renewable energy

Martin Bush's interest in renewables was sparked in the 1980s in Alberta while teaching chemical and mechanical engineering at the University of Calgary, where the prime focus was “oil, gas and the tar sands.”

Collecting, studying, and storing the carcasses from wind and solar facilities, scientists say, can unlock new insights.

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he backs Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over her concerns about what she's called Ottawa's anti-oil-and-gas agenda.

The United Arab Emirates' pick to lead the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai called on the world on Tuesday to “fight climate change, not each other,” directly addressing the anger activists have felt over his selection.

At least 140 rural and remote Indigenous communities rely on diesel for electricity, according to a public dataset from Natural Resources Canada.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met face to face with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in a photo opportunity punctuated by short statements and a very awkward handshake.

Once bitten, twice shy.

UN rapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at the expense of marginalized groups and Indigenous Peoples.

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates' decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects.

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday, January 12, 2023, named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, highlighting the balancing act ahead for this crude-producing nation.

A majority of Canadians believe an energy system based on renewable sources is more affordable and reliable than one based on fossil fuels, according to a recent poll commissioned by Clean Energy Canada.

The Nova Scotia government is updating its air quality regulations as the province conducts an environmental assessment for one of its first green hydrogen and ammonia projects.

Data published on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, by a respected environmental think tank indicates Germany likely missed its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions again last year, despite a big effort by the new government to expand the renewable energy use.

A high-stakes, yearslong legal battle over a huge lithium mine planned in Nevada resumes on Thursday, January 5, 2023, with arguments from lawyers for the mining company, the U.S. agency that approved it and the rancher, tribes and conservationists fighting the project.

The movement to protect nature, transition away from fossil fuels and create an equitable society won’t achieve critical mass without supporters, adopters, innovators and foot soldiers.