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Oil and gas production hikes and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada's climate progress last year, but a new report says the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissions.

Investors and would-be suppliers need incentives to start churning out the greener oil, industry groups say. They're hoping Ottawa can match programs in the U.S. and ultimately help cut airplane pollution, which accounts for about two per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.

According to Oxford Economics, there were 2.3 million fewer people working in aviation worldwide last September compared to the beginning of the pandemic, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Beyond individual action, Canadians could accept a system that will tangibly assign financial costs to the increasing environmental impacts of flying so that those who choose to fly pay the bill, writes Ralph Martin.

British Airways has signed a deal with a U.K. refinery, but questions remain over sustainable aviation fuel’s net-zero credentials.

Canada was among 19 countries promising to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from some international shipping routes at the COP26 climate talks in Scotland on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

Several countries and companies announced plans on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, to stop selling cars that run on gasoline or diesel over the next two decades, as part of efforts to clamp down on a significant source of planet-warming emissions.

Credibility is a reoccurring theme as International Air Transport Association boss Willie Walsh explains how the industry's 2050 goal could be achieved.

The core public service, air travel and rail employees and passengers must all be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October, according to Canada’s new mandatory vaccine policy.

The federal government is rolling out billions of dollars in new financial help targeting hard-hit sectors of the economy, acknowledging that some companies need more support and others are slipping through the safety net of emergency aid meant to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2008 auto bailout led to stricter tailpipe emissions rules. In the “flight shame" era, shouldn’t the aviation industry buck up on fuel efficiency and electric planes?

The economic affects of the coronavirus have preceded the spread of the virus itself, with financial markets swinging wildly, companies closing offices or asking employees work from home in affected areas, and throttling air travel across the globe.

The head of WestJet steps up his fight against the growing push to unionize the airline's staff, telling them to resist organized labour's pitch because it will chomp into their paycheques.

The esteemed travel guide publisher cites 150th birthday parties and the "wave of positivity" unleashed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as reasons to visit the Great White North in 2017.