Tar Sands
Tar sands companies aim for ‘net zero’ by 2050 – with no plan to extract less oil
The alliance of Canadian oil producers makes no mention of winding down oil production, which modelling shows is necessary to achieve global climate goals
Tar sands executive named as Canadian ‘climate champion’ ahead of Cop26
Suncor’s chief sustainability officer is one of 26 people praised for moving Canada towards net zero emissions, despite the oil company expanding production
Climate Weekly: Trudeau’s climate pact breaks down
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Tar sand pipelines batter Canada’s climate leader tag
Green groups say PM Justin Trudeau talks tough on international stage but is failing in his duty to cap domestic emissions from oil and gas with move to greenlight pipelines
Meet the woman who took on Canada’s tar sand barons
Environmental campaigner Tzeporah Berman was once branded an ‘enemy of the state’ for taking on oil companies. Now she’s talking to them, with surprising results
Alberta beefs up carbon levy in climate policy boost
NEWS: Canadian province’s step to strengthen regulation of oil patch more symbolic than effective in hitting emissions target
Activists split on Oxford University partial divestment
NEWS: Reactions to university rejection of coal and tar sands range from “great leadership” to handing back degrees in disgust
Oil price slump exposes Canada’s tar sands risk – report
NEWS: As global oil prices fall below US$85 a barrel, polluting tar sands ventures become a bigger gamble, says Carbon Tracker
Canadian watchdog castigates government climate strategy
NEWS: Official review says Stephen Harper’s government has no serious plans to curb emissions growth
EU scraps plan to highlight tar sands pollution
NEWS: Refiners need to report the average carbon impact of petrol and diesel, but not identify highly polluting sources, under new rules
Shell prepares for 2015 Arctic drilling
NEWS: Shell could drill in fragile environment next year, despite failure to deal with tar sands pollution
Oil majors gambling US$91bn on 20 high-risk projects
NEWS: Tar sands and deep sea oil projects are bad for business as well as the environment, analysts warn
Canada ignores climate warnings in drive for tar sands oil
NEWS: Government report says forests will suffer more due to climate change, but neglects to mention own role in global emissions
Canada approves tar sands pipeline
NEWS: Northern Gateway gets government go-ahead, despite protests from environmentalists and indigenous people
First shipment of Canadian tar sands heads towards EU shores
NEWS: Arrival of tar sands in Spain next week will raise fears that Europe will provide new market for polluting fuel
Keystone foes to fight on after government downplays climate risk
Fight against Keystone XL to intensify after government report says US-Canada pipeline won’t increase emissions
Canada tar sands set to benefit from EU 2030 climate plan
EU proposal to drop curbs on imported fuels could boost CO2 emissions from transport by 32 megatonnes
EU and US scientists call for tar sands embargo
Monday’s top 5: Top EU and US scientists urge EU to legislate on polluting fuel, $210million to jumpstart New York Green Bank, and Australian government threatens Tasmanian forest
Keystone pipeline could increase oil sands investment by 20% – report
Carbon Tracker says KXL approval would not benefit investors by as much as is widely assumed
Cancer warning over Canada’s tar sand heartland
Air downwind of Canada’s largest oil, gas and tar sands processing zone full of carcinogens and airborne pollutants