climate action

Japan shown up as the clear laggard because of its plans to add significant coal generating capacity.

China's Paris target with both slash greenhouse gas emissions and save scores of lives every year as pollution rates fall - while Canada is doing better than many people think.

Lagarde makes big push for removing subsidies on fossil fuels that are worth more than $5 trillion a year and on the immediate need for carbon taxes to fund clean energy growth.

Deep emissions cuts are coupled with massive forest expansion project to create 'carbon sink' and major expansion of clean energy generation.

Renewed legal challenge against Harper government's approval of Northern Gateway comes less than three weeks before the federal election.

Notley says NDP's proposed national cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada "may not be our best road forward."

As 40 world leaders meet with Ban Ki-moon in New York to hammer out roadmap to a low-carbon future, Harper turns his back yet again.

Nations aiming for global climate pact in Paris in December must commit to a world where all 7 billion people have equal rights and access to electricity, opportunity, and justice, says minister.

Mulcair denounced Harper's ripping up of Kyoto treaty, while Trudeau promised to work with provinces towards a greener future.

Provinces look to green power future worth billions - surging ahead with solar, wind, biomass, and hydro development that is now powering hundreds of thousands of homes.

Even though Parliament won’t look much different, some experts say Justin Trudeau’s bruised minority government has given other parties leverage to push for more ambitious climate action.