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BREAKING: Catherine Abreu resigns from Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body, the third major climate advisor to exit the Carney government this week.

Her resignation letter warns new policies could undo progress on emissions and sideline expert advice, leaving NZAB with just four members.
BREAKING: Abreu Departs Net-Zero Advisory Body as Carney Government Hemohrrages Climate Expertise
Another member of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) resigned today, bringing to three the number of world-class climate policy advisors the Carney government has lost in the space of a week.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Bob Weber & the Energy Mix are teaming up on a new special series on Canada's Major Projects Office & the far-reaching authority granted under the Building Canada Act.

We focus on transparency, power, and what that means for communities and the environment.

👉 See our latest special coverage:
Canada's Major Projects Office | The Energy Mix
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December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A new exclusive by Jody MacPherson shows Kevin O’Leary’s $70B gas-powered data centre could emit up to 30.5 Mt of CO₂ a year, wiping out Alberta’s coal phaseout gains.

It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
EXCLUSIVE: O’Leary’s Gas-Powered Data Centre Emissions Could Wipe Out Alberta’s Coal Phaseout Gains
Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s proposed $70-billion data centre, designed to run on 7.5 gigawatts of gas-fired power, could raise Alberta’s greenhouse gas emissions to levels not seen since the co...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Reporter Jody MacPherson shares why independent, solutions-focused reporting matters, today and every day.

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December 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
As Colorado’s coal industry shuts down, miner Matt Cooper launched a geothermal drilling business that now employs his family and & plans to hire other workers.

With support from the Office of Just Transition & early contracts, the Coopers are building local clean-energy jobs as coal winds down.
Meet the Coal Miner Who Just Started a Geothermal Drilling Business
A Colorado entrepreneur is going all in on a renewable energy source that will keep him digging—and could be a model for other miners looking beyond coal.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Canada’s top oil sands firms earned $131.6B since 2021, and sent most profits to foreign shareholders, mainly in the U.S.

Karel Mayrand (@karelmayrand.bsky.social) warns this capital flight clashes with strong public support for resource sovereignty while industry lobbies to weaken climate policy.
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Guilbeault was, effectively, what stood between a somewhat healthy environment and the outright slide into fossil-fuel boosterism," writes @alexcoolfergus.bsky.social.

"The loss of his voice means that Canada is much more likely to become further entrenched in a petro-economy than ever before."
Canada needs more Steven Guilbeault
The loss of his voice means that Canada is much more likely to entrench its status as a petro-state.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Smith’s deal with Ottawa delivers a new pipeline plan, major oil expansion, CCS megaproject support, & suspension of federal clean power rules in Alberta.

Climate minister Steven Guilbeault resigned in protest as critics warn the MOU weakens climate policy & risks repeating past “grand bargains.”
Guilbeault Resigns as Smith Declares Crushing Victory
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith declared victory Thursday with the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy development with the federal government, saying she had achieved seven of...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Independent, solutions-focused journalism goes further when readers like you support it.

From our climate reporting in Alberta, to COP30 in Belém, to Parliament Hill & everywhere in between, The Energy Mix delivers crucial news for crucial times.

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November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#COP30 ends with an “empty deal,” dropping any fossil fuel phaseout despite backing from 80+ countries. Colombia objected after pushback from petrostates.

Some wins on adaptation, forests & just transition, but no roadmap for the urgent fossil phaseout the science demands.
BREAKING: ‘Empty Deal’ at COP30 as Petrostates Block Progress on Fossil Fuel Phaseout
A dramatic, last-minute intervention by Colombia at the closing session of the COP30 climate summit Saturday afternoon failed to derail what one veteran negotiator called an “empty deal” on countries’...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As Ottawa and Alberta edge toward a new pipeline deal, Carbon Tracker (@carbontracker.bsky.social) warns the plan is a financial trap.

Up to 30% of Canada’s oil & gas value is at risk, and provincial revenues could fall 82% in the 2030s as global demand drops.
BREAKING: With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces
With the federal and Alberta governments touting an imminent deal on a new oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast, analysis released Thursday morning concludes that investors in Canadian o...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Brazil is pushing #COP30 delegates to land major mid-week deals on emissions, finance, adaptation, and a fossil fuel phasedown.

Momentum is growing for a global roadmap, while Canada faces criticism for weak engagement and no new climate finance.

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COP30 Pushes for Mid-Week Decisions on Emissions Gap, Finance, Just Transition, and More
COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago of Brazil was aiming for major diplomatic progress by mid-week and Canada was called out for behaving badly as United Nations climate negotiations in Belém entered...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
138 sustainability leaders say the 2025 budget weakens climate policy and misses a critical moment. They warn it’s “neither transformative nor nation-building,” citing cuts to reforestation, anti-greenwashing rules, and stalled oil and gas caps.

Full story: www.theenergymix.com/breaking-138...
BREAKING: 138 Sustainability Leaders Scorch Climate Rollbacks in Federal Budget
A group of 138 sustainability leaders from business, academia, environmental NGOs, and government, along with 70 of their affiliated organizations, are scorching the climate rollbacks in the Carney go...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🌎 IEA (@iea.org)’s new outlook adds a Trump-pressured scenario showing rising fossil demand and ~3°C warming. But its net-zero path still rules out new long-term oil and gas projects and shows demand peaking by 2030–35.

