fossil fuel industry

An open letter from 500 academics likens fossil-energy funding of climate solutions to tobacco industry disinformation.

The longer prices stay at these nosebleed levels, the more likely it is that consumers, businesses, industry and even entire countries will look to find alternatives, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Corporations and politicians accept the climate crisis in word, but fail to act like it in deed, writes Cameron Fenton.

As far as activists are concerned, key investment numbers tell the story of a Canadian banking sector that says one thing publicly but continues to invest in fossil fuels away from the spotlight.

Analysis shows the future is bleak for the fossil fuel industry with trillions of dollars of assets at stake.

During the first half of 2021, RBC has been the target of a public pressure campaign spanning from coast to coast — with customers, shareholders, and employees calling on the “worst fossil bank” in Canada to stop financing fossil fuels.

The media giant responsible for sowing doubt about the climate crisis is launching a 24-hour weather news channel.

“Canada has one of the most emissions-intensive economies in the world,” and achieving net zero by 2050 will “require a major transformation of Canada’s energy system, including a deep decarbonization of energy production and use,” wrote a senior bureaucrat in a memo to the deputy minister.

Where does the Conservative Party of Canada go from here? How can Canadians put their trust in a political party that denies "climate change is real?" asks Gerald Kutney.

A judge has ruled that the University of Regina must provide information to one of its professors about who is funding research into the oil and gas industry.

At Canada's National Observer,  we have a deep commitment to human rights, to democracy, to social justice, and to leaving behind a better planet for future generations. 

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

CEO Bernard Looney calls oil “socially challenged.”

Ken Salazar's "lucrative spin through the revolving door" is reminiscent of the pay-to-play system that has grown under President Donald Trump.

From tar sands oil to aviation, global business sectors have called for suspension of environmental protections