Carbon & Sustainability
German coalition eyes 2030 coal exit, years ahead of plan
Monday, October 18, 2021, 6:54 AM MDT
A potential new SPD-led German government wants to abandon coal as a power source eight years earlier than planned, a…
Japan’s carbon goal is based on restarting 30 nuclear reactors
Monday, October 18, 2021, 6 AM MDT
Japan’s goal of reducing carbon emissions by 46 per cent by 2030 is based on the assumption it will restart…
U.K. net zero emission plan to focus on nuclear power, FT says
Monday, October 18, 2021, 6 AM MDT
U.K. ministers will put nuclear power at the heart of Britain’s strategy to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050…
Emissions expert/course instructor Jessica Shumlich on quantifying Scope 2 and 3 emissions
Friday, October 15, 2021, 1:49 PM MDT
Public commitments to reduce and disclose scope 2 and 3 emissions is one trend that is not going away. Emissions expert Jessica…
Canadians among biggest energy users even as world moves toward net zero emissions
Friday, October 15, 2021, 7:06 AM MDT
Canadians are – and will remain – among the biggest consumers of energy over the next decade even as policies…
Poloz joins board of renewable gas developer OMNI
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 6:34 AM MDT
Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, who sits on the boards of pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. and technology services…
Canada leads world with pledge to curb methane leaks from oil and gas sector
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 6:10 AM MDT
Canada is nearly doubling its target to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as it prepares to…
Putin says Russia will target carbon neutrality by 2060
Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 7:08 AM MDT
Russia will seek to become carbon neutral within four decades, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, marking a stunning reversal…
Energy agency urges bigger global push to cut emissions
Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 6:41 AM MDT
The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions at an upcoming U.N. climate summit,…
Chevron adopts operational net zero ‘aspiration’ by 2050
Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 7:08 AM MDT
Chevron Corp. committed to an “aspiration” of net zero emissions from its operations by 2050 as the company responds to…
Donors pledge $223M aimed at reducing methane emissions
Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 6:24 AM MDT
A coalition of philanthropic donors said Monday they will spend more than $220 million to reduce global methane emissions, the…
Canada lags and EU leads in ESG financing arena, ISF says
Friday, October 8, 2021, 7:24 AM MDT
Canada is moving painfully slowly to set the market and regulatory conditions required to transition to a cleaner economy, according…