John Woodside

Reporter Ottawa English

Investigations, News, Energy, Politics, federal politics, Clean energy, climate change, climate targets

About John Woodside

John Woodside covers federal policy thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.

Previously he covered energy with allNewBrunswick and allNewfoundlandLabrador, with a particular focus on Muskrat Falls, nuclear power, and the Irving group of companies. Prior to that he worked with Cited Media and with foreign policy news outfit OpenCanada. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Master of Journalism program.

79 Articles

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.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

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.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

Election results show time is ripe to push Liberals on climate

Even though Parliament won’t look much different, some experts say Justin Trudeau’s bruised minority government has given other parties leverage to push for more ambitious climate action.

Election 2021

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.

Election 2021

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.

Election 2021

Thousands call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty as UN meeting kicks off

More than 2,000 academics from around the world signed an open letter calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, as the United Nations’ 76th General Assembly kicks off its annual meeting.