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Liberal House leader Karina Gould lambasted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as a "fraudster" Monday morning after he said the federal carbon price is going to cause a "nuclear winter." Gould speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Tensions, rhetoric abound as MPs return to House of Commons, spar over carbon price

Canada's Liberals ramp up attacks on Conservatives as Parliament returns, facing a fragile minority and potential snap election.

FILE PHOTO: A Credit Agricole logo is seen outside a bank office in Reze near Nantes, France, May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Credit Agricole CIB chooses carbon trading over gold, sources say

France's second largest listed bank Credit Agricole has decided to replace precious metals with trading in the regulated carbon markets.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media at the party's caucus retreat, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Montreal. Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government at the next election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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NDP caving to Poilievre on carbon price, has no idea how to fight climate change: Trudeau

Trudeau criticizes the NDP for wavering on carbon pricing, claiming they lack a clear climate plan under pressure from Conservative Leader Poilievre.

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government would end the carbon tax on consumers if the federal government removed the legal requirement. Eby steps away from the podium after a news conference in Coquitlam, B.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. to scrap carbon tax if federal government drops requirement: Eby

B.C. Premier David Eby plans to scrap the provincial carbon tax for consumers and shift it to “big polluters” if Ottawa allows.

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Out of thick air: Converting carbon emissions to fuel

Opinion: Canada's federal government should increase support for the development of CO2 recycling, an innovation that could lead to new jobs and new...

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media at the party's caucus retreat Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won’t say if it’ll include consumer carbon tax

Singh says he wants to see big polluters pay, but NDP rejects the idea that workers should shoulder the cost of fighting climate...

FILE PHOTO: A chimney of a steel factory emits smoke in Tangshan in China's Hebei Province November 3, 2015. Picture taken November 3, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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Factbox: What’s China’s carbon market and how does it work?

By Amy Lv and David Stanway BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is seeking public feedback on a plan to include cement, steel and aluminium...

The Southern Cardamom project is intended to protect over 450,000 hectares of rainforest (AFP)
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Controversial Cambodia carbon credit project reinstated

Forestry scheme Southern Cardamom now certified by Verra following damning Human Rights Watch report in February.

Reaching net zero involves reducing greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible before ‘offsetting’ any remaining hard-to-abate emissions (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Some businesses still misunderstanding what net zero means, research finds

Survey of British businesses shows that non-experts might be setting net zero goals with a lack of understanding.

FILE PHOTO: A chimney of a steel factory emits smoke in Tangshan in China's Hebei Province November 3, 2015. Picture taken November 3, 2015.         REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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China to include steel, cement and aluminium in its carbon market

Plan to include new sectors in China's carbon markets will see emissions trading cover 60% of the country's total greenhouse gas production.

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