Tuesday, 4 March 2025

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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 wind turbine is shown at Dalhousie Mountain, N.S. on Friday, April 23, 2010. The governments of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador have told a Senate committee that they would like to see quick passage of federal legislation that would help establish an offshore wind industry on Canada’s East Coast. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaugh
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Atlantic Canadian provinces push for quick passage of federal offshore accord changes

The governments of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador have told a Senate committee they would like to see quick passage of federal...

Average high temperatures of 44C (111F) are expected at the hajj (AFP)
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As pilgrims swelter, climate change looms over hajj

From misting systems to heat-reflective road coverings, Saudi officials are trying to aid hajj pilgrims in coping with heat, but scientists caution that...

The scientists found a striking trend: a gray whale born in 2020 is likely to reach a full-grown adult length of approximately 1.65 meters (5ft 5in) less than a counterpart born in 2000 (AFP)
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Gray whales shrinking fast as climate warms

Pacific coast gray whales have shrunk in length an astonishing 13 percent since 2000, adding to evidence that climate change and other human...

A polar bear seeks shelter from the looming blizzard near the Hudson Bay community of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada November 20, 2021. Picture taken November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/ File Photo
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Record low May sea ice sounds alarm for Canada’s Hudson Bay polar bears

New research adds to a growing scientific consensus that the polar bears are on track to disappear from Canada's vast Hudson Bay region...

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...

Labour will have £4.7 billion in annual funding for green policies, according to its manifesto (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Labour to borrow £3.5bn a year to help fund green policies

At its manifesto launch on Thursday, the party said the extra money will go towards setting up its previously announced state-owned energy investment...

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