Carbon capture: Separating fact from fiction
In Episode 12 of Hot Politics, host David McKie examines the carbon capture utilization and storage process, or CCUS for short, and explores why some are calling it greenwashing.
Angela Carter
Top climate scientists urge swift action for Canada and the world in critical decade for change
A climate bomb is ticking, and the latest report from the world’s leading climate science body is a how-to guide for defusing it, says United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.
Carbon capture is too pricey and takes too long to build: Winnipeg think tank
By betting it can solve its emissions problem with carbon capture and storage, Canada's oil and gas industry risks saddling itself with expensive stranded assets, a new report argues.
Newfoundland and Labrador's tsunami of offshore oil plans
Newfoundland and Labrador is betting its financial future on the hundreds of millions of barrels of oil buried off its coast. Here's what that looks like.
Federal rule on oil and gas projects ‘does not stand up to the facts’
Although the operation of Bay du Nord will emit less carbon than its oilsands counterparts during production, once that oil is burned, the emissions are all the same.
Industry and climate groups face off over just transition consultation
Oil and gas industry groups and climate advocacy organizations in Canada are squaring off to shape the federal government’s just transition strategy.
Thousands call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty as UN meeting kicks off
More than 2,000 academics from around the world signed an open letter calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, as the United Nations’ 76th General Assembly kicks off its annual meeting.
When it comes to climate action and fossil fuels, Newfoundland and Labrador is torn
A recent poll shows an overwhelming majority of Newfoundland and Labrador residents want to see a transition away from fossil fuels. But the province is handing over hundreds of millions of dollars to the struggling industry.