Environmental Defence
GreenPAC debates put climate crisis front and centre
On Sept. 8 and 9, up to 100 debates on the environment will take place across Canada, giving voters a chance to see where their candidates stand on environmental policy.
Oil and gas industry releases its election wish list
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says its platform, released Aug. 24, demonstrates the industry’s desire to transition to a lower-carbon economy. Environmentalists, however, say it promotes a business-as-usual approach to the climate crisis.
In a climate emergency election, find your climate justice champion
The Parliament we elect Sept. 20 will hold our climate fate in its hands, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Jagmeet Singh promises to kill fossil fuel subsidies
If elected, the federal NDP would identify fossil fuel subsidies, eliminate them “once and for all,” and spend the money on the renewable energy sector, Leader Jagmeet Singh said on the campaign trail Monday morning.
Canada’s oil and gas sector filled up on federal COVID emergency cash
At a time when climate science demands a rapid transition off fossil fuels, Ottawa approved more than $1.3 billion for oil and gas companies through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.
Canada’s zero-emission vehicle goals parked for now
Ottawa and its critics agree there is much more work to be done to achieve Transport Canada’s goal of phasing out the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035, but plans have stalled until the United States sets its course.
Critics slam Canada’s official Paris target as ‘climate denial’ in action
Canada’s now official 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target is a far cry from what’s needed to avoid climate breakdown, say critics panning the goal for its inadequacy.
Come 2035, you won’t be able to buy a new gas-guzzling car
Ottawa is setting a new goal for when new cars and trucks will be required to be net-zero in a clear sign to the auto industry that the era of gas-guzzlers is coming to an end.
Clearing Big Auto's smokescreen
Despite plans to go electric, major auto manufacturers are focused on polluting SUVs and pickup trucks in the near term, which has one environmental group calling for new levels of federal scrutiny.
Alberta is gambling its future on carbon capture
Alberta's oil and gas industry is committing to net-zero with the hope carbon capture technology pays off. But will it?
Alberta rebuffs 'Net Zero by 2050' plan: it's 'driven by activists'
The Alberta government is rebuffing an influential International Energy Agency plan to reach net-zero carbon pollution as an “unreasonable” and “unfeasible” proposal “driven by activists.”
Canada not getting an accurate account of methane emissions
“We're finding that (methane) emissions are at least 1.5 times higher than what's currently being reported in official inventory reports,” says Katlyn MacKay, lead author of a recent study.
Hwy. 413 could increase Ontario’s emissions for decades
By 2050, when the federal government has pledged to reach net-zero emissions, the planned highway could have created up to 17.4 million tonnes (or megatonnes) of greenhouse gases, according to a report from Environmental Defence.
Will Trudeau’s wager on carbon capture help or hurt the environment?
Industry is excited about the budget's carbon-capture investments. But the technology is still expensive, and projects have not performed to expectations. Environmentalists worry it will lock us in to fossil fuels. Will Trudeau's wager pay off?