emissions

The 2020 emissions data is finally out. Here's how Canada and many of its peers did on their Copenhagen Accord targets. (Spoiler alert: Europeans and Americans, yes. Canadians, not so much.)

Researchers argue carbon offset hopefuls have jumped the gun in touting seaweed’s carbon-sucking potential.

If a Vancouver gas station or commercial lot with 60 spots or more wants to avoid a $10,000 annual licence fee, it will need to have electric vehicle chargers available by 2025.

Ontario’s “extremely worrisome” recent track record on climate has cost the province nearly $10.5 billion in lost revenues, legal fees and compensation for cancelled contracts, according to a new report.

Canada's forests are being logged faster than they are growing back, writes columnist Barry Saxifrage. That's pouring billions of tonnes of CO2 into our rapidly destabilizing climate.

The nearly 3,000-page document details a stark, urgent threat — but it also shows a clear path forward.

Last week, the federal government announced Canada’s 2020 greenhouse gas emissions dropped, in part thanks to trees removing carbon from the atmosphere. However, environmentalists are quick to point out this calculation excludes a huge chunk of emissions from the logging industry.

When it comes to climate action, Canada is increasingly out of step with our peers, says columnist Barry Saxifrage.

The Ontario government has launched a five-year plan to bolster the province’s forestry industry by expanding biomass projects that turn waste wood into energy or useful products. 

Decades of rising emissions are saddling Canadians with ever-steeper climate targets. And columnist Barry Saxifrage has the receipts.

Bay du Nord would see drilling take place at a depth of up to 1,200 metres, compared to other current offshore operations, which drill at 100 metres or less.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, those who fail to learn from their climate polluting history are doomed to repeat it, writes columnist Barry Saxifrage.

The net-zero goal will be achieved through a slew of approaches, such as improving the building envelope and more efficient windows.

Now it’s time for them to brag about the size of their climate ambition — and do something about it, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The plan also introduces a tougher schedule to shift Canadian vehicle sales to electric models, promising a requirement that one in five new passenger vehicles be battery-operated within four years, and 60 per cent by the end of 2030.