Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Focus on Emissions

Pipes and tanks snake around the inside of a carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station in Estevan, Sask., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The signature carbon capture and storage project continues to miss emissions reduction goals, raising questions about the cost-effectiveness of the technology, says a report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Boundary Dam carbon capture project missing goals, report says

Goal of Boundary Dam carbon capture to reduce emissions by 90% has never been reached, claims analyst, as technology's economics are disputed.

An Air France Airbus A350-900 airplane is seen near the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, in Villepinte, near Paris, France, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File photo
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KLM, Brussels Airlines and more in greenwashing probe

EU's airline greenwashing investigation targets 20 airlines over claims relating to carbon offsetting and the use of sustainable fuels.

A sign for the Aamjiwnaang First Nation Resource Centre is shown in Sarnia, Ont., on April 21, 2007. Ontario's Ministry of the Environment has ordered a petrochemical facility in Sarnia to suspend its production operations after high benzene emissions, first flagged by a neighbouring First Nation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Craig Glover
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Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissions

Ineos temporarily shuts down facility after environment ministry declares benzene levels too high.

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U.S. sets out ethanol’s path to sustainable aviation fuel subsidies

Air travel so far accounts for about 2% of U.S. carbon pollution. President Joe Biden hopes that creating a subsidized market for lower-emissions...

Most sports venues rely on diesel generators for their power (AFP)
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Paris Olympics: sports venues ditching diesel to help limit emissions

French sports venues preparing for this year's Paris Olympics are set to ditch their diesel generators in favour of power grid connections as...

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Canada’s Agriculture Department without plan to meet climate targets: audit

Canada's environment commissioner found the federal agriculture Department has no strategy to meet 2030 or 2050 climate targets four years after it was...

FILE PHOTO: Smoke and steam billow from Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant powered by lignite, operated by Polish utility PGE, in Rogowiec, Poland, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
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G7 agree deal to quit coal by 2035, but with caveat

G7 energy ministers agreed on Tuesday to end the use of coal in power generation "during the first half of (the) 2030s"

FILE PHOTO: China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)'s Dalian Petrochemical Corp refinery is seen near the downtown of Dalian in Liaoning province, China July 17, 2018. Picture taken July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Chen Aizhu/File Photo
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China misses air quality goals as economy takes priority – report

Chinese air quality targets set by government have been missed by half of cities.

MPs urged the Government to introduce a statutory requirement for local authorities to protect green space (Victoria Jones/PA)
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UK Government has ‘unanswered questions’ on heat resilience

The Environmental Audit Committee said the British Government’s response to its report on heatwave resilience and sustainable cooling “falls short”.

FILE - A mural of Mexico's former President Lazaro Cardenas covers a wall alongside the words in Spanish "Pemex is not for sale," right, from the PRD political party in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Cardenas' oil expropriation was the single most popular decision by a Mexican president in the 20th century, and the nationalization remains immensely popular. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
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Mexico proudly controls its energy but climate goals are hard to reach

Mexico's energy transition is a key aim of the front-runner in a looming presidential election, but historic pride over state oil company Pemex...

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