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John Woodside

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Reporter Ottawa English
Investigations, Energy, Politics, federal politics, Clean energy, climate change, climate targets
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About John Woodside

John Woodside is Canada's National Observer's Ottawa-based climate reporter. Focusing on climate finance, lobbying and on energy policy in Canada and the climate emergency, Woodside brings years of experience as an energy journalist to the job. His investigations contain unique, in-depth research that results in high impact journalism. John covered federal policy for Canada's National Observer thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada from May to December 2021.

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.

225 Articles

Risk of ‘death spiral’ for Enbridge increases: rate hike application

Fossil fuel giant Enbridge faces the risk of a “death spiral” as the energy transition to renewables unfolds, according to evidence the company filed with the Ontario regulator.
News, Business, Energy | February 22nd 2023

World’s seventh largest fossil-fuel-funding bank dumps oilsands financing in Canada

London-headquartered bank Barclays announced it will stop financing oilsands projects Wednesday in its annual report, marking another win for shareholder activists.
News, Business, Energy | February 16th 2023

TC Energy takes $1.4-billion hit over Coastal GasLink pipeline's skyrocketing costs

Energy giant TC Energy took a $1.4-billion loss this past quarter, driven by the skyrocketing costs of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
News, Business, Energy | February 15th 2023

Canada's financial sector urged to ‘take off the blinders’ and prioritize climate change

Canada does not have adequate rules for investing in an era of climate change, according to a new analysis from a world-leading international body of financial institutions.
News, Business, Politics | February 14th 2023

Enbridge plans multibillion-dollar gas expansion in Ontario — and wants customers to pay for it

Energy giant Enbridge is plotting a multibillion-dollar expansion to its gas network in Ontario that would lock the province into a fossil fuel future for decades to come.
News, Business, Energy | February 14th 2023

Canada’s first deepwater oil project inches closer to development

After securing a licence for a recent discovery, Norwegian energy giant Equinor is one step closer to developing Canada’s first deepwater oil project off the East Coast.
Off the deep end
News, Business, Energy | February 9th 2023

On the road to net-zero, plan for the future or bet on tech and ‘hope for the best’?

A fireside chat between the International Energy Agency's top boss and Canada's natural resources minister underscores competing visions for the country's energy future.
News, Energy, Politics | February 3rd 2023

The Guilbeault Doctrine: A cabinet minister finds the limits and power of compromise

Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is using the skills he honed in the trenches as an environmental activist to push climate policy. But will it be enough for the crisis at hand?
Analysis, Politics | January 30th 2023

NYC pension funds take on RBC over climate plan

RBC keeps pouring billions into fossil fuel expansion despite making net-zero promises. Now, New York City pension plans are trying to force RBC to disclose the full extent of the emissions the bank is responsible for.
News, Business, Energy | January 25th 2023

BP dives into Canada’s offshore eyeing up billions of barrels of oil

Last year, fossil fuel giant BP left the oilsands to dive into Canada’s offshore market, and is now set to explore a new region on the East Coast it hopes holds up to five billion barrels of oil.
Off the deep end
News, Energy, Politics | January 19th 2023
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