Greenhouse Gas

• 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
  
• Climate change makes heatwaves hotter and more frequent. Here’s how

  Europe is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave and wildfires are raging across the Mediterranean. Here's how climate change drives these events.

  Environment

  Jul 20
  
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• Feds approve nine Living Labs to involve ag producers in reducing greenhouse gases

  "Across Canada, farmers are on the front lines of climate change and Alberta is no exception," Bibeau said Thursday at a news conference in Calgary.

  Canada

  Jul 14
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• Proposed climate action plan for London, Ont. endorsed by city committee

  First unveiled in early February, a 130-page draft version of the plan was formally tabled during Tuesday's meeting of the strategic priorities and policy committee.

  Canada

  Apr 6
• City debates framework for renewable Regina and sustainable energy plans

  At a special executive committee meeting residents and city council members discussed the framework of Regina's plans to become a renewable energy, net-zero city by 2050.

  Environment

  Mar 24
• Two sustainable energy initiatives launched in Saskatchewan

  The Ministry of Energy and Resources said the new initiatives will ensure Saskatchewan remains one of the most sustainable energy producers in the world.

  Environment

  Mar 14
• SaskPower not passing on 2022 federal carbon price increase to its customers

  SaskPower says reduced coal emissions and more reliance on renewable energy will allow customers to pay the same rate for the carbon price next year as they did in 2021.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2021
• Canada’s program to cut greenhouse-gas emissions is failing, audit shows

  ``This is a program that needs a vast improvement,'' commissioner Jerry DeMarco said Thursday of the program called the Onshore Emissions Reduction Fund.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2021
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• Toronto on target to achieve its reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

  The city says its greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 were 38 per cent lower when compared with 1990.

  Environment

  Nov 25, 2021
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• B.C. program to reduce industrial emissions wins award at COP26

  B.C.'s CleanBC program, which encourages a reduction in emissions across industry as a whole, has won an award at the United Nations COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2021