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The Yukon Conservation Society, Canada’s oldest environmental NGO, has been working to conserve the Yukon’s natural splendours for over 50 years. Photo by Debborah Donnelly/Yukon Conservation Society

Eric Labrecque is weaning Yukon homes off fossil fuels

At 28, Eric Labrecque is running the Yukon Conservation Society’s successful Yukon Electric Thermal Storage Demonstration Project.

Opinion

Youth climate action

By Patricia Lane | Opinion, Climate Solutions Reporting | September 26th 2022

Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Namoks marches with delegates and supporters while in Toronto for RBC's annual general meeting, on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Photo by Christopher Katsarov / Canada's National Observer

Wet’suwet’en puts allies on notice against ‘24/7 campaign of surveillance and terror’ as Coastal GasLink readies to drill

As Coastal GasLink prepares to drill under the Wedzin Kwa (Morice River), Wet’suwet’en hereditary leadership and their allies are saying the fight is reaching a flashpoint — and supporters across the country are on notice.

By John Woodside | News | September 22nd 2022

A man works in a galvanizing plant in Cambiano, northern Italy, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Energy crisis top voter concern in coming election

Giambarini Group’s plants in northern Italy must keep zinc baths that rustproof steel and iron parts super-heated around the clock, seven days a week, an energy-intensive process that has grown exponentially more costly as natural gas prices spike.

By Colleen Barry | News, Politics | September 20th 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

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 area in front of the Stade Industrial Park is part of the future port expansion for the planned import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Stade, Germany, on April 2022. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP, File)

Europe's floating gas terminals raising climate fears

As winter nears, European nations, desperate to replace the natural gas they once bought from Russia, have embraced a short−term fix: A series of roughly 20 floating terminals that would receive liquefied natural gas from other countries and convert it into heating fuel.

By Cathy Bussewitz | News | August 31st 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany take a stroll at the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau on June 27, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Trudeau questions business case for exporting natural gas from Canada to Europe

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is open to easing regulatory requirements for projects that would facilitate the export of Canadian natural gas to Europe, but questioned whether a business case exists for such investments.

By Lee Berthiaume & Virginie Ann | News, Politics | August 23rd 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany take a stroll at the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau on Monday, June 27, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

An energy pact between Canada and Germany expected to be signed next week

An energy pact between Canada and Germany expected to be signed next week in Newfoundland and Labrador will set aggressive timelines and targets for exporting hydrogen to Germany, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Friday, August 19, 2022.

By Mia Rabson | News, Politics | August 20th 2022

One of the most prominent manifestations of the crisis is the parched River Po. The flow rate of Italy’s longest waterway has fallen to one-tenth of the usual figure, while its water level is 2 metres below normal. Photo by Jim Linwood/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

‘The new normal’: Why Europe is being hit by a climate-driven drought crisis

Water shortages across the continent, from France through Italy, Spain and beyond, are creating a critical situation.

Race Against Climate Change

By Jon Henley | News | August 11th 2022

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