Carbon & Sustainability
New lithium production project announced for Saskatchewan
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 12:01 PM MDT
Lithium exploration and development are coming to Saskatchewan, thanks to a new joint lithium project undertaken by Prairie Lithium Corp.…
Suncor invests $15 million in sustainable jet fuel
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 7:30 AM MDT
Suncor Energy Inc. is investing $15 million in LanzaJet, Inc. a new company that will make sustainable aviation fuel.Suncor Energy…
A higher costs for polluters coming to U.K. after Brexit
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 6:27 AM MDT
The U.K. government’s plan to create its own carbon market after it leaves the European Union will likely make it…
Pandemic shows a low-carbon future in dire need of batteries
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 6:15 AM MDT
Coronavirus has exposed a lack of investment in the big batteries crucial to unlocking solar and wind power.A drop in…
Swiss carbon capture startup raises $76 million in funding round
Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 7:19 AM MDT
Climeworks AG, a Swiss climate startup, raised 73 million Swiss francs ($76 million) in a private funding round.Climeworks builds machines…
Old U.S. oil refinery to pursue new green life after crude crash
Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 7:07 AM MDT
In a sign of changing times, a U.S. oil refining company is converting one of its plants into a producer…
EDF Renewables, Enbridge and wpd begin construction of $2.2 billion offshore wind farm
Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 6:52 AM MDT
Electricite de France SA and its Canadian and German partners have finalized the funding of a 2-billion euro ($2.23 billion)…
China to dominate nuclear as Beijing bets on homegrown reactors
Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 6:45 AM MDT
China probably won’t hit its nuclear energy target this year, but that’s unlikely to derail a broader ambition to become…
Solar power will soon cost less than coal
Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 6:38 AM MDT
New solar and wind farms will soon cost less than many of the world’s coal-fired power plants, and governments should…
This won’t be U.S. solar’s best year ever—but it’ll be close
Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 6:30 AM MDT
This year was shaping up to be Sunnova Energy International Inc.’s best ever.California—already the biggest U.S. solar market — had…
Total faces growing anger on climate even as CO2 motion rejected
Monday, June 1, 2020, 7 AM MDT
Total SA shareholders voted down a proposal for more stringent emission targets even as growing numbers of investors call for…
Chargers are the final roadblock to America’s electric car future
Monday, June 1, 2020, 6:39 AM MDT
Rods and waders were already packed into the electric Jaguar I-Pace as it gorged a few more electrons from the…
