Carbon & Sustainability
Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 7:03 AM MDT
Tesla Inc. will buy cobalt from Glencore plc, the world’s biggest miner of the metal, as the carmaker looks to…
China likely to ease coal mine closures to meet rising needs
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 6:50 AM MDT
China will likely ease the pressure on local governments to shut older, inefficient coal mines as it seeks to meet…
Alberta officially ends agency created to handle green rebates and programs
Friday, June 12, 2020, 6:33 AM MDT
Alberta is closing the door on an agency that championed eco-initiatives but was ridiculed by Premier Jason Kenney as a…
Fossil fuel’s answer to climate change just got less expensive
Friday, June 12, 2020, 6:28 AM MDT
Carbon capture, the fossil-fuel industry’s favourite weapon against climate change, has never really caught on because of the cost. That…
Renault rattled by threat from Chinese electric cars imports
Friday, June 12, 2020, 6:18 AM MDT
A flood of Chinese electric cars coming ashore in Norway — one of the biggest markets for battery-powered vehicles in…
Oil crisis shows richest Nordic country remains a crude addict
Thursday, June 11, 2020, 6:16 AM MDT
Norway has been talking for years about weaning itself off oil, but the Covid-19 crisis has revealed how far it…
The pandemic has everyone ditching coal quicker — except Asia
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 7:01 AM MDT
While the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the death of coal in developed nations, the dirtiest fossil fuel is alive and…
Greener power alone can’t solve climate change, Shell says
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 6:50 AM MDT
The world may be leaning too heavily on electrification as a means to decarbonize its energy mix, according to the…
Hyundai hydrogen chief on why the company bet on fuel cells
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 6:39 AM MDT
Fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen and emit only water have long been a goal of green-energy advocates. They have…
German government agrees on national hydrogen strategy
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 5:58 AM MDT
German government agreed Wednesday on a long-term strategy for increasing production and use of hydrogen as part of a plan…
A million-mile battery from China could power your electric car
Monday, June 8, 2020, 5:53 AM MDT
The Chinese behemoth that makes electric-car batteries for Tesla Inc. and Volkswagen AG developed a power pack that lasts more…
Shale adviser Tudor pickering to start research on clean tech
Friday, June 5, 2020, 6:54 AM MDT
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., an investment bank that helped fund the U.S. shale revolution, will initiate research on companies…