Building a low-carbon future takes teamwork
The opportunity to reinvest in the energy sources of the future is now, given the record profits in the oil and gas sector.
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Where is Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on the climate emergency?
If the finance minister really wanted to show us that she understands and is ready to lead on the climate emergency, what would she do? asks columnist Seth Klein. He has a few suggestions.
Canada needs a net-zero workforce to reach a net-zero future
Without a clear pathway, it is difficult to ensure skilled workers are ready to build the net-zero projects set to drive clean growth in the coming years.
Janice Tran takes wasted energy and turns it into money
As the founder of Kanin Energy, she works with heavy industry to reduce and harness wasted energy generated from their industrial processes for their own use so they draw less from the grid.
Christie McLeod is changing the way lawyers think about climate
As a lawyer, 32-year-old Christie McLeod believes her profession has an ethical obligation to advise clients to advance climate justice.
Edmonton MP confronts oil lobby exec over sector’s $253 million in outstanding taxes
Earlier this week, Edmonton-Griesbach’s MP demanded answers from an oil and gas industry representative on whether companies intend to cough up an estimated $253 million owed to rural communities in Alberta.
It’s satire, people. A message from the Ministry of Just Transition
The point of satire is to point out ridiculous things — like a government claiming to be a climate leader and investing billions of dollars in fossil fuel expansion.
The trouble with a just transition
The phrase just transition doesn't play well in Alberta with the people whose livelihoods will be upended when oil and gas production inevitably winds down.
Government inaction on just transition ‘stealing our futures,’ longtime oil and gas worker says
By failing to support coal workers and prepare for a just transition to a low-carbon economy, the federal government is “stealing our futures,” says longtime oil and gas worker Stephen Buhler.
Federal government not ready to deliver a just transition despite past promises
Transitioning away from fossil fuels is key for Canada to meet its climate targets, but a recent audit shows the federal government is not ready to support a just transition for affected workers and communities.
We will not be bystanders as Canada’s big banks accelerate the climate crisis
Fossil fuel gatekeepers also include the world’s largest private banks. Without their enormous investments, most of the world’s coal, oil and natural gas corporations would shrivel and die on the vine.
Lessons from Australia show CCUS is about capturing public opinion and public finances, not carbon
Experience from Australia shows the CCUS technology was not designed to contribute meaningfully to emissions reductions.
What the new Liberal-NDP agreement means for Budget 2022
With the budget on the horizon, we won’t have long to wait to see if the fine print matches the expectations.
There is only one path to long-term energy security and affordability: clean energy
New analysis from Clean Energy Canada calculated the total ownership costs of equivalent electric and gas cars and found that EV versions always end up cheaper than their gas counterparts, despite their higher sticker price.
As N.L. awaits Bay du Nord decision, opponents pitch an alternative — just transition
Opponents of Bay du Nord are stressing the importance of learning from the province's cod moratorium, which left 30,000 people abruptly jobless.