John Woodside
Senior Ottawa Reporter | Ottawa |
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About John Woodside
John Woodside was named one of Canada Clean50's emerging leaders in 2023 for his outstanding reporting on the climate and related issues. Focusing on finance, lobbying, energy policy and the climate emergency from Ottawa, Woodside brings a depth of experience to Canada's National Observer. Before joining Canada's National Observer, John reported on energy for allNewBrunswick and allNewfoundlandLabrador, and focused on Muskrat Falls, nuclear power, and the Irving group of companies.He has also worked with Cited Media and with the foreign policy news outlet OpenCanada. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Masters in Journalism.
Industry and climate groups face off over just transition consultation
Oil and gas industry groups and climate advocacy organizations in Canada are squaring off to shape the federal government’s just transition strategy.
SFU students threaten hunger strike to force fossil fuel divestment
Students at SFU are threatening the school with a hunger strike until it commits to a full divestment of fossil fuels by 2025.
Can Canada scale up international climate financing?
Scaling up international climate financing is critical to the success of COP26 and Canada is playing a key role.
No more oil for Canada's second-largest pension fund
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is selling off its oil assets as part of a four-pronged strategy to protect its members’ pensions as the world hurtles into an era of climate breakdown.
Annamie Paul leaves a struggle ‘for the soul’ of the Green Party
Annamie Paul says there’s a fight over the future of the Green Party and she’s not up for any more punches.
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul resigns
Annamie Paul is resigning as Green Party of Canada leader, after months of party infighting, losing an MP to the Liberals, and failing to win her seat in the House of Commons.
Canadian banks are loaning Enbridge over $1B with questionable sustainability requirements
Canada’s largest banks have signed a new deal to pump $1.5 billion into Enbridge that will help the oil and gas company expand its pipeline network, with the vast majority of that money referred to as “sustainability linked” in the term sheets.
World leaders urged to turn off the tap on fossil fuel subsidies
Hot on the heels of major climate announcements at the United Nations this week, more than 200 civil society organizations from dozens of countries are calling for an end to public financing of fossil fuels.
Jagmeet Singh calls Liberals’ climate record ‘abject failure’ in home stretch
As the federal election campaign nears its end, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is fighting off criticism from progressive environmentalists by trying to shift the focus back to Justin Trudeau’s climate record.
Canada’s climate plans ‘highly insufficient’ in global ranking
“Highly insufficient” means that as it stands, Canada is on track for 4 C warming –– far higher than the Paris Agreement goal of as close to 1.5 C as possible.