Carbon & Sustainability
Electric-car mania turns Asian battery makers into power brokers
Friday, October 23, 2020, 7:04 AM MDT
Automakers are investing billions of dollars to bring new electric vehicles to consumers in the U.S. and other global markets,…
Hydrogen mega-project in Australia on approval fast-track
Friday, October 23, 2020, 6:34 AM MDT
An ambitious hydrogen project in western Australia that seeks to become the world’s largest renewable energy export facility got a…
Transition finance key for Canada’s greenhouse targets, LB Says
Thursday, October 22, 2020, 7:09 AM MDT
Canada’s financial industry needs to expand access to capital markets to help transition the country with the world’s third largest…
Feds fund small nuclear reactor ahead of national strategy to adopt more of them
Friday, October 16, 2020, 6:21 AM MDT
An Ontario nuclear power company is getting $20 million from Ottawa to try to get its new small modular reactor…
EU leaders divided over new climate goals for 2030
Thursday, October 15, 2020, 7:03 AM MDT
European Union leaders remain divided about a more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and will not reach an agreement at…
UN’s Carney says carbon offset market has become imperative
Thursday, October 15, 2020, 6:41 AM MDT
Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said it’s imperative the market for carbon offsets be built into something much…
The world’s top energy agency is pressing for aggressive carbon cuts
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 7:08 AM MDT
The world’s most authoritative body of energy analysts, the International Energy Agency, has found in its annual flagship report that…
Europe can win electric car sales race if it learns from China
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 7:18 AM MDT
Sales of electric vehicles in Europe are growing at such a pace that the continent looks increasingly likely to outpace…
Absent any new policy, carbon tax must rise to meet Paris emission targets, PBO says
Friday, October 9, 2020, 6:59 AM MDT
The cost to consumers of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's keystone environmental policy will have to rise if the country is…
The numbers behind Exxon’s support for a carbon tax
Friday, October 9, 2020, 6:16 AM MDT
Exxon Mobil Corporation is no longer the most valuable energy company in the U.S. That distinction now goes to NextEra…
Plastics industry says its products are not 'toxic', urges govt to rethink label
Thursday, October 8, 2020, 7:06 AM MDT
The federal government's plan to ban some single-use plastic products by labelling them “toxic” to the environment is defamatory and…
Alberta wants to clear the way for development of 'untapped' geothermal energy
Thursday, October 8, 2020, 6:14 AM MDT
Alberta's energy minister says the province intends to clear hurdles to the development of clean geothermal energy. Sonya Savage said…
