Monday, 3 March 2025

Focus on Emissions

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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US as many as 15 years behind China on nuclear power, report says

Beijing's state-backed approach continues to give it the edge in the development of high-tech nuclear power.

ws stand in a corral at a Pixley, Calif., dairy farm on Monday, May 20, 2024. In recent decades, digesters that convert cow manure and other organic waste into biogas to create electricity or to fuel vehicles have spread nationally, and the number is expected to grow. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but are communities at risk?

In recent decades, digesters that convert cow manure and other organic waste into biogas to create electricity or to fuel vehicles have spread...

FILE PHOTO: Climate activists protest against fossil fuels at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
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G7 vows to drop fossil fuels faster, but activists unimpressed

G7 leaders will commit to accelerating transition away from fossil fuels, according to a draft statement to be issued at the end of...

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Japan could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to renewables, says Rystad Energy CEO

Japan, a major coal and LNG buyer, could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to expansion of solar and wind power, CEO of Rystad...

FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows Canadian investment banks RBC, CIBC, BMO, TD and Scotiabank in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canada’s Parliament grills bank CEOs on climate policy in rare meeting

The CEOs of Canada's big five banks reassured MPs about their commitment to fighting climate change, but said reducing funding for fossil fuel...

Smoke pours from the stacks in Toronto on Thursday January 15, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gu
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Here’s a look at the nuts and bolts of the Liberals’ new carbon pricing data in Canada

A snapshot of what the newly released data on the economic and emissions impact of carbon pricing.

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Natural gas opposition ‘ideological,’ new Ontario energy minister says

Ontario's new energy minister is unapologetic about the use of natural gas to partly fuel growing energy needs in Canada's largest province, calling...

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Canada's greenhouse gas emissions will be 12 per cent lower in 2030 with carbon pricing in place than they will be if the pricing system for consumers and big industry were to be scrapped, new federal data published Thursday suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Canadian government releases carbon pricing impact data as cost debate rages

Newly published data suggests Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions will be 12 per cent lower in 2030 with carbon pricing in place than they would...

A container ship passes under the Lions Gate Bridge after leaving port, in Vancouver, B.C., on May 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Shipping industry looks for consensus on sustainable fuels ahead of net-zero goals

Global shippers are convening in Montreal to sort out which sustainable fuels their vessels should use — a key question given that boats...

Drivers and vehicle manufacturers have been told several different timelines for when the sale of conventionally fuelled cars will be banned in the UK (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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How the timeline for banning new petrol and diesel cars has shifted

Drivers and vehicle manufacturers have been told several different timelines for when the sale of conventionally fuelled cars will be banned in the...

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