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European Union lawmakers voted on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities, backing a proposal from the EU’s executive arm that has been drawing fierce criticism from environment groups and now looks set to trigger legal challenges.

European lawmakers will decide on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, whether fossil gas and nuclear energies can be included in the EU’s list of sustainable activities, in a cliff−edge vote targeting climate change but heavily influenced by the war in Ukraine.

Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency for energy called on residents on Saturday, July 2, 2022, to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases.

Canada's new emissions standards for gasoline and diesel will allow oil companies that get a federal tax break for installing carbon capture and storage systems to also generate credits based on those systems, which they can then sell to refineries and fuel importers.

It’s not a summer heat wave that’s making European leaders and businesses sweat. It’s fear that Russia’s manipulation of natural gas supplies will lead to an economic and political crisis next winter. Or, in the worst case, even sooner.

The rising price of oil may grab most of the headlines, but another commodity — natural gas — is on an even wilder ride and expected to hit fresh heights this summer.

Europe’s frantic search for alternatives to Russian energy has dramatically increased the demand — and price — for Norway’s oil and gas.

Analysis says countries can save money by switching from coal straight to renewable energies

As of April 11, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board will be no more and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Board will take its place.

One of the companies that had planned to build an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains has signed an agreement with an Alberta government agency to work toward converting the project to renewable energy.

Energy giant Shell said on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its service stations, aviation fuels and other operations in the country amid international pressure for companies to sever ties over the invasion of Ukraine.

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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raises questions about global energy security, Canada’s environment minister is blasting Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s assertion Canada must “get some pipelines built” to help “defang” Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Natural gas has been the choice in many North American homes since the 1940s. But as cities try to lower their carbon footprints, some are fighting to get rid of the fossil fuel in homes and businesses.

The plan will please the EU’s two most powerful nations: France is reliant on nuclear power, which raises concerns about its long-term impact on the environment, and Germany depends on gas, a a fossil fuel many consider a bridge to renewables.