Focus on Politics
Cap on production may be too complicated for global plastic treaty: Canada’s environment minister
Canada's Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production.
Despite climate crisis, US Green Party struggling for traction
Climate change is a major issue on the US political agenda, yet the country's Green Party and its candidate Jill Stein are next to...
Canada’s Cenovus Energy fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history
Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill ever recorded in Newfoundland...
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industry benzene leak
Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility
SNB says climate change matter for politics, not central banks
SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan has said that climate protection should tackled by politicians rather than central banks
COP29 host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas investments
Azerbaijan will defend the right of oil and gas producing nations to invest in the sector, noting that fossil fuel demand remains strong
Net zero does not mean ‘huge shift’ in everyday lives, top climate adviser says
UK net zero advisor says the idea of a radically different lifestyle has been pushed too hard as he suggests Britain is lagging...
Italy sets conditions for Vitol’s takeover of oil refiner Saras
Oil refiner Saras's controlling shareholder - the Moratti family - said in February it had agreed to sell its stake to energy company...
Honda to get up to $5B in government aid for EV battery, assembly plants in Canada
Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce...
Explainer: New U.S. EPA power sector rules set up likely legal clashes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations targeting pollution from power plants are expected to usher in major legal challenges. Here is what...
