Carbon Capture

• B.C. cement company gets $5M CleanBC funding for carbon capture technology

  The money will go to Richmond-based Lafarge Canada to help develop technology to capture and re-use carbon dioxide produced as a byproduct of the cement manufacturing process.

  Environment

  May 15
  
• 2050 a more important climate target than 2030 for Alberta: carbon capture proponents

  A non-profit dedicated to advancing carbon capture tech said an aggressive 2030 target will be hard to reach since most of these projects will take six or seven years to build.

  Politics

  Apr 20
  
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• Enbridge to jointly develop blue ammonia facility

  Blue ammonia refers to ammonia that is derived from natural gas, with the carbon dioxide generated as a byproduct of the process captured and stored.

  Canada

  Mar 31
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• Budget 2023 offers $35B in green tax credits, still trails U.S. incentives

  Trudeau's government has been under pressure to level the playing field with the U.S. since Washington passed massive uncapped incentives for clean energy investments last year.

  Economy

  Mar 29
• Alberta Energy Regulator cites oil company for causing seismic events in Peace River area

  The largest recorded earthquake in Alberta's history was not a natural event, but most likely caused by disposal of oilsands wastewater, new research has concluded.

  Science

  Mar 23
• Enbridge CEO hopes for more carbon capture support in upcoming federal budget

  The CEO of energy infrastructure giant Enbridge Inc. says he hopes the federal government will unveil more incentives for carbon capture and storage in the upcoming federal budget.

  Canada

  Mar 1
• Oil and gas investment in Canada to hit $40 billion in 2023, industry group says

  The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says investment is 11 per cent higher than last year and also surpasses pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.

  Consumer

  Mar 1
• Alberta government establishes new panel to develop vision for province’s energy sector

  The five-member panel of oilpatch veterans will be chaired by David Yager, an energy policy analyst who's been in the oil and gas industry for more than 30 years.

  Politics

  Feb 16
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• Carbon capture storage technology too expensive, takes too long to build: report

  In a report published last August, BMO Capital Markets argued that government can and must do more to get carbon capture projects up and running in this country.

  Environment

  Feb 9
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• Oilsands execs say nowhere to invest in green technology, despite record profits

  The federal government says it wants to see the oil and gas industry 'step up', especially after record profit years due to high energy prices.

  Canada

  Jan 25