Greenhouse Emissions

• Imperial Oil expects ‘double digit’ returns from renewable diesel facility

  Imperial also announced Tuesday a companywide goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 across all of its operated assets, not just oilsands.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2023
  
• Quebec to ban sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 as part of climate plan

  The $6.7 billion announced Monday covers the next five years and includes money to power transportation with electricity.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2020
  
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• How Canada’s carbon tax works

  Although households will get money back through their taxes, the idea behind a carbon tax is to get consumers to respond to changes in fossil fuel prices, Kathryn Harrison of UBC explains.

  Commentary

  Apr 6, 2019
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• B.C. government misses climate targets due to previous government ‘stalling’

  The province is backing away from the aggressive goal of a 33 per cent reduction in GHG emissions from 2007 levels by 2020 that it now knows it won’t meet.

  Environment

  May 7, 2018
• Fleming College to receive $12M to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  A $12-million investment from the province will help Fleming College in Peterborough to install a new geothermal heating and cooling system.

  Education

  Apr 4, 2018
• Andrew Weaver blames John Horgan’s staff for LNG dustup

  "I am convinced that he was getting information that was incorrect."

  Politics

  Jan 26, 2018
• Nova Scotia sets stage for its cap and trade regime with targets to come

  Nova Scotia says it wants to achieve targets for further greenhouse gas reductions with minimal impact to consumers.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2017
• Liquefied natural gas not climate solution: report

  A report released Monday said only strong climate-change policies will limit the output of emissions, and without those policies the use of coal and natural gas will increase over the next few decades.

  Oct 27, 2014
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• Energy East pipeline would increase greenhouse emissions: study

  Building the Energy East pipeline to bring oilsands bitumen to eastern Canadian refineries would increase the industry's greenhouse gas emissions.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2014