Carbon & Sustainability
Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change
Friday, July 16, 2021, 5:27 AM MDT
The left-leaning government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the world's largest island, calling it is “a natural…
Climate activists hail budget spending on clean energy
Thursday, July 15, 2021, 6:40 AM MDT
Environmental groups hailed a sweeping $3.5 trillion domestic spending plan announced by Democrats, saying it would make “transformational investments'' in…
Shell sees opportunity as carbon capture market evolves
Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 6:48 AM MDT
Capturing greenhouse gas emissions and burying them underground is one way the world is hoping to slow global warming. It…
Shell proposes new carbon capture and storage project at Scotford Complex
Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 6:03 AM MDT
Shell Canada Ltd. has proposed a plan to build a large-scale carbon capture and storage project at its Scotford Complex…
Saskatchewan premier says Ottawa has rejected province's carbon pricing plan
Monday, July 12, 2021, 7:32 PM MDT
Premier Scott Moe says Ottawa has rejected Saskatchewan's plan for replacing the federal carbon price with one of its own,…
ATCO to use organic waste to produce 'renewable natural gas'
Monday, July 12, 2021, 6:08 AM MDT
ATCO Energy Solutions has announced the construction of a new facility that will use the byproducts from organic waste to…
Carbon offset trading is taking off before any rules are set
Friday, July 9, 2021, 7:27 AM MDT
The most ambitious attempt to set a high standard for carbon offsets is getting left behind as exchanges start trading…
CEOs join EU lawmakers in urge for massive clean energy push
Friday, July 9, 2021, 7 AM MDT
A group of 40 European Union lawmakers and chief executives across the industry called on the bloc’s top officials to…
Large-scale U.S. solar growth to top wind for first time in 2022
Friday, July 9, 2021, 6:52 AM MDT
Growth in large-scale U.S. solar capacity is projected to exceed that of wind next year for the first time. That’s…
UAE seeks investors and long-term buyers for blue hydrogen
Thursday, July 8, 2021, 6:59 AM MDT
Abu Dhabi is seeking investors to help build hydrogen export facilities, as Middle Eastern oil producers step up plans to…
Shell, TotalEnergies join satellite effort to track methane
Thursday, July 8, 2021, 6:30 AM MDT
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Chevron Corp. and TotalEnergies SE are joining a satellite-based effort to track methane emissions from offshore…
Oilsands carbon cuts come with $60 billion bill, loose ends
Thursday, July 8, 2021, 6:14 AM MDT
It will cost about C$75 billion ($60 billion) to zero out greenhouse gases from oilsands operations by 2050, with a…
