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Paris climate agreement to take effect Nov. 4
October 6, 2016 Michael Astor - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe landmark Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force on Nov. 4, after a coalition of the world’s largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas pushed it past a key threshold on Wednesday. President Barack…
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…
Alberta appoints task force to help province transition to lower-carbon economy
September 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Alberta government announced on Monday that it has appointed a task force to provide recommendations on targeting investments in climate technology to help transition to a lower-carbon economy. As part of Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan, the government will phase…
Oilsands carbon capture and storage project reaches one-year milestone
September 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterShell Canada has announced that the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has captured and stored one million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) underground “ahead of schedule” in its first year of operation. Quest is the first CCS project…
Companies need to come clean about climate change risk, Mark Carney says
July 15, 2016 Colin Perkel - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Only about one-third of the world’s 1,000 largest companies provide effective disclosure of the risks they face due to climate change, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said Friday. Lack of full disclosure, Carney said, makes it difficult…
Climate change scientists ask federal government to reject B.C. LNG project
May 30, 2016 Gemma Karstens-Smith - THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER – Dozens of international climate scientists are calling on the Canadian government to reject a proposed liquefied natural gas project in northwestern British Columbia, saying it would have dire environmental effects. Ninety academics from Canada, the United States, Australia…
Alberta, Ontario premiers announce MOU on cleantech initiatives
May 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Premiers of Alberta and Ontario announced on Thursday a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate the development of cleantech initiatives. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met in Edmonton on Thursday to discuss new opportunities…
As PM signs UN climate treaty, now comes the hard part: respecting it
April 22, 2016 Alexander Panetta - THE CANADIAN PRESSUNITED NATIONS, N.Y. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined world leaders Friday to help formally ratify a global treaty on climate change. Putting his signature to the Paris accord was the easy part. The hard part comes next: reducing Canada’s…