Carbon

• Oil companies can only decarbonize as fast as the rest of the economy: Shell Canada

  While Shell has its own net-zero ambitions, Susannah Pierce said the speed of global decarbonization is dependent on the entire economy transitioning, not just the energy sector.

  Environment

  Sep 15
  
• Manitoba Hydro using new resource plan to transition energy production

  A resource plan will act as a framework for Manitoba Hydro as it looks to address a possible surge in demand for electricity and the transition to clean energy.

  Environment

  Aug 2
  
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• 40 international students study carbon capture and storage at Regina summer school

  Forty international post-doctorate students, including ones from Ireland and South Africa, are in Regina this week attending summer school focused on carbon capture.

  Education

  Jul 11
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• RBC helped arrange US$5.4B of ‘sustainability-linked’ financing for coal mine operator

  Data showing RBC’s involvement in the credit lines for Germany-based RWE in 2022 raises complicated questions about how banks reach promised climate goals.

  Environment

  Apr 4
• Ontario maple syrup producers hit by climate change, some urge carbon reductions

  Increasingly unpredictable winter temperatures have Ontario maple syrup producers concerned about how climate change will affect the industry's future.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• New Brunswick adopts Ottawa’s carbon pricing plan, but premier isn’t happy about it

  New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government will align the province's carbon pricing plan with Ottawa's so-called backstop program.

  Canada

  Feb 16
• Nova Scotia legislation to replace cap and trade system for greenhouse gas emitters

  Nova Scotia has tabled legislation for an emissions-reduction plan that would replace the province's cap-and-trade system for large industrial greenhouse gas emitters.

  Environment

  Oct 18, 2022
• Ottawa rejects Atlantic Canada’s request for extension to submit climate plan

  The price of carbon under the federal tax will increase by $15 per tonne in 2023, and then rise again every year until it reaches $170 per tonne in 2030.

  Environment

  Sep 1, 2022
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• Nova Scotia seeking an exemption from federal carbon tax, saying it is doing enough

  Nova Scotia is asking the federal government for an exemption from the carbon tax, saying its existing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions exceed Canada's emissions targets.

  Environment

  Aug 19, 2022
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• Calgary energy company eyeing Pincher Creek for potential carbon capture hub

  A Calgary-based energy company is seeking a permit from the province to explore the potential of a carbon capture facility in southern Alberta. 

  Environment

  May 10, 2022