GHG

• Western University receives $4.75M from Ottawa’s carbon pricing system

  Federal funding will help replace one of five natural gas-powered boilers at Western University with an electric steam one, which will greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

  Environment

  Jul 13
  
• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, oilsands executives in U.S. capital to rehabilitate Canada’s energy image

  At the core of the effort is the Pathways Alliance, a coalition of oilsands producers that hopes to eliminate the industry's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

  Politics

  Jun 22, 2022
  
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• Canada’s emissions plummeted during 1st year of COVID-19 pandemic

  Canada's greenhouse gas emissions plummeted to their lowest level in almost three decades in 2020 as pandemic restrictions kept cars off the road and grounded airplanes.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2022
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• Suncor’s move to get out of wind and solar criticized by Greenpeace Canada

  Calgary-based energy giant Suncor announced Monday its plans to divest its wind and solar assets to focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels instead.

  Environment

  Apr 5, 2022
• Canada must slash emissions by 42% to hit new 2030 targets, climate plan says

  The emissions reduction plan that Guilbeault tabled in the House of Commons Tuesday is projecting that electricity emissions will be almost zero by the end of the decade.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2022
• Alberta’s COP26 representative says province isn’t alone in facing climate challenge

  Steve MacDonald, who heads a provincial agency that funds carbon-reducing technology, is one of Alberta's two official representatives at the global conference.

  Environment

  Nov 9, 2021
• New Coaldale recycling facility going green

  A recycling services facility will open in Coaldale's industrial park early next year.

  Environment

  Jul 13, 2021
• Alberta, Canadian governments sign deal for $1.3B hydrogen plant in Edmonton region

  The governments say they're working with Air Products Canada to build the $1.3-billon plant, which would produce the clean-burning fuel from natural gas.

  Economy

  Jun 9, 2021
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• Lack of GHG reduction targets in Saskatchewan makes progress hard to measure, advocates say

  'One thing that was missing and that I really want to know is: how are our total provincial emissions doing?'

  Environment

  Jun 3, 2021
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• Prairies, Ontario say they weren’t properly consulted on Ottawa’s 2030 emissions goal

  The Prairies and Ontario say they weren't properly consulted about the federal government's higher target to cut greenhouse gas pollution.

  Politics

  Apr 26, 2021