Carbon & Sustainability
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…
Federal government unveils rules for $750 million emissions reduction fund
Friday, October 30, 2020, 6:29 AM MDT
Oil and gas companies that use federal cash to help cut methane emissions from their operations won't have to repay…
Judge rejects youths' lawsuit that asks Canada to develop climate recovery plan
Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 6:52 AM MDT
A Federal Court judge has rejected claims by 15 young people asking that Ottawa be compelled to develop a climate…
With big oil declining, carbon removal could take its place
Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 6:45 AM MDT
Transitioning away from fossil fuels won’t be enough to slow climate change. The world has delayed the task of cutting…
Gas shippers seek profit from delivering ‘carbon-neutral’ fuel
Monday, October 26, 2020, 7:09 AM MDT
Seeking to blunt concerns about the damage natural gas does to the environment, some of the world’s largest shippers of…
Electric-car mania turns Asian battery makers into power brokers
Friday, October 23, 2020, 7:04 AM MDT
Automakers are investing billions of dollars to bring new electric vehicles to consumers in the U.S. and other global markets,…
