Carbon & Sustainability
Proposed southern Alberta coal mine could become renewable energy complex instead
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 6:35 AM MDT
One of the Australian companies that had proposed bringing coal mining back to the eastern slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains…
Ford Foundation’s $16 billion fund accelerates shift to green
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 6:57 AM MDT
The Ford Foundation, started by the son of Henry Ford and now one of the largest private family foundations in…
Boris Johnson announces $550 million green partnership with Bill Gates
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 6:43 AM MDT
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a 400 million-pound ($552 million) partnership with Bill Gates to boost green investment across…
U.K. pays for heat pumps; backs carbon capture for net zero
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 6:36 AM MDT
The U.K. is unveiling its net-zero plans on Tuesday as it tries to showcase its green credentials ahead of key…
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…
