Canada Net Zero – Federal Policy
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Haley: $170/Tonne Carbon Price Still Needs Green Industrial Policy to Set Direction
While Canada’s pledge to achieve a carbon price of C$170 by 2030 gives the country “a credible shot” at hitting its 2030 climate targets, ... -
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Wilkinson Tips North American Ban on Gasoline Vehicles as Biden Inauguration Approaches
A North America-wide ban on new gasoline-powered vehicle sales may be on the agenda as the Canadian government begins building ties with the incoming ... -
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Federal Clean Fuel Standard Aims for 21-Megatonne Emissions Cut by 2030
Environment and Climate Change Canada has published draft rules for a new Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) that it says would focus primarily on fossil ... -
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Opinion: Federal Nuclear Plan Confuses Science Fiction with Real Energy Technologies
Canada’s action plan for small modular nuclear reactors is nothing more than science fiction, writes analyst Burgess Langshaw-Power: idle dreams of an indefinite group ... -
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Home Retrofit Grants Won’t Deliver the Energy Savings the Climate Crisis Demands, Analysts Warn
Impatience is building among policy analysts behind the push for mass, deep energy retrofits as a cornerstone of Canada’s post-pandemic green recovery, after the ... -
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Climate Hawks Hail Milestone, Flag Major Gaps in Trudeau Government’s Climate Accountability Bill
Canadian climate analysts and advocates marked a milestone after the Trudeau government tabled its long-awaited climate accountability legislation in the House of Commons, while ... -
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Canada Places Dead Last on Energy Use, Fourth-Last Overall in Global Climate Change Performance Index
Canada posts the fourth-worst climate performance in the world, ahead only of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, and no country is consistent ... -
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Tougher Climate Policies Make Trans Mountain a Money-Loser, Parliamentary Budget Officer Warns
The Trans Mountain pipeline is still a profitable venture for the federal government, but could end up losing money as a result of tougher ... -
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With $170/Tonne Carbon Price, $15B in New Spending, Canada’s 2030 Carbon Target Still Falls Far Short
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled an updated national climate plan earlier this month that includes a $170-per-tonne carbon price in 2030, C$15 billion in ... -
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Ottawa Releases Flurry of New Announcements on Tree Planting, Hydrogen, Clean Fuels, SMRs
The Trudeau government is continuing its flurry of year-end policy moves on climate change and energy, with announcements earlier this week on hydrogen strategy ... -
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Federal Climate Plan Garners Positive Response, Creates ‘Put-Up-Or-Shut-Up Moment’ for Alberta Fossils
A new federal climate strategy with a C$170-per-tonne carbon price at its core is receiving a largely positive response in initial media coverage, with ... -
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With $170/Tonne Carbon Price, $15B in New Spending, Canada’s 2030 Carbon Target Still Falls Far Short
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled an updated national climate plan Friday that includes a $170-per-tonne carbon price in 2030, C$15 billion in new climate ... -
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Pembina Urges National Emission Reduction Strategy, Funding for Freight Sector
A new report calls for Ottawa to provide financial support to help the freight transportation industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of ... -
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Tougher Climate Policies Make Trans Mountain a Money-Loser, Parliamentary Budget Officer Warns [Sign-on]
The Trans Mountain pipeline is still a profitable venture for the federal government, but could end up losing money as a result of tougher ... -
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BREAKING: Canada Places Dead Last on Energy Use, Fourth-Last Overall in Global Climate Change Performance Index
Canada posts the fourth-worst climate performance in the world, ahead only of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, and no country is consistent ...