Banks pumped more than $150B into companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects last year
Exclusive: Projects that risk the 1.5 C heating target are operated by companies receiving financing from European, Chinese and North American banks.
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Pieridae Energy retreats from East Coast LNG plans
Calgary-based Pieridae Energy is giving up on its Nova Scotia LNG dreams and is retreating back to Alberta to focus on its fossil fuel business, the company said in a corporate update.
Feds to spend $900M on housing for Quebec, matched by province
The federal and provincial governments will each invest $900 million over the next four years to accelerate housing construction in Quebec, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.
Australia offers to take in Tuvalu residents seeking escape route from rising seas
At a meeting of Pacific leaders in the Cook Islands, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a plan that will initially allow up to 280 Tuvaluans to come to Australia each year. Tuvalu has a population of 11,000, and its low-lying atolls make it particularly vulnerable to global warming.
Liberal's fall economic statement to land in late November
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government's fall economic statement on Nov. 21, 2023, a mini-budget that will serve as an update on federal finances and contain new measures that reflect the government's priorities.
Premiers criticize federal housing deals struck with cities
The mayor of Halifax, which recently secured a deal with Ottawa to fast-track the building of thousands of new homes, says he was caught off guard by recent complaints from premiers over being left out of funding agreements between the federal government and cities.
Canada is investigating 'threats' against Air India
Canada's Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call "threats" against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19.
Ontario plunges $1.3M into Lake Simcoe cleanup
The announcement comes a month after Canada’s National Observer reported concerns raised by local advocates who assert that provincial efforts have fallen short of addressing the urgency of reducing phosphorus pollution. This reduction is deemed essential for safeguarding coldwater fish habitats and preventing excessive weed growth and algae blooms.
Is Canada a high seas laggard?
In September, more than 80 nations rushed to sign a watershed global agreement to protect marine life in the high seas. Canada was not one of them.
Canada on track to miss climate targets, again
Canada’s environment commissioner said it is not clear how the oil and gas sector will achieve the greenhouse gas emission reductions prescribed under the federal government’s climate plan, and called for more transparency around the modelling.
Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of toxic water in Texas
An exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade.
Legislation introduced to ban scabs during federal workplace strikes, lockouts
The bill, introduced by Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan, would fine companies $100,000 a day for every violation.
Head of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami accuses Labrador group of faking Inuit identity
The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is accusing an organization in Labrador of co-opting Inuit identities to secure lands, rights and financial resources.
Looking back centuries to discover the future for polar bears
New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator's future as climate change melts the Arctic.
Last 12 months on Earth the hottest ever recorded
The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group.