A climate change test would almost surely reject long-term infrastructure such as major oil pipelines on the grounds of the 1.5-degree global warming limit, environmental groups said on Tuesday.
The release of the National Energy Board's internal briefing notes for the newly-elected Liberal government has prompted criticism it gave its minister bad advice.
The federal government says it is revamping pipeline reviews to give more sway to Indigenous peoples, while also factoring in climate change impacts of new projects.
David Koch stepped away from his board seat at the museum, but spokespeople insist it had nothing to do with pressure from outside groups over his fossil fuel interests
Scientists at NASA and NOAA have declared 2015 the warmest year on record, with the planet's average temperature having risen one degree Celsius since the late 19th century