Carbon & Sustainability
Brookfield seeks $12.5 billion for new impact fund
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6:51 AM MDT
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. said it has raised $7 billion for the initial close of its new impact investment fund,…
G-20 ministers stumble over coal, global warming targets
Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:46 AM MDT
Environment ministers from the Group of 20 nations were unable to reach full agreement on key climate goals, just 100…
Fidelity to ratchet up pressure on companies over climate change
Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:36 AM MDT
Fidelity International warned companies it invests in that if they don’t take sufficient action to combat climate change the asset…
Hyundai unit will complete final projects before quitting coal
Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:17 AM MDT
The construction arm of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will push ahead with a coal-fired power plant in…
Clean energy producers are eyeing old coal plants — for the wiring
Friday, July 23, 2021, 7 AM MDT
As demand for clean energy surges, would-be developers are struggling to find enough transmission lines to carry power to the…
Kerry weighs tax on polluter nations as he scolds China on coal
Thursday, July 22, 2021, 6:32 AM MDT
The Biden administration hasn’t decided whether to impose a tariff on carbon-intensive imports from China and other countries as a…
At least 70% of vehicle sales must be ZEVs to achieve Ottawa's emissions plan: report
Wednesday, July 21, 2021, 6:20 AM MDT
The C.D. Howe Institute says 70 to 75 per cent of Canadian passenger auto sales will have to be zero-emission…
Emissions could hit new record by 2023 without more green spending
Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 6:24 AM MDT
Less than 15 per cent of the $2.4 trillion in government spending to support the post-pandemic economic recovery has gone…
Net zero is hard work, so companies are going ‘carbon neutral’
Monday, July 19, 2021, 6:56 AM MDT
Companies are buying carbon offsets like never before. They’re also facing unprecedented scrutiny over whether helping to fund green projects elsewhere…
TransAlta completes second of three planned Alberta plant conversions to natural gas
Monday, July 19, 2021, 6:45 AM MDT
TransAlta Corp. has taken another step in its goal of becoming carbon neutral by converting the second of three planned…
Chevron’s carbon capture struggle shows Big Oil’s climate hurdle
Monday, July 19, 2021, 6:19 AM MDT
The world’s biggest project to capture and store carbon dioxide isn’t working like it should, highlighting the challenges oil companies…
Shell, British Columbia, Ottawa team up on clean energy centre
Monday, July 19, 2021, 5:56 AM MDT
British Columbia, Ottawa and Shell Canada are joining together to open a centre that will invest in low-carbon technologies. Premier…
