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Tar Sands

Tar sands companies aim for 'net zero' by 2050 - with no plan to extract less oil

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

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

Climate Weekly: Trudeau’s climate pact breaks down

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Tar sand pipelines batter Canada's climate leader tag

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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