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BREAKING: Mayor’s Waffling Could Imperil Toronto’s 80% Carbon Target in July 4 Council Vote
Canada’s biggest city may be about to lose crucial momentum on its commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050, with Mayor John ... -
Canada is 1.7°C Warmer Than in 1948, and Future Extreme Heat Will Hit Public Health
Canada was 1.7°C/3.0°F warmer in 2016 than it was in 1948, with the biggest temperature increases taking place in the winter months and the ... -
McKenna Unveils New Federal Review Process for Major Resource Projects
The Canadian government is poised to assign a single federal agency to review the impacts of major resource projects, make the process more open ... -
Canadian Climate Scientists Brace for Federal Funding Cut
Dozens of Canadian climate scientists involved with seven different research projects are in the counter-intuitive position of preparing to shut down their work and ... -
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NDP’s Angus Wants Multi-Sector Carbon Council to Deliver GHG Reductions
A national carbon budget council might be the missing ingredient in the push to get the federal government to set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction ... -
Contaminated Mine Sites Get Second Life as Clean Power Farms
Canadian mining companies are looking to contaminated former extraction sites as locations for generating renewable energy from wind and solar farms, CBC News reports. -
BREAKING: Ottawa Allows Oil and Gas Drilling in Canada’s Biggest Marine Protected Area
The federal government has quietly approved oil and gas drilling in an area of the Laurentian Channel, off the southern coast of Newfoundland, that ... -
Canada Names New Climate Change Ambassador
Career diplomat Jennifer McIntyre has been appointed as Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change. -
Canada’s Oilpatch Begins to Take the Electric Car Seriously
Even pro-fossil media are waking up to the threat to the petroleum industry posed by the explosive growth in electric passenger cars—a threat that ... -
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Offsets Outrun Biofuels as Carbon-Cutting Priority for Aviation
Carbon offsets rather than biofuels will be the main mechanism for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions in the fast-growing international aviation sector, according to ...
