LNG - Fracking

January 15th 2021

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan closed out the year by buying a controlling interest in a fossil gas pipeline company in Italy, with an OTPP official claiming the deal is a “low- or zero-carbon” investment.

Jan 03, 2021

A letter written by Wet’suwet’en female chiefs, and backed by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and more than 400 healthcare workers, calls on the B.C. government to close “man camps” during COVID-19 pandemic, due to community risk.

An open letter written by Wet’suwet’en Ts’ako ze’ (female chiefs) is being backed by 400 health care workers in B.C. calling on the province to close work camps during the pandemic.

December 15, 2020

December 10, 2020

"The only reasonable decision for investors in this situation is to green their portfolio and to quit companies planning new fossil investments now."

Five years after the world adopted the Paris climate agreement, global financial institutions have provided over $1.6 trillion in loans and underwriting to multinational fossil fuel firms planning and developing destructive oil and gas projects, a joint report from 18 environmental groups revealed Thursday.

Dec 8, 2020

The CleanBC plan, released two years ago, still doesn’t lay out a credible pathway to meet emissions targets. A look at fracking and LNG helps explain why

Dec. 8, 2020

International analyses suggest Canadian financiers are oiling the wheels of the fossil fuel industry at a far greater rate than their peers.

Bankers say they've made big strides in addressing climate change concerns and promise to reveal how dependent on carbon their portfolios are. They add the nature of Canada's resource-driven economy makes large investments in oil and gas all but inevitable.

But critics say not much is changing.

Nov. 28, 2020