Carbon Emissions
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Kingston reports 19% drop in corporate greenhouse gas emissions since 2018Kingston is making strides in reducing its environmental impact, with new data shedding light on both progress and challenges in the city's sustainability efforts.CanadaNov 19, 2024
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Canada must speed up progress to hit its 2030 emissions target: reportNew estimates published by a leading climate policy institute show Canada cut emissions by about one per cent last year compared to 2022, or eight per cent since 2005.CanadaSep 19, 2024
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Canada’s Competition Bureau is investigating LululemonCanada's Competition Bureau is investigating Lululemon after an environmental group accused the athleisure brand of 'false and misleading' statements in its environmental impact.CanadaMay 6, 2024
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What G7 phase-out of ‘unabated’ coal-powered energy means for CanadaCanada signed a pledge to phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030 with other G7 countries but plans to keep producing coal for steel production.CanadaMay 2, 2024
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Global CO2 emissions from energy hit record high in 2023: reportGlobal energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries with drought.WorldMar 1, 2024
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Hamilton’s per-person carbon emissions are double other regions in the GTHAAccording to a new study, the city's carbon emissions are climbing back to pre-pandemic levels, moving climate targets further out of reach.EnvironmentNov 24, 2023
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Saskatchewan says Ottawa’s net-zero plan would cost province $40B, job lossesMinister of Crown Investments Corporation Dustin Duncan says the province would have to spend $40 billion from now until 2035 to meet the Ottawa's net-zero plan.CanadaNov 21, 2023
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‘Super rich’ emitted as much carbon pollution as the poorest 66%: reportAccording to the organization, the size of the emissions from the richest one per cent are enough to cause 1.3 million excess deaths due to heat.EnvironmentNov 20, 2023
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Concern rising over increasing carbon emissions from Canada’s forest firesA B.C. Sierra Club member says wildfire emission totals are “a major problem because we cannot continue to ignore these emissions.”EnvironmentNov 9, 2023
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Nitrogen fertilizer one of Saskatchewan’s largest GHG contributors: National Farmers UnionThe report said that nitrogen fertilizer and diesel fuel combustion are the main causes of the increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Saskatchewan.CanadaOct 12, 2023
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