Climate-friendly flights will cost you more once they are available
When it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it's going to take a while for the strategy to take off.
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To meet climate goals faster approvals for major projects are key
Canada has no hope of reaching its 2050 climate goals unless it can find a way to speed up the approvals process for major projects in this country, a new report states.
Companies are quick to set 'net-zero' climate targets, but few have credible plans
A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to " net zero " as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a new report.
Delta Air Lines faces lawsuit over $1-billion carbon-neutral claim
The American airline pledged to go carbon neutral, but plaintiffs say it is relying on offsets that do almost nothing to mitigate global heating.
We're blindly accelerating into the oncoming climate train
Most of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions cuts have been focused on just one sector: electricity generation. That's left the rest of our economy hyper-emitting and exposed.
Fossil fuels loom large as countries negotiate agenda for UN climate talks
Nations resumed talks on tackling global warming Monday with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures, as the United Nations' top climate official called for deep cuts in fossil fuel use.
Fire is the only thing that can stop Canadian fossil fuels
As I write, places in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan hold 17 of the top 50 spots on the list of world cities with the worst air pollution.
Saskatchewan will break the law if it runs power plants on coal past 2030: Guilbeault
His comment comes as electricity generation becomes the latest jurisdictional battle over climate policy between federal and provincial governments.
Arctic security should be viewed through a climate lens, says NDP MP
A recent parliamentary report on Arctic security missed the mark, according to one MP, by failing to recommend solutions tackling a huge threat to the Arctic: climate change.
Alberta oilsands may be vastly underestimating greenhouse gas emissions
New federal research suggests greenhouse gas emissions from the Alberta oilsands may be significantly underestimated, adding to a growing pile of studies that say our understanding of what is going into the atmosphere is incomplete.
Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis
The new numbers have been in development for months but come after a recent report from the parliamentary budget officer on the economic costs of the carbon price. That report did not specifically equate the cost of the price on carbon to the costs of climate change itself.
Currents of change seen in melting Antarctic ice
New research by Australian scientists suggests a 40 per cent slowdown in just three decades could alter the world’s climate for centuries.
Swiss pensioners take government to European court over climate
A group of Swiss pensioners took their government to a top European court on Wednesday over what they claim is its failure to take stronger action on climate change.
Australia closer to making big polluters reduce emissions with help from Green Party
The Australian government took a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions, with the minor Greens party pledging their support on Monday.
Countries lukewarm over UN call for greater climate ambition
Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen gave a muted response on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, to calls from the head of the United Nations for countries to show greater ambition when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.