Energy

Alberta’s new restrictions on renewable energy development could prohibit billions of investments in proposed wind and solar projects, according to a new analysis from an Alberta-based think tank.

Stubborn fossil fuel financing and severely out-of-step renewable investments mean Canadian banks are undermining climate progress.

As the Ontario government finds itself knee-deep in gas controversies, the City of Toronto is considering ending fossil fuel subsidies worth up to $200 million annually.

The political battle over the Liberals' signature climate policy is heating up as federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he isn't ruling out legal action after Saskatchewan confirmed it plans to break federal carbon price laws.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is replacing a renewable energy development moratorium with what appears to be a de facto ban, turning the province into one of the few jurisdictions on Earth frustrating the growth of clean, cheap power.

“This issue is not settled. Companies continue to profit from Alberta’s resources while ignoring their community obligations and funnelling profits to executives and shareholders.”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is overriding the province's independent energy regulator after it ruled late last year that the public shouldn't be subsidizing Enbridge's fossil fuel expansion plans as the climate crisis unfolds.

British Columbia intends to electrify its fledgling LNG industry to help its competitiveness, but a new poll released suggests that plan may be on thin ice with the public.

In Episode 5 of The Road, Isaac Phan Nay examines how some First Nations are fighting Ring of Fire development.

Investors and would-be suppliers need incentives to start churning out the greener oil, industry groups say. They're hoping Ottawa can match programs in the U.S. and ultimately help cut airplane pollution, which accounts for about two per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.

According to new analyses Thursday, the Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the federal government will provide over $11 billion to companies investing in carbon capture and hydrogen technologies over the coming years, representing at least $1 billion more than previously expected.

Canadian financial institutions have financed metallurgical coal, the kind used to make steel, to the tune of $20 billion even as greener alternatives are proven possible. With clean steel set to boom, those investments are at risk.

In a rare moment of saying the quiet part out loud, Enbridge tells the Ontario energy regulator that Conservatives will likely repeal the carbon price as a reason to dismiss certain evidence from being considered in a ruling about the future of new gas hookups.

Critics are calling for a public inquiry into the actions of the Alberta Energy Regulator after documents surfaced suggesting the agency downplayed the industry's environmental liabilities and withheld information on those costs.

Despite pledging to play their role cutting planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, Canadian banks have continued pumping billions into the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project designed to help Canadian oil companies grow. Even as Ottawa says the public won't be on the hook, experts say that's precisely what will happen.