Carbon & Sustainability
Canada readies carbon capture credit, emissions plan
Monday, January 17, 2022, 6:29 AM MST
Canada is preparing to roll out a tax credit for investments in carbon capture, a key step to reduce greenhouse-gas…
First co-produced geothermal power project to highlight Alberta innovation
Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 6 AM MST
Editor’s note: Click here to read our conversation with Lisa Mueller, president and CEO of FutEra Power, on issues surrounding…
Alberta can help lead Canada through energy transition, says Mueller
Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 6 AM MST
In the DOB's Engaging with our Future leadership series, Bill Whitelaw, managing director of Sustainability and Strategy at geoLOGIC systems ltd., sits…
Blackstone invests $3 billion in Invenergy for clean energy
Monday, January 10, 2022, 7:02 AM MST
Blackstone Inc. is adding to its bets on sustainability and climate change, with a $3 billion investment in clean energy…
Feds overhauling methane reduction fund slammed by environment commissioner
Monday, January 10, 2022, 6:24 AM MST
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is overhauling a methane-reduction program that the environment commissioner slammed last fall as poorly designed…
“Engaging with our Future” series to launch this week
Monday, January 10, 2022, 6 AM MST
Leadership often eludes precise definition. Leadership “models” and “styles” abound. There’s no end to books, articles and podcasts discussing leadership…
China proposes cutting carbon quotas to help meet climate goals
Thursday, January 6, 2022, 6:52 AM MST
China’s regulators have proposed cutting carbon allowances as the government seeks to raise the cost of pollution on its fledgling…
Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants
Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 6:57 AM MST
Germany on Friday shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the…
Denmark wants to drop fossil fuels in domestic flights in 2030
Monday, January 3, 2022, 6:57 AM MST
Denmark’s government wants to drop fossil fuels in domestic air travel by 2030 in its most recent push to meet…
TransAlta completes conversion from coal to natural gas power in Canada
Monday, January 3, 2022, 6:11 AM MST
A major Canadian electricity producer is successfully off coal power in this country, nine years ahead of a government deadline.…
Manitoba premier does not like federal carbon backstop, eyes provincial price
Thursday, December 23, 2021, 2:38 PM MST
The Manitoba government is hoping to design its own carbon-pricing plan that could shift the emphasis slightly away from income-tax…
Canada's electric vehicle charging ambitions falling short, industry group says
Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 6:56 AM MST
The federal government is promising to spend close to $880 million over the next four years to build about 65,000…
