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Smoke from wildfires in Alberta blankets Calgary
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Emissions from wildfires hit record high as climate change drives fire threat

May 19, 2023 The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – Emissions from wildfires hit a new record in 2021 as the blazes that raged in Western Canada and Ontario produced more greenhouse gases than the oil and gas sector and heavy industry combined. Canada’s forests are relied on

Aerial photo of Alberta oilsands
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Oilsands emissions could be underestimated by current measuring methods, study says

April 24, 2023 Bob Weber - THE CANADIAN PRESS

New federal research suggests greenhouse gas emissions from the Alberta oilsands may be significantly underestimated, adding to a growing pile of studies that say our understanding of what is going into the atmosphere is incomplete. In a paper published last

Pump jack in Saskatchewan
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Alberta, Saskatchewan methane emissions almost 4 times more than reported: research  

February 21, 2023 by Jason Contant

New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to government.   The research, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology,

Industrial equipment at an LNG plant in Calgary
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A bridge to nowhere: Natural gas will not lead Canada to a sustainable energy future

September 14, 2022 The Canadian Press

By Amy Janzwood, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia and Heather Millar, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of New Brunswick – THE CONVERSATION This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent

Smoke stacks from a factory releasing emissions
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Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes

May 3, 2022 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – Direct greenhouse gas emissions from federal departments are down almost 41 per cent in the last 17 years, hitting a target for 2025 well ahead of schedule. But in an audit of Ottawa’s “greening government” strategy, environment commissioner

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaking during Question Period
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Oil and gas sector “cannot do business as usual”: Environment Minister

April 5, 2022 The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new report from the United Nations’ climate agency shows the oil and gas sector “cannot do business as usual” even as the government is still considering approving a massive new offshore oil

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivering the keynote address at the GLOBE Forum in Vancouver
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Oil and gas sector emissions need to be cut two-fifths by 2030, new climate plan says

March 30, 2022 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Canadian oil industry Tuesday that it should use the massive bump in profits from the current surge in prices to fund a transition to cut their emissions. The federal government unveiled an

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Green buildings can boost productivity, well-being and health of workers

February 3, 2022 The Canadian Press

Md Sazan Rahman, PhD Candidate, Bioresource Engineering, McGill University This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Most

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California says oceans expected to rise higher than thought

April 28, 2017 The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO – California says new climate change findings mean the ocean off the state’s coast is expected to rise higher than previously thought. The state’s Ocean Protection Council on Wednesday revised projections it provides to agencies to help them

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Larger liability claims expected to become more expensive, complex: AGCS

March 30, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

There is increasing potential for “larger liability claims to become more expensive, complex and international, demonstrating the pervasive and long-term nature of liability losses,” suggests a new global claims review released Thursday by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). Industrial,

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Quebec electric vehicle law sparks concern within automotive industry

January 24, 2017 Ross Marowits - THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL – Automakers are expressing concern that it will be difficult to comply with a new law in Quebec that requires them to sell a minimum number of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Starting with the 2018 model

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles receives notice of violation for alleged failure to disclose software that increases air pollution from vehicles

January 13, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday that it has issued a notice of violation to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA) for allegedly failing to disclose software that increases air pollution from vehicles.