Analysts call the fossil-heavy scenario unrealistic.

Read the full story.
IEA Puts ‘Poison on the Menu’ But Maintains Net-Zero Scenario Despite Pressure from Trump
Under intense pressure from the Trump administration, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued a carefully-hedged analysis that still shows fossil fuel demand peaking within years, but also po...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🌎 #COP30 is underway in Belém, Brazil.

The Energy Mix is following the negotiations, political signals, & stories unfolding inside and outside the official talks. Our coverage features reporting by Mitchell Beer, Kiara Worth, & contributors from around the world.

Dive into the latest stories 👇
COP30 | The Energy Mix
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November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Energy Mix is delighted to feature daily reflections and photos from photographer and storyteller Kiara Worth, reporting from #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, with a personal look at the people and moments shaping this year’s UN climate summit.

See the latest from Kiara Worth:
Dispatches from Belém: COP30 Through a Photographer’s Lens
The Energy Mix is delighted to feature daily reflections and photos from photographer and storyteller Kiara Worth, reporting from COP30 in Belém, Brazil, with a personal look at the people and moments...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Canada’s first Carney-era budget places competitiveness over climate. Emissions cap softened, CCS extended, greenwashing rules eased, 2 Billion Trees wound down, and small Youth Climate Corps funded.

Read the full #Budget2025 analysis by @mitchellbeer.bsky.social
More Competitiveness, Less Climate as Carney Releases First Budget
A climate competitiveness strategy that sidesteps emission reduction mandates for fossil fuel producers and sets the stage to repeal a hard-fought cap on the industry’s carbon pollution is a centrepie...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Energy Mix hosted a live discussion with climate and sustainability experts on the 2025 federal budget.

We gathered their perspectives and insights as budget details emerged.

👉 See the latest on our blog page & in the thread 🧵 below: www.theenergymix.com/live-blog-cl...
LIVE BLOG: Climate Community Reacts to the 2025 Canada Budget
Starting at 6:30 PM ET, The Energy Mix will host a discussion with climate and sustainability experts as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivers the Liberal government’s first budget.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🍁 The 2025 federal budget lands today.

The Energy Mix will host a discussion with climate and sustainability experts as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivers the Liberal government’s first budget.

👉 See our page for reactions & updates this evening, starting at 6:30 PM ET.
LIVE BLOG: Climate Community Reacts to the 2025 Canada Budget
Starting at 6:30 PM ET, The Energy Mix will host a discussion with climate and sustainability experts as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivers the Liberal government’s first budget.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🍁 Carney’s first budget lands today, with a climate competitiveness plan expected to lean heavily on carbon capture & potentially trade an emissions cap for industrial carbon pricing. Key gaps remain, warn analysts.

The stakes are high for Canada’s climate credibility & economic direction.
Carney Signals ‘Difficult Choices’ Ahead of Budget, Climate Competitiveness Plan
With Prime Minister Mark Carney signposting “difficult choices, responsible choices” in his government’s first budget, due for release later today, Canadians will soon know the shape and direction of ...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The world's largest AI data centre is coming to drought-stricken northern Alberta, championed by a celebrity investor & the Alberta government.

We dig into its economic benefits, Indigenous consent, carbon emissions, & strain on local water.

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October 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Kevin O’Leary promised he would raise $2B for a huge job-creating AI data centre in northern Alberta. By the end of the next quarter. That was in March.
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$70B Wonder Valley Project Still A Mirage as O’Leary’s AI Dream Stalls in Alberta
Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s much-hyped plan to build the largest AI data centre park on Earth has yet to move forward in northern Alberta, even though the provincial government said the televis...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Applications close Oct 31st for our Stephen Lewis Climate Journalism Fellowship!

If you're a student, recent grad, or emerging newswriter with a passion for telling stories on the climate & energy transition, we want to hear from you.

👉 Join our team: www.theenergymix.com/stephen-lewis-fellowship
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Fossil fuel firms are ignoring 90% of methane leak alerts flagged by satellites, says the UN. Methane is 84x more potent than CO₂, yet response rates rose only from 1% to 12%.

“We can’t ignore these easy wins,” says @unep.org’s @ingerandersen.bsky.social.
Fossils' Response to Methane Leaks Improves Too Slowly, 90% Still Ignored, UN Says
As governments and fossil fuel companies largely fail to act on alerts from methane-detecting satellites, a new report says they’re undermining their own operations and bottom lines while missing a ke...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Four youth are suing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, saying it’s failing to protect their pensions from climate risk.

It’s the first Canadian lawsuit to challenge a pension fund’s climate management. CPP is "flying blind" to the risks of climate change, says @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social.
BREAKING: 4 Youth Sue CPP Investments for Failing to Protect Pensions from Climate Risk
Four youth from across Canada are suing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for failing to protect their pensions from climate risk, in what the Board is interpreting as an attack on the pension ...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM