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Emissions from wildfires hit record high as climate change drives fire threat
May 19, 2023 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – 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…
Oilsands emissions could be underestimated by current measuring methods, study says
April 24, 2023 Bob Weber - THE CANADIAN PRESSNew 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…
How the P&C industry can step up after the UN’s latest climate change warning
March 20, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatinoThe world keeps inching toward a dangerous climate threshold, but if swift action on greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions are taken in all sectors, including insurance, it’s possible to avert catastrophic warming, a new report said. There may be more…
Canada won’t back call to ‘phase down’ oil and gas production
November 18, 2022 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – Canada won’t agree to add language calling for the phaseout of all fossil fuels – including oil and gas – to the final agreement at this year’s United Nations climate talks in Egypt, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said…
Methane emissions underestimated, a growing number of reports suggest
November 16, 2022 Bob Weber - THE CANADIAN PRESSAs the federal government moves to tighten regulations on methane emissions, new assessments suggest the amount of the potent greenhouse gas escaping into the atmosphere has been significantly underestimated. A recent survey of oil and gas facilities in Canada found…
Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes
May 3, 2022 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – 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…
Curbing Canadian forest fires could be an affordable way to cut emissions: study
April 28, 2022 Hina Alam - THE CANADIAN PRESSBetter wildfire management in Canadian and Alaskan forests could offer a cost-effective way to limit greenhouse gas emissions, a new study says. Research published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday found wildfires in North American boreal forests could represent…
Oil and gas sector emissions need to be cut two-fifths by 2030, new climate plan says
March 30, 2022 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – 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…
Canada considers tougher greenhouse gas rules for shipping
November 23, 2021 Bob Weber - THE CANADIAN PRESSCanada is considering an international proposal that would double the ambition of its greenhouse gas emissions targets from shipping – a plan observers say the country seems ready to support. A committee of the International Maritime Organization, which sets the…
B.C.’s climate change plan aims for changes by 2030 for consumers, industry
October 26, 2021 The Canadian PressVICTORIA – British Columbia has introduced a plan to reach its legislated target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 with initiatives like slashing the number of kilometres driven by 25 per cent compared with last year and boosting the…
At least 70% of vehicle sales must be zero-emission to achieve Ottawa’s emissions plan: report
July 22, 2021 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – The C.D. Howe Institute says 70 to 75 per cent of Canadian passenger auto sales will have to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030 in order to achieve the federal government’s emissions targets. The think tank says about 7.7…
Nova Scotia sets the stage for its cap and trade regime, with targets to come
October 2, 2017 Keith Doucette - THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX – Nova Scotia tabled legislation Friday that sets the stage for its promised cap and trade regime, although specific details on the regulations and the effect on consumers are yet to be known. Premier Stephen McNeil’s Liberal government opted…