Danielle Smith picks new fight with the feds
The Alberta premier has picked a new fight with the federal government over a proposed program to help industrial feedlots meet climate targets that will not even apply in her province.
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Tall wooden buildings have a problem. Luckily, solutions do exist
The sustainable building sector is looking to the past for ideas on how to decarbonize materials the industry relies on to create buildings and homes. An old player that is becoming increasingly key? Wood.
Environmental law court ruling won't break Canada's resolve to regulate oil, gas emissions: Guilbeault
The Liberals first promised during the 2021 election to cap emissions from the oil and gas sector and then ratchet them downward towards 2030, when Canada's next emissions target deadline hits.
Nations set to agree on shipping emissions cuts. But are they good enough?
Negotiators at the meeting of the United Nations' International Maritime Organization in London, seen as key to limiting global warming to 1.5 C since pre-industrial times, are set to officially agree Friday for shipping emissions to reach net zero “by or around” 2050, rather than setting the date as a hard deadline.
Are Canada's climate emissions going down?
The government says yes. But the latest climate pollution numbers seem to tell a different story. Barry Saxifrage breaks it down for us.
Energy exports lead to more climate pollution in east coast province
New Brunswick saw a six per cent rise in emissions, according to the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, which put out a provincial breakdown of the federal government’s National Inventory Report. That report, based on the most recent data available from 2021, is an analysis provided to the United Nations to show a country’s progress on reaching climate targets.
Alberta government releases ‘aspirational’ plan on climate
Alberta's United Conservative Party government released a climate plan Wednesday that it hopes will take the province to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 without offering many details, targets or new measures to get it there.
Electrical utility slapped with $10M fine over missed renewable energy goal — but province has part to play in energy transition, too, says expert
The utility, Nova Scotia Power, hit around 32 per cent renewables between 2020 and 2022, but was mandated to achieve 40 per cent.
Now we’re cooking with electromagnetism
Sixty per cent of the heat created by gas ranges ends up heating you and your kitchen, not the food; with an induction range, only 14 per cent of the heat is lost.
Danielle Smith calls fed climate policy an existential threat to Alberta
The federal government’s climate policies represent an “existential” threat to Alberta, according to Premier Danielle Smith, who told fellow conservatives Thursday she is on a collision course with Ottawa.
Academics call for crackdown on Ontario steel mill pollution
More than three dozen professors at an Ontario university are calling on the federal and provincial governments to act in response to reporting published by Canada’s National Observer.
Gasoline versus electric cars
Spoiler alert: Over the full life cycle of Canadian gasoline cars and electric cars, the 70 tonnes of CO2 from burning gasoline absolutely crushes everything else — including Canadian climate hopes. But other nations have found ways to rein in the beast.
Despite huge profits, oil execs say they can't decarbonize any faster
Oilsands executives insist they are all in on cutting emissions and will make big investments in green technology, but they maintain there isn't a place to invest that money yet.
When it comes to greener buildings, Ysael Desage has a plan
This 26-year-old Montreal-based PhD student at McGill University works at BrainBox AI, which uses artificial intelligence to help buildings use energy efficiently.
How much of Canada’s ongoing climate failure is caused by oil and gas industry pollution?
Here are three charts showing Canada’s emissions problems — both with and without its oil and gas industry.