Energy

“The solution is to move away from fossil fuels,” Steven Guilbeault told Canada’s National Observer. “That’s how we ultimately reduce our dependency.”

IEA says the reduction could help wean consumers off fuel that Russia is using as a weapon in Ukraine war.

The war in Ukraine is being used as a case study by those on either side of the debate over fossil fuel production in Canada.

It took 11 years for the province to stop generating electricity from coal, and climate advocates say it’s time for natural gas to go.

This week, grassroots organizations across the country are mobilizing to demand community-led just transition legislation within the first 100 days of Parliament as part of a “Climate Code Red” week of action.

The International Energy Agency’s latest projection is casting new doubt on Canadian megaprojects like the Trans Mountain expansion that experts say should force a reckoning in the country’s oil industry.

Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement Monday that the transit pipeline treaty “guarantees the uninterrupted transit of light crude oil and natural gas liquids between the two countries.”

With North American natural gas prices soaring to heights not seen in years, Canadians can expect to pay significantly more to heat their homes this winter.

Canada plans to cut its overall greenhouse gas emissions down to zero by 2050 — but climate change is a problem that requires many solutions. Here's how we could get there.

Wednesday’s event in Halifax — the afternoon before the first official federal leaders’ debate — was one of about 60 taking place between Ucluelet and St. John’s, hoping to train politicians' attention on the climate crisis.

Approved in May, the nearly US$3-billion, 800-megawatt project would be the first utility-scale wind power development in federal waters. It’s slated to become operational in 2023 and create enough electricity to power 400,000 homes.

Decarbonizing oil and gas production while letting market forces determine supply — not dismantling and phasing out — is still Ottawa’s fundamental approach to the national hydrocarbon sector, writes energy and climate journalist Markham Hislop.

There has been a lot of talk lately about fossil fuel subsidies in Canada — and a lot of confusion.

Jason Kenney bought the idea that foreign funding was at the root of Alberta’s problems, writes columnist Max Fawcett. What will he turn to now?

The Alberta government is rebuffing an influential International Energy Agency plan to reach net-zero carbon pollution as an “unreasonable” and “unfeasible” proposal “driven by activists.”