As the world stares down an ongoing and rapidly worsening climate crisis, wealthy countries like Canada must hit the “fast-forward button” and push up their net-zero emissions deadlines to 2040, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said Monday.
Trans Mountain will not have to come up with an additional $1.1 billion to cover the cleanup costs of possible oil spills from its expansion project, the Canada Energy Regulator has decided.
When Trans Mountain's new pipeline and facilities are ready to operate, the company says "a slight increase" to its $1-billion liabilities plan for the existing pipeline will be sufficient to cover the risk of an oil spill on either the current line or its new counterpart.
Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details on Thursday, June 9, 2022, on steps it will take to achieve its target.
British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and told the federal government it still has concerns about its response to potential marine oil spills.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says a new report from the International Energy Agency vindicates the government’s climate progress, but he adds more must be done to decarbonize.
Canadians need expert analysis to guide the economic transformation to battle climate crisis. A recent report from the Canada Energy Regulator provides an inadequate blueprint, write Kathryn Harrison, Mark Jaccard, Nicholas Rivers and Angela Carter.
A new forecast says Canada is on track for a significant reduction in fossil fuel use by 2050, even as electricity demand grows and demand for crude oil continues.
