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John Kerry made the remark as the U.S. officially returned to the climate agreement on Friday, 107 days after it left under former president Donald Trump.

World’s biggest investor wants polluting industries to set targets to cut emissions and reach net zero

Swedish environmental groups warn test flight could be first step towards the adoption of a potentially “dangerous, unpredictable, and unmanageable” technology

Two Canadian investment leaders endorsed a transition to clean energy at a virtual Davos World Economic Forum on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, as more investors worldwide push for concrete sustainability commitments.

An urban climate change centre will be established and operated by Simon Fraser University through a $22-million self-sustained federal endowment, said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

Carbon pricing is the best way to support the technologies we need to solve the climate change problem, writes Michael Bernstein, executive director of Clean Prosperity.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new climate plan proposes growing the carbon price and injecting $15 billion worth of initiatives into the economy. His government is hoping these efforts will result in steeper cuts to Canada’s carbon pollution that go beyond current measures.

The environment and climate change minister's remarks come after former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urged Canada to “demonstrate greater leadership in the collective effort to tackle climate change.”

LNG development will not only prevent Canada from meeting its emissions reduction targets, it may also be an economic non-starter due to decreased demand for fossil fuels and the increasing affordability of clean energy alternatives, says Beth Lorimer.

Denmark, the largest oil producer in the European Union, has committed to ending fossil fuel extraction and ensuring the continued employment of its affected workers.

The stark message from António Guterres follows a year of global upheaval, with the coronavirus pandemic causing governments to shut down whole countries for months at a time, while wildfires, hurricanes and powerful storms have scarred the globe.

Environmentalists say the firm broke Dutch law by expanding its fossil fuel operations.

One oilpatch CEO argues any government investment in capturing carbon dioxide is misguided because it ignores another greenhouse gas, methane, that is a more potent atmospheric heat-trapper over a shorter period and has been proven to be a bigger problem for the industry than previously thought.

If we want to get to net zero by 2050, we first have to get to roughly half as many emissions in 2030 as in 2010, Elizabeth May says.

Environmental questions remain about using large amounts of fossil fuels to produce hydrogen gas, even if it does lead to lower transport emissions.