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Canadian firefighters steal the show at UN climate talks

The federal government is hoping Canada's devastating wildfire season sparks momentum for carbon pricing at the United Nations.

By James McCarten | News, Politics | September 21st 2023

The social cost of carbon

The social cost of carbon quantifies the damage our daily actions have on the climate.

By Hugo Cordeau | Analysis | June 6th 2023

A new fossil fuel subsidy is not the way to help farmers

The path to low-emissions agricultural production must ensure sustained food production and support the viability of farming operations.

Opinion

By Tom Green | Opinion | April 3rd 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks briefly with reporters as she makes her way to a cabinet meeting, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 in Ottawa. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Clean electricity grid, tax credits will feature high in federal budget

Canada's push for a zero-emission electricity grid will get a significant funding boost in the federal budget on March 28, 2023, including with new tax credits expected to encourage the development of renewable power sources like wind and solar.

By Mia Rabson | News, Politics | March 24th 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, meets with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston in Halifax on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Canada’s only underground coal mine joins ‘large emitter’ carbon pricing system

Nova Scotia says the Donkin mine is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter in the province, behind Nova Scotia Power.

By Cloe Logan | News | February 14th 2023

The latest dangerous instalment in Scott Moe’s crusade against Ottawa

The Saskatchewan First Act appears to be the latest vehicle in the Moe government’s fight with the feds over climate policy.

Opinion

By Peter Prebble | Opinion, Politics | January 20th 2023

Premier Scott Moe speaks at the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Liam Richards

Saskatchewan government deciding how to spend new carbon pricing revenue

Saskatchewan is to soon gain control of the carbon pricing charge that shows up on residents' power bills.

By Mickey Djuric | News, Politics | November 25th 2022

Steven Guilbeault, minister of the environment and climate change of Canada, speaks at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. File photo by The Associated Press/Peter Dejong

Canada refuses to back COP27 call to 'phase down' oil and gas production

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 on Thursday, November 17, 2022.

By Mia Rabson | News, Politics | November 18th 2022

People cross-country ski in the cold weather as an industrial plant is shown in the back ground in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Canada challenges more countries to use carbon pricing

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada is issuing a challenge to the rest of the world to expand the use of carbon pricing in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions.

By Mia Rabson | News, Politics | November 15th 2022

A clean-shaven man in a blue suit speaks, with a woman slightly out of focus in the background

Trudeau government takes first steps to cement its cornerstone climate policy

The fall economic statement included the first concrete steps to future-proof Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s key climate legacy: carbon pricing.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | November 8th 2022

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