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Tech and consolidation will support Canada’s oil sands

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CANADA

Canada’s oil sands are some of the biggest oil deposits in the world, holding hundreds of billions of barrels, but face an uncertain future. Dogged by high costs and environmental…

INDCs will drive global climate finance growth

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INTERNATIONAL

In preparation, 146 countries submitted climate action plans that are ambitious enough to allow limiting global warning below 2 degrees Celsius. The 'Intended Nationally…

Pandemic will not stop international climate action

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INTERNATIONAL

This has deprived social movements of opportunities to mobilise public opinion. However, a recent surge of major economies and businesses setting long-term ‘net zero’ emission…

Brazil deforestation pressures will mount at COP26

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BRAZIL

During last month’s UN General Assembly, President Jair Bolsonaro unsuccessfully argued that his government was controlling deforestation in the Amazon region. Reports indicate…

Canadian oil sands production will rise despite risks

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CANADA

The global oil price crash has been particularly brutal to Canada's oil sands which have some of the highest costs in the industry. While existing projects are going ahead, the…

Climate change to hit Central America unevenly

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Climate change and Central America.

Deforestation and crime expand in Brazil’s Amazonia

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BRAZIL

Brazil recorded considerable improvements in the conservation of Amazonia in the decade from the mid-2000s. However, tighter budgets since the mid-2010s and the openly…

Germany’s climate efforts could boost the opposition

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GERMANY

Worth 54 billion euros (60 billion dollars) until 2023, the reforms are designed to help Germany reach its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% of 1990 levels by…

Suriname and Guyana face oil-driven climate challenges

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SURINAME/GUYANA

Both economies now look set to be driven by oil investment and production for at least the next decade. This economic trend is the opposite of that experienced by many other…

Alberta's economic woes have political consequences

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CANADA

With steep reductions in public spending affecting education and social programmes, the budget signals an era of austerity in what had been Canada’s wealthiest province. One…