Oil Industry

6 Minutes

Climate and environment World

“Big Carbon” hijacked COP28 to keep profits ahead of climate justice

PV February 5, 2024

By Anna Pha Climate change is here, now, with catastrophic weather events impacting every continent and ocean. Time is running out to save humanity, yet the climate change conference held in Dubai in December...

4 Minutes

Canada Climate and environment

Public ownership of oil and gas a key issue in Alberta election

PV May 4, 2023

PV staff In February, in advance of the federal budget, a group of labour leaders from Alberta sent a letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, calling on her to echo the industrial strategy outlined...

4 Minutes

Canada Climate and environment

COP27: Canada’s climate plan – fossil fuel subsidies and military spending

PV November 17, 2022

PV staff At last year’s COP26 climate conference, Canada signed the landmark Glasgow Statement and agreed to stop public funding for fossil fuel projects. Such a move would mark a big step toward green...

3 Minutes

Canada

Smith’s election shines a light on broader political challenges in Alberta

PV October 26, 2022

By Naomi Rankin The recent election of Danielle Smith as premier is an indicator of how divorced the formal political process is from the real exercise of power in Alberta. The real power is...