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Alberta advisory group recommends penalties for heavy oilsands emitters if cap hit
June 19, 2017 Ian Bickis - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – Oilsands producers could face steep fines and suspended projects if industry comes close to hitting a mandated 100-megatonne limit under recommendations proposed by Alberta’s Oil Sands Advisory Group. But the non-binding report sets out a series of policies…
2016 marks three consecutive years of record warmth for the globe: NOAA
January 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe year 2016 marked three consecutive years of record warmth for the globe, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported on Wednesday. “With a boost from El Niño, 2016 began with a bang,” NOAA said in a press release.…
Canada, nearly 200 other countries agree to “phase down” hydrofluorocarbons
October 17, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada and the 196 other countries that are part of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer have agreed to phase down hydroflourocarbons (HFCs), greenhouse gases that can be hundreds to thousands of times more potent than…
Paris climate change agreement passes key threshold
September 21, 2016 Michael Astor - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThirty-one countries formally joined the Paris climate change pact Wednesday, bringing the total number of countries ratifying the treaty to 60 and raising hopes that it will enter into effect by the end of the year. The number is higher…