Carbon Levels & Measurement
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Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementFirst PeoplesOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
New Quebec Gas Pipeline, LNG Terminal Would Emit 1.8 Billion Tonnes Over 25 Years
A controversial gas pipeline and liquefaction project in Quebec’s Saguenay region that could produce 1.8 billion tonnes of carbon pollution over 25 years is ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsSevere Storms & Flooding
Windsor Aims for Deep Energy Retrofits in 80% of Homes by 2041
The City of Windsor is closer to adopting a deep retrofit program to slash energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in 80% of its ... -
AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentSupply Chains & Consumption
Siemens Support for Adani Mine Drives ‘Largest Climate Destruction Project on Planet’
After the storm of protest and mockery that greeted President and CEO Joe Kaeser’s decision to supply essential signalling equipment to the Adani mega-coal ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesCollateral DamageEnergy PoliticsSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Analysis: Teck Mine Would Have Produced 45 Million Tonnes of Emissions Per Year
If Justin Trudeau’s cabinet had approved the controversial Teck Frontier tar sands/oil sands mine this week, it would have given its blessing to a ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Four Former Climate Negotiators Demanded Trudeau ‘End the Hypocrisy’, Reject Teck
Days before Teck Resources dealt the final death blow to its own tar sands/oil sands mine in northern Alberta, four former Canadian climate negotiators ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJobs
Federal Budget Must Scale Up Energy Efficiency, Signal Long-Term Commitment, Analysts Urge
After Canadians voted for strong climate action in last fall’s federal election, and all the political parties represented in Parliament included energy efficiency in ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOil & Gas
Study Shows Governments, Scientists Underestimating Fossils’ Methane Releases by 25-40%
Governments and scientists are underestimating methane leaks from oil and gas operations by 25 to 40%, meaning that tens of millions of tons of ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Wilkinson Links Teck Decision to Rising GHG Emissions from Alberta Oilpatch
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has put Alberta on notice that its rising greenhouse gas emissions will be a factor in the federal cabinet’s impending ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Pembina: Emissions 70% Above Global Average Put Tar Sands/Oil Sands on ‘Collision Course’
Carbon emissions per barrel that are still 70% above the global average, and still on the rise, are putting Alberta tar sands/oil sands producers ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyOil & GasSupply Chains & Consumption
Coronavirus Drives China’s CO2 Emissions Down 25%
A huge economic slowdown driven by the coronavirus has reduced China’s carbon dioxide emissions by about 100 million tonnes, or 25%, and the country’ ... -
Regg Cohn: Conservative Leadership Race Looks ‘Frozen in the Past’ on Carbon Pricing
When it comes to climate policy, the federal Conservative Party’s leadership race looks to be “frozen in the past”, write Toronto Star columnist Martin ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridHydroJobsLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasResearch & DevelopmentSub-National Governments
Canada On Track to Hit Carbon Reduction Target for Grid Electricity
Be sure to sit down before you read this: Canada is in good shape to meet one of its national greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Blowing Smoke: Ad Ban for High-Emitting Products Should Be Modelled on Tobacco Regulation
A government that took the climate crisis seriously would impose the same kind of restrictions on advertising high-carbon goods that it sets for tobacco ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate DenialEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneOil & GasUnited States
Details Scarce, Serious Questions Remain as BP Claims Net-Zero Target
Colossal fossil BP is drawing a healthy dose of scrutiny and skepticism this week, after incoming CEO Bernard Looney announced plans Wednesday to bring ... -
Carbon Storage Speeds Up in Boreal Forests, Declines in Tropics as Deforestation Takes Its Toll
The world’s boreal forests are absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at faster rates, at the same time that tropical forests are becoming less ...
