The system puts caps on the amount of pollution companies in certain industries can emit. Continue reading →

The June auction in the system aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions follows the inaugural one in March, which also sold out. Continue reading →

Ontario’s first cap-and-trade auction sold out all current allowances, giving the new market a strong start, but the province’s environment minister warned the real test of the system will be in the emission reductions it brings about. Continue reading →

Phytoplankton – the base of the food chain – is blooming earlier than usual. One expert calls it the “canary in the coal mine.” Continue reading →

Not only is the sea ice extent smaller this year, the ice itself is thinner. Continue reading →

Business executives and scientists on Tuesday urged the world’s leading economies to put global warming back on the G20 agenda. Continue reading →

The demand for oil and coal will hit its peak in 2020, before slowly succumbing to green technologies. Continue reading →

Focus groups conducted last year for the federal government suggest the Liberals’ marquee carbon pricing policy is poorly understood and generates contradictory reactions. Continue reading →

Wildfires and storms triggered a record-breaking $4.9 billion in insurance claims in 2016, and Canada needs to prepare for more frequent and severe natural disasters in the future, the Insurance Bureau of Canada warns. Continue reading →