Canadian cities hoping to lead the charge on climate change action should be taking notes from the Texan capital of Austin, writes columnist Hamish Stewart.
With a bill now in print, lawmakers could vote on the deal as early as Thursday. The cap−and−trade reauthorization needs support from two−thirds of lawmakers to pass.
The bottom line is we need to change our driving, shipping and commuting habits, write two senators on the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources.
Manitoba became the second province on Thursday, June 29, 2017, to raise the spectre of a court challenge against the federal government's carbon-pricing plan.
Nearly 50 municipalities from Cape Breton to Vancouver will test their climate action chops this year through a series of groundbreaking clean energy projects.
Provincial subsidies to encourage the use of electric vehicles are the most expensive, least effective way to help cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Montreal Economic Institute says in a new report.
In March, Trump ordered a review of the Clean Power Plan, which seeks to reduce emissions from coal power plants, and the lifting of a moratorium on the sale of coal mining leases on federal lands.
Former U.S. president Barack Obama's relentless, progressive approach hit home with Canadians seeking refuge from the protectionist zeitgeist south of the border.