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Climate bid faces tricky path over money for electric cars
Thursday, July 29, 2021, 3:50 PM MDT
The bipartisan compromise on infrastructure cuts in half President Joe Biden's call for $15 billion to build 500,000 electric vehicle…
Trudeau unveils $5.2 billion for Newfoundland hydro project
Thursday, July 29, 2021, 6:26 AM MDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping in to aid a long-delayed, over-budget hydroelectric project in the province of Newfoundland and…
Battery metals supply chain presents significant opportunity for Canadian industry, says new BMAC report
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 10:20 AM MDT
Surging demand for lithium-ion batteries to power electric vehicles (EVs) and for energy storage applications could drive major economic growth…
Tight access and data doubts cloud China’s carbon market
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6:31 AM MDT
China’s national carbon market, seen as a key tool to help the world’s top polluter curb emissions, is being hampered by…
Eni expands its clean energy business with wind, solar deals
Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 6:55 AM MDT
Eni SpA expanded its clean-energy business with a pair of wind and solar deals in Spain and France. The transactions…
Clean energy producers are eyeing old coal plants — for the wiring
Friday, July 23, 2021, 7 AM MDT
As demand for clean energy surges, would-be developers are struggling to find enough transmission lines to carry power to the…
Mercedes sketches out all electric scenario by decade's end
Friday, July 23, 2021, 6:43 AM MDT
Daimler AG’s luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz says it is stepping up its transition to electric cars, doubling the share of…
At least 70% of vehicle sales must be ZEVs to achieve Ottawa's emissions plan: report
Wednesday, July 21, 2021, 6:20 AM MDT
The C.D. Howe Institute says 70 to 75 per cent of Canadian passenger auto sales will have to be zero-emission…
Net zero is hard work, so companies are going ‘carbon neutral’
Monday, July 19, 2021, 6:56 AM MDT
Companies are buying carbon offsets like never before. They’re also facing unprecedented scrutiny over whether helping to fund green projects elsewhere…
TransAlta completes second of three planned Alberta plant conversions to natural gas
Monday, July 19, 2021, 6:45 AM MDT
TransAlta Corp. has taken another step in its goal of becoming carbon neutral by converting the second of three planned…
Chevron’s carbon capture struggle shows Big Oil’s climate hurdle
Monday, July 19, 2021, 6:19 AM MDT
The world’s biggest project to capture and store carbon dioxide isn’t working like it should, highlighting the challenges oil companies…
Shell, British Columbia, Ottawa team up on clean energy centre
Monday, July 19, 2021, 5:56 AM MDT
British Columbia, Ottawa and Shell Canada are joining together to open a centre that will invest in low-carbon technologies. Premier…
