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Workers install solar pannels on the roof of a house in Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain, on Sept. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

EU countries look to Africa to replace Russian gas

A new liquefied natural gas project off Africa's western coast may only be 80% complete, but already the prospect of a new energy supplier has drawn visits from the leaders of Poland and Germany.

By Krista Larson | News | October 12th 2022

Canada's new climate plan for aviation rests on carbon offsets and cleaner fuel

Canada’s new climate plan for the aviation industry sets out a vision that hinges on sustainable aviation fuel and carbon offsets to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | September 28th 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Photo by: The Canadian Press/AP/Efrem Lukatsky

Five years in, full ratification of Canada-Europe trade deal still not guaranteed

By Dylan Robertson | News | September 21st 2022

German Climate envoy Jennifer Morgan speaks during an interview at the German Mission to the United Nations on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

Ukraine war heightens Germany's resolve on climate action

Germany remains committed to phasing out coal as a source of power by 2030 even as it reactivates coal-fired power plants, the country's climate envoy said on Monday, September 19, 2022. Germany says it took the step to get through the coming winter amid energy shortages as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

By Aya Batrawy | News | September 20th 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures as she speaks on Ukraine at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

EU chief proposes cap on electricity company revenues

A top European Union official unveiled on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, a plan to cap the revenues of electricity producing companies that are making extraordinary profits due to the war in Ukraine and climate change, saying the proposal could raise $140 billion to help people hit by spiraling energy prices.

By Lorne Cooke & Samuel Petrequin | News | September 14th 2022

Estonia's Minister for the Economy and Infrastructure Riina Sikkut speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU energy ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU nations seek to contain energy prices

The European Union on Friday, September 9, 2022, intensified its mission to shield the population from dramatically increasing energy prices that threaten to plunge millions into cold and poverty over the winter as tensions mount with Russia over the war in Ukraine.

By Raf Casert | News, Energy | September 9th 2022

European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson speaks to The Associated Press during an interview in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

EU energy commissioner devises new plan to address fuel crisis

The European Union’s next steps for addressing the continent’s worsening energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are expected to be unveiled next week, the European commissioner for energy said on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

By Victoria Milko | News, Politics | September 6th 2022

The tanker Sun Arrows loads its cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project in the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. (AP Photo, File)

Russia sends more energy to India, China

Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine, said a report published on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

By Associated Press | News, Politics | September 6th 2022

This photo provided by the French Navy shows rescue workers rescuing a sailing family after the storm in Revelatta, Corsica island, on Friday, Aug.19, 2022. (Marine Nationale via AP)

Looks like three more dry months ahead for Europe

Parts of the European Union could face three more months of warmer and drier conditions as Europe weathers a major drought that has fueled forest fires, dried up rivers and devastated crops, the 27−nation bloc’s Earth observation program is warning in a report.

By Lorne Cooke | News | August 24th 2022

There is an important conversation to be had about the best way — and, crucially, the least costly way — for Canada’s farmers to reduce their emissions, writes columnist Max Fawcett. Photo Government of Alberta/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Why farmers are the freedom convoy’s next act

Time will tell whether they get around to dumping actual manure onto major highways in protest, or whether we’ll merely have to contend with the metaphorical version being thrown at our federal government, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

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By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | August 10th 2022

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