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Carbon Tracker debuts Capex Tracker in latest bid to uncover carbon bubble risk
New tool aims to keep investors aware of fossil fuel industry capex trends, as companies respond to oil price crash by shelving $33bn worth of projects
Obama vetoes Keystone XL bill
President rejects bill approving controversial project, accusing Congress of trying to cut short 'thorough consideration' of the pipeline's potential impacts
EPA warns of climate impact from Keystone XL
Environmental Protection Agency deals blow to tar sands pipeline plans as analysis suggests project would lead to "significant increase" in emissions
Senate backs Keystone XL approval
But supporters fall short of votes needed to overturn promised Presidential veto
Obama: 'No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change'
President uses State of the Union to warn that he will not let Congress turn back the clock on climate action
White House: President Obama would veto Keystone XL pipeline bill
'If this bill passes this Congress, the president wouldn’t sign it'
Obama on Keystone: 'There has been this tendency to really hype this thing'
President gives clearest indication yet that he is deeply sceptical about case for controversial tar sands pipeline
EU will not label tar sands as 'dirty'
MEPs fail to overturn Commission plans that would effectively consider oil from tar sands the same as standard petrol or diesel
Senate effort to approve Keystone XL falls one vote short
Bill just fails to secure the 60 votes it needed to pass, but second Senate push could be made in the New Year
Threat of Obama veto hangs over Keystone XL pipeline
Controversial bill supporting project will be debated in the Senate after winning House approval, but President is expected to veto it
Could falling oil price threaten £271bn of Canada oil sands investment?
Carbon Tracker says under pressure oil companies will soon look to cut capital-intense projects with high break-even points
EU backs down from labelling tar sands as polluting
Campaign groups blame industry lobbying as Commission proposes less taxing regime for carbon-intense fuel
Should we "green up" dirty energy technologies?
Companies and activists alike are working to make processes like fracking and tar sands oil production more environmentally responsible - should we beat them up or cheer them on?
Study warns emissions from Keystone XL pipeline four times higher than thought
New research challenges State Department projections, increasing pressure on White House to reject controversial development
Enbridge faces local opposition over tar sands pipeline, despite federal approval
First Nation groups vow to continue fight against controversial tar sands pipeline
200 arrests as Keystone XL protests escalate
Protestors strap themselves to White House fence as President continues to mull future of controversial pipeline
Obama announces "climate hubs" to help boost agricultural resilience
New information centres to help farmers and rural communities protect themselves against escalating climate risks
Ditching clean fuels law opens door to tar sands imports, warn green groups
EU Commission proposals to end Fuel Quality Directive could result in a rise in emissions equivalent to putting six million more cars on the roads
EU climate package: Commission urged to retain green fuel targets
Frustration at proposals to remove sustainable transport goals creates unlikely alliance between biofuels sector and green groups
Canada's emissions will rise until at least 2030, says government
Tar sands to drive rapid increase in emissions over the coming decades, official projections show
Report: Keystone XL benefits a "mirage" for oil sands investors
Approval would encourage investment into risky high-cost, high-carbon projects that could end up stranded
Green groups: Keystone XL to increase tar sands production by 36 per cent
Major new report aims to give President Obama the evidence he needs to reject controversial pipeline
Obama hints at hardening line on Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
President rejects Republican claims that controversial project would create tens of thousands of jobs
How Carbon Tracker learnt to hunt down the Carbon Bubble
BusinessGreen Leaders Award NGO of the year reveals why its carbon bubble warnings are starting to resonate
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