Canada’s carbon capture craze and who might be paying for it
Max Fawcett and Environmental Defence’s Julia Levin test our faith in carbon capture technology and question why taxpayers — and not industry — might be paying for it.
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Liberals pledge $2 billion to aid just transition
The Liberal Party’s climate plan includes commitments for a just transition and new funding to support fossil fuel-reliant provinces, but one oilpatch worker-led organization says the plan falls short of what is needed.
Put your money where your faith is
For the Canadian Catholic community, investment decisions and divestment from the fossil fuels energy sector reflect the Pope’s call to Care for Our Common Home, writes Agnes Richard of the Global Catholic Climate Movement.
VIDEO: Minister Catherine McKenna: 'We need to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies'
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Catherine McKenna, talks with CNO Editor-in-Chief Linda Solomon Wood about Joe Biden's climate plan and Canada's challenges and achievements.
B.C.’s status quo budget imperils climate change targets, critics say
Reaction to the B.C. budget from clean energy think tanks and environmental groups in the province has ranged from, at best, tepid to, at worst, scathing.
Budget 2021: Investing in clean industry is the right call
The new federal budget’s focus on clean industry is the right one, write Clean Energy Canada's Sarah Petrevan and Mark Zacharias.
Cities are Canada’s best shot at a green recovery
If the federal government wants to pursue bold climate plans, they can’t do it without cities, and cities can’t do it without more power and fiscal capacity, writes columnist Andrea Reimer.
Budget 2021 targets cleantech, funding for carbon capture
The 2021 federal budget represented a pivot towards a national industrial strategy for achieving emissions reductions, said Sahir Khan, co-founder and executive vice-president at the University of Ottawa's Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy.
Why cleantech is B.C.’s $100-billion opportunity
B.C. has been a cleantech leader, but so far the competition hasn't been very tough. Now that the United States has a president who cares about the climate, the provincial and civic governments must ensure B.C. keeps its advantage.
EDC partners with plastic-zapping microwave company from Montreal
Export Development Canada's newest partner is a Quebec-born company that uses microwaves to zap plastic into a reusable liquid compound.
Electrification is our way to a decarbonized future
Climate change is disruptive. We can all agree on that. But there is a path forward where we can rise above the disruptions: electrification. It’s the best way to bridge the gap to meet our greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals.
