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Canadian banks are using “strategic philanthropy” to paper over growing climate concerns in an attempt to lock in young customers for life.

Investors for Paris Compliance is forcing RBC to stare down a resolution that would stop it from greenwashing billions of dollars that the bank bills as sustainable.

Carbon capture’s questionable numbers spell concern for Canada’s hydrogen plans

Delaying climate action leads to higher risks for Canada’s economy and financial sector, warns an analysis released Friday by the Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Cannabis giant Canopy Growth has reported its emissions for the first time, revealing its energy use was equivalent to burning more than 65 million pounds of coal in 2020.

A recent RBC report estimates that in order to catch up and meet its climate targets, Canada will need to invest $70 billion per year into green technologies such as electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, green hydrogen, carbon capture and renewable energy production. As it stands, the country falls well short of that figure, investing just $10 billion annually.

Canada's National Observer maps the 100 heaviest greenhouse gas emitters in Canada which were responsible for more than 25 per cent of the entire country's emissions.

It’s time to roll up the sleeves and start putting words into action when it comes to creating jobs and reducing carbon emissions via new technologies, writes dynaCERT president and CEO James Murray Payne.

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.

A high schooler from Mississauga mastered the art of the TikTok video and saw her hobby business selling jewelry explode. She’s hoping the earnings and other accessories help her pay to attend a top U.S. business school.

On Tuesday, the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation called on the federal and B.C. governments to support its request to have Enbridge’s T-South pipeline routed off its reserve territory.

At least 227 land and environment defenders were killed in 2020, making it the deadliest year on record, and international NGO Global Witness says that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Late last week, the Canada Energy Regulator granted TC Energy’s request to shield its insurers from prying eyes after the company said it was concerned its bottom line could be hurt.

Nearly two dozen environmental and Indigenous organizations have signed an open letter calling on Trans Mountain insurers to drop the pipeline, warning the CEOs of major insurance companies that pressure will continue to mount until they do.

At a time when climate science demands a rapid transition off fossil fuels, Ottawa approved more than $1.3 billion for oil and gas companies through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.