Canada
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Canada’s Fatal Fission Attraction
Seventy-five years ago, Canadian scientists began a reckless romance with nuclear fission. Lessons from a tragic death, and a meltdown that destroyed a reactor, ... -
CanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHydrogenJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Suncor, ATCO Seek Government Backing for ‘Multi-Billion-Dollar’ Hydrogen/CCS Project
Tar sands/oil sands producer Suncor Energy Inc. is partnering with utility ATCO Ltd. on a “multi-billion-dollar” project to produce more than 300,000 tonnes per ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySupply Chains & Consumption
Labour, Housing Bottlenecks Could Threaten Canada’s Promised Green Job Boom
Critical shortages in skilled labour and affordable housing are threatening to derail Canada’s plan to reduce national emissions—and, with it, the promise of sustainable ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarSub-National Governments
Community Solar Microgrid to Save $4 Million for Northern Ontario First Nation
Nearly three dozen households in the Taykwa Tagamou Nation in northern Ontario stand to save hundreds of dollars per month on their power bills ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySupply Chains & Consumption
Carbon Border Adjustment Gains Ground as Countries Weigh Emission Cuts, Global Trade
The reference to a carbon border adjustment in the latest federal budget was one sign that countries with relatively strong carbon prices are keen ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Campaigners Plan ‘Eviction’ Events, Ottawa Backs Enbridge as Line 5 Closure Deadline Arrives
Campaigners in Michigan planned two days of “eviction” events today and tomorrow, Governor Gretchen Whitmer threatened to seize Enbridge Inc.’s profits if the Calgary-based ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Naming Fossils as Climate Champions is Like Tobacco Execs Regulating Cigarette Ads: Berman
A British Columbia legal research initiative and the UK government might just as well have named tobacco lobbyists to oversee health messaging, after two ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
COVID Cases Sweep Tar Sands/Oil Sands as Thousands Arrive for Spring Maintenance Work
Tar sands/oil sands companies are stepping up protective measures as a spate of COVID-19 cases sweeps through the region at the same time that ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Good ‘Regulatory Tailwinds’ Prompt Lion Electric to Build in Illinois
Quebec-based electric school bus and truck manufacturer Lion Electric is citing a friendly operating environment in its decision last week to locate a US$70-million ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Deciduous Trees May Act as ‘Brakes’ on Boreal Fire Feedback Loops
The deciduous trees that are replacing conifers in the northern boreal forest may help slow the dangerous feedback loop that is now fuelling intense ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Michigan Calls Line 5 a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ with Closure Deadline Two Days Away
With Michigan’s deadline to shut down the Line 5 pipeline just two days away, the state and Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. are telling different stories ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Hands Fossils a Price Break on Tar Sands/Oil Sands Cleanup Fund
Last year's dive in oil prices has caused Alberta to change the way it calculates payments due from tar sands/oil sands mines make to ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
BP Emerges as Lead Customer for Woodfibre LNG Despite Low-Carbon Messaging
The company proposing the Woodfibre liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project near Squamish, British Columbia, says it has struck a second sales contract with ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
Ottawa Grapples with Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandate as Industry Opponent Digs In
The Trudeau government is still grappling with whether introduce a national mandate requiring the auto industry to make or sell more zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarSub-National Governments
‘Silence Speaks Very Loudly’ as Solar Replaces Diesel for Yukon First Nation
The town of Old Crow, Yukon will get to shut off its noisy, polluting diesel generators for the first time in 50 years, after ...
