Carbon & Sustainability
Big Oil has a long way to go on setting emissions targets
Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 7:26 AM MST
Just five of the 39 largest oil and gas companies have announced carbon-reduction targets that match levels needed to avoid a…
TD swears off Arctic oil deals, sets 2050 net-zero carbon goal
Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 7:09 AM MST
Toronto-Dominion Bank introduced a global climate action plan that includes rejecting work on oil and gas projects within the Arctic…
Carney calls net-zero greenhouse ambition ‘greatest commercial opportunity’
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 7:03 AM MST
Mark Carney is calling on banks, insurers and fund managers to play their part in “re-engineering” the global economy towards…
Japan eyes replacing oil with hydrogen amid carbon neutral push
Monday, November 9, 2020, 6:44 AM MST
Tucked into a port in western Japan sits a spherical tank that may soon hold the country’s energy future. The…
Ottawa welcomes president elect Joe Biden as ally in climate fight
Monday, November 9, 2020, 6:28 AM MST
Federal cabinet ministers are welcoming Joe Biden's election as the next U.S. president as an opportunity to advance the fight…
Enbridge joins Shell, BP with 2050 emissions goal
Friday, November 6, 2020, 6:57 AM MST
Enbridge Inc. became the largest company in the North American oil industry to set a goal of eliminating all net…
Hundreds of coal mining jobs to end as power company switches to natural gas
Friday, November 6, 2020, 6:22 AM MST
Alberta power producer TransAlta Corp. says it will end operations at its Highvale thermal coal mine west of Edmonton by…
Germany examines ammonia to deliver green fuel for industry
Thursday, November 5, 2020, 6:28 AM MST
Germany is looking at using ammonia and methanol as ways to deliver hydrogen as a clean-burning fuel for industry, part…
Baker Hughes dips into carbon capture as climate pressures grow
Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 7:14 AM MST
Baker Hughes, one of the world’s biggest oilfield servicers, bought technology that enables companies to capture carbon emissions with a…
TransAlta announces plan to stop mining coal at Highvale, stop using coal in Canada
Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 7:04 AM MST
TransAlta Corp. says it will end mining operations at its Highvale coal mine by the end of 2021 and will…
U.S. exits Paris climate pact with election outcome uncertain
Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 6:54 AM MST
The U.S. has officially become the first nation to quit the Paris climate agreement, even as the outcome of the…
‘Hydrogen wars’ pit Europe versus China for $700 billion business
Monday, November 2, 2020, 6:11 AM MST
Niels-Arne Baden has a problem: the factory he’s building for Green Hydrogen Systems is too small. Plans for the Denmark…
