emissions

This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney opened the door to changing federal impact assessment legislation and the oil and gas emissions cap in order to get major projects built in a recent interview, worrying environmental groups

Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax.

Three municipal developers' organizations are calling on all levels of government to address inconsistencies in construction rules in the Greater Toronto Area that are making them too expensive to build, particularly in light of the trade war with the U.S.

Taking a train from Montreal to Ottawa recently, McGill professor John Gradek kept an eye on the speedometer. He noted it reached a top speed of about 160 kilometres per hour. That may be fast for a car, but it’s slow by train standards; high speed trains in Europe and Asia reach speeds of up to 460 kilometres per hour.

Some of Vancouver's leading builders are eyeing with frustration an upcoming city council vote that could eliminate the city's years-old restrictions on using natural gas in new buildings.

Fossil fuel companies continue to actively advocate against adequate climate policy. There are no jobs on a dead planet.

Premier Danielle Smith’s latest PR push is fossil fuel propaganda. That’s why 350.org responded with “Cap the Crap,” a campaign to call out industry lies and fight for a strong emissions cap on Alberta's oil and gas sector.

Every Halloween, millions of candle-lit pumpkins illuminate porches and doorsteps across Canada to greet the costumed hordes of trick-or-treaters seeking bowls of candy, but this glorious display of gourds and sugary treats comes at an ecological cost.

As we celebrate Media Literacy Week, Canadians increasingly need to take matters into their own hands if they want to sift through the noise of misinformation and find trustworthy evidence for the claims they encounter.

As pressure grows on the oil and gas sector to reduce its emissions, one Calgary-based company is banking on the potential to convert waste gas from oil wells into valuable electricity for nearby communities.

Canada’s railway operators are polluting less thanks to the addition of new, higher-efficiency locomotives, but the next stop in their green transition will hinge on innovative alternative fuels and propulsion technologies, writes Darius Snieckus.

The path to Canada's 2030 climate target has become dizzyingly steep. Here’s a series of charts showing how adrift Canadians are now

If global heating doesn't stop, 60 years from now Edmonton will be as hot and dry in the summer as Kansas is now, Regina will feel like a much warmer city in South Dakota, and Toronto will be as hot year-round as present-day northern Arkansas.

Just days before the Paris Olympics open, Lululemon Athletica Inc., is facing a first-of-its-kind formal complaint in France filed by a grassroots environmental organization in Canada and the United States.

Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says.