Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• U.S. rolls back declaration that greenhouse gases endanger public health

  The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

  U.S. News

  Feb 12
  
• Quebec begins consultations on potential revision of greenhouse gas targets

  The province committed to reducing its annual emissions by 37.5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030 in the wake of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

  Environment

  Nov 25, 2025
  
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• U.S. blocks plan to charge ‘carbon tax’ on global shipping emissions

  Maritime nations had been deliberating on adopting regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels, but U.S. President Donald Trump had vowed retaliation.

  Environment

  Oct 17, 2025
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• Trump’s EPA moves to scrap emission limits for U.S. power plants

  The announcement is a key step in Trump's broader efforts to unwind environmental regulations he views as barriers to industrial development and expanded energy production.

  Environment

  Jun 11, 2025
• Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data

  Alberta's premier said the ban is necessary because she doesn’t trust how the federal government will calculate greenhouse gas emissions as it crafts its proposed emissions cap.

  Politics

  Mar 19, 2025
• Canada sees decline in greenhouse gas emissions, but missing target: report

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

  Environment

  Dec 19, 2024
• Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta government vows legal challenge

  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.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2024
• Kingston reports 19% drop in corporate greenhouse gas emissions since 2018

  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.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2024
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• Canada’s emission reduction ‘painfully slow,’ off track for 2030 targets

  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.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2024
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• Ottawa to require oil, gas companies to cut carbon emissions by one-third

  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.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2024