi Buck

The fractured coal region of Lusatia is resurrecting itself as the now home to the entire supply chain of electric vehicles

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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

How do we transition off fossil fuels in a way that is truly just?

by CK Staff

Roundtables make the case for a clean economy that works for everyone

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Energy

Hydrogen’s high stakes for Canada

by Shawn McCarthy

Minister touts hydrogen-strategy potential to create jobs and slash GHGs by 25%

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Investors wary after Ontario wind farm closure: Germany

by James Munson

Ontario's abrupt closure of a German-owned wind farm is damaging confidence in Canada's protections for foreign investment among Europeans, Germany's ambassador in

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