Studies show Canadian banks not so green on climate change
International analyses suggest Canadian financiers are oiling the wheels of the fossil fuel industry at a far greater rate than their peers.
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Costs of climate change are soaring in Canada, yet still barely understood: report
What is already known is stunning: the average cost per weather-related disaster has soared by 1,250 per cent since the 1970s, and the number of catastrophic events has more than tripled since the 1980s.
Fossil fuel production must drop 6% a year to meet climate goals: UN report
Instead, governments around the world, including Canada, expect to go in the opposite direction — producing more coal, oil or natural gas, which will result in more than double what is consistent with the Paris Agreement.
Feds’ economic update eyes ‘green transformation’
Ecosystem restoration, green bonds and energy retrofits are all part of the federal economic update.
Federal government's largest polluter is Department of National Defence
The Department of National Defence has released its Defence Energy and Environment Strategy for the 2020-23 period and expects to cut its pollution by 265 kilotonnes by 2030.
The glaring problem with Canada’s solar sector and how to fix it
Where do all these dead solar panels go, and what is Canada doing, if anything, to plan for the tsunami of e-waste to come?
Oilpatch unlikely to reduce pollution without more public money, bank report says
One oilpatch CEO argues any government investment in capturing carbon dioxide is misguided because it ignores another greenhouse gas, methane, that is a more potent atmospheric heat-trapper over a shorter period and has been proven to be a bigger problem for the industry than previously thought.
Canadian labour leader hopes Biden’s efforts pressure Canada on climate, jobs
The president of the Canadian Labour Congress says setting climate targets will have to go hand-in-hand with developing a strategy around protecting workers.
Offshore drilling in marine refuge guided by ‘best available science,’ regulator says
Marine refuges are still counted toward Canada's conservation target, up until the point at which oil drilling begins. That turns them into "ever-receding jigsaw puzzles," says Ecology Action Centre.
A clean energy strategy for Ontario?
The Ford government has cancelled green energy programs and tried to halt partially built wind farms. But now it’s announcing plans to reduce emissions through a new “hydrogen economy" as a way to boost the economy amid COVID-19.
Bill lays groundwork for possible court enforcement of climate law, says Amos
“What we’re trying to do is create a set of accountability norms that will put an exceptionally high degree of pressure on both the present and future federal administrations,” says Liberal parliamentary secretary Will Amos.
The province’s gambit: Alberta group touts hydrogen economy
Environmental questions remain about using large amounts of fossil fuels to produce hydrogen gas, even if it does lead to lower transport emissions.
Keystone XL fits Biden agenda thanks to union jobs, Indigenous support, TC Energy exec says
The creation of union jobs and support by Indigenous investors will help convince U.S. president-elect Joe Biden that the Keystone XL pipeline fits into his "Build Back Better" agenda, an executive with proponent TC Energy Corp. said Tuesday.
Canada public pension managers questioned on U.S. fossil fuel investments
“Canadian pension funds can’t credibly claim to understand the financial risks of the climate crisis at the same time that they're investing in the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure,” says Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health.
Campus Corps enlists university students in divestment, renewables push
The Climate Reality Project founded by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore is turning its attention to Canadian universities with the expansion of its Campus Corps program.