Carbon & Sustainability
Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
Monday, September 21, 2020, 6:12 AM MDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear…
Electric vehicle sales slump as supply challenges leave dealerships with shortages
Monday, September 21, 2020, 6:08 AM MDT
The COVID-19 pandemic has pummelled Canada's automobile industry but it's the lack of supply that's helping to short-circuit electric vehicle…
Are batteries the trade war China’s already won?
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 7:10 AM MDT
Come next summer, at a lithium-ion battery factory in Endicott, N.Y., thousands of rechargeable cells should start rolling off a…
Circle K owner plans electric-car charging push in U.S., Canada
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 7:03 AM MDT
Circle K owner Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is taking its electric car strategy to North America after learning from consumer habits…
Oil billionaire Rokke says it’s time to move focus to renewables
Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 6:34 AM MDT
Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke, who built most of his fortune on oil and gas, says the time has come…
BP’s clean energy push starts with five-year dash on solar, wind
Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 6:23 AM MDT
BP plc’s journey from oil major to clean energy giant will start with a five-year sprint to dramatically boost wind…
Google targets carbon-free power for data centres by 2030
Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 7:05 AM MDT
By the start of the next decade Google wants to make sure all the electricity it uses for its data…
BP, Shell urge Texas regulator to end routine gas flaring
Friday, September 11, 2020, 6:44 AM MDT
Two of Europe’s biggest oil companies urged Texas regulators to end the routine flaring of natural gas, joining with large…
France aims to offset Paris carbon emissions with clean hydrogen
Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 6:14 AM MDT
France’s 7 billion-euro ($8.3 billion) plan to use clean hydrogen in industrial processes and transport will cut the country’s carbon…
Canada not on pace to meet target to cut methane emissions by 2025
Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 6:06 AM MDT
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is open to imposing tougher regulations to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas sector…
Cleaner LNG one answer to climate change crisis, O'Regan tells investors
Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 5:58 AM MDT
Canadian LNG is the best choice for global energy investors looking for sustainable and competitive natural gas production, Natural Resources…
Too much green hydrogen in Europe could add cost for decades
Friday, September 4, 2020, 7:18 AM MDT
Producing hydrogen from renewable power only could drive up its price over the coming decades as the gas becomes the…
