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A preliminary emissions report Thursday from the federal government shows greenhouse gases emitted in 2023 fell by six million tonnes compared to 2022.

Kingston is making strides in reducing its environmental impact, with new data shedding light on both progress and challenges in the city's sustainability efforts.

Ottawa has promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, but so far they have only fallen seven per cent, a new report says.

Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations.

The rules applies to all 'light-duty' vehicles, which the Quebec government describes as cars, light trucks, pickup trucks, and most SUVs.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rescind approvals granted by the EPA to California to require more EVs and tighter vehicle emissions standards.

The federal Impact Assessment Act is used to determine whether certain major resource projects should go ahead.

Suncor says it is aiming to add more than 100,000 barrels per day of oil and gas production between 2023 and 2026.

Guilbeault says Smith is being "highly irresponsible."

Glubish says Meta, as well as other major companies including Google and Amazon, are on the hunt for space to build more facilities, and he wants Alberta to be an option.

Canada had previously signalled an aim to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035. But some provinces, namely Alberta and Saskatchewan, said that was simply not doable.

The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors, which represents drilling and service rig companies, says it expects a total of 6,604 wells to be drilled in Western Canada in 2025.

The federal Impact Assessment Act determines whether major resource projects should be approved based on the environmental, economic or social impact each project might have.

The proposed federal emissions cap, which is still in draft form, would require oil and gas companies to cut emissions by 35 per cent before 2030 to 2032.

Companies are still digesting Premier Danielle Smith's move to announce a forthcoming motion under the province's Sovereignty Act.

A Halifax-based company says it expects to receive US$25.4 million for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by mixing crushed limestone in rivers.

A bomb cyclone is a large, intense mid-latitude storm with low pressure at its centre, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms.

Hydrogen development is particularly attractive in Alberta because of the province's vast reserves of natural gas.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders that the world was in the 'final countdown' to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 C.

The proposed cap-and-trade system is being met with anger from Alberta politicians and skepticism from industry stakeholders, who warn such a measure will harm the energy sector.