Vancouver city councillor proposes declaration of climate emergency
Currently, Metro Vancouver has a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80 per cent by 2050. Continue reading
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Trump couldn’t stop decline of U.S. coal plants in 2018
The U.S. recorded its second-highest number of coal-fired power plant shutdowns in 2018, despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to prop up the industry. Continue reading
SES wants Sask. gov’t to help meet Canada’s greenhouse gas reduction pledge
The Saskatchewan Environmental Society says the provincial government’s climate change strategy falls short. Continue reading
Global carbon emissions surged this year in ‘terrible news’ for the planet
The world’s heaviest polluters increased their carbon emissions this year, despite a global effort to fight climate change. Continue reading
TTC rolls out new hybrid buses to bolster transit network
Transit officials say 55 hybrid buses will be delivered by the end of December with 200 more by the end of 2019. Continue reading
New gas plants should pay carbon levies on emissions by 2030: renewable-fuel producers
The federal government is still finalizing emissions standards for various sources of electricity that will determine how much they will pay in a carbon levy. Continue reading
Earth’s ozone layer is slowly healing, UN report says
A United Nations-backed report suggests the Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly recovering, due to lower concentrations of harmful greenhouse gases. Continue reading
Carbon taxes on coal-fired power plants to affect only some emissions
Ottawa is still negotiating with provinces that have coal plants on how they will be phased out and whether they will be allowed to keep operating any of them by reducing equivalent emissions elsewhere. Continue reading
Saskatchewan unveils climate change plan; will not submit to Ottawa for assessment
By David Baxter Reporter
Environment Minister Dustin Duncan said Saskatchewan will not be submitting Prairie Resilience, the province’s climate change plan, to Ottawa for evaluation. Continue reading
Earth at risk of entering irreversible ‘hothouse’ state
The world is at risk of entering ‘hothouse’ conditions that would render some equatorial regions uninhabitable, even if emission reduction targets are met, scientists say in a new study. Continue reading