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Members of the Ottawa Fire Service and Ottawa Police Service discuss how to remove chains that link Greenpeace protester Keith Stewart, right, to a trailer after protesters were arrested for taking part in a sit-in styled protest calling for greater climate change awareness by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre outside of Stornoway, the official residence of the country's official opposition, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Climate protesters arrested outside Pierre Poilievre’s official residence in Ottawa

Two Greenpeace activists were arrested after blocking Pierre Poilievre’s Ottawa residence with a replica oil pumpjack, police report.

A home in Sherwood Park, Alta., heated by pure hydrogen, is the first of its kind in Canada and is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Canada’s first hydrogen-heated home lays groundwork for low-carbon alternatives

Canada’s first hydrogen-heated home in Sherwood Park tests hydrogen’s feasibility as an alternative to natural gas for residential heating.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Exxon goes forward with $200-million expansion of Texas plants

California filed a lawsuit against Exxon alleging the company was deliberately misleading the public about the limitations of recycling.

FILE PHOTO: A drilling rig on a lease owned by Oasis Petroleum performs logging operations in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas producing area near Wink, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US natural gas drillers to lift 2025 output, reversing year of cuts

Rising demand for natural gas exports should boost average annual gas prices next year by more than 40%.

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Advocates make economic case for green steel production at Dearborn, Michigan plant

A recent report suggests it's time to convert Cleveland-Cliffs' Dearborn Works to green hydrogen technology ahead of the 2027 blast furnace relining.

FILE PHOTO: The Isla Bella, the first container ship to be powered by liquid natural gas, is pictured before her launch during a nighttime ceremony at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, California April 18, 2015. REUTERS/Earnie Grafton/File Photo
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Container shippers hedging green transition with dual-fuel vessel orders

Decarbonizing shipping is crucial to global efforts to fight climate change because the sector accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gases.

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G20 Leaders Summit 2024: Advancing the climate finance agenda

20 November 2024 • The G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro proved multilateralism still prevails despite ongoing geopolitical rifts. • G20 leaders reaffirmed...

COP30 in Brazil will be the third consecutive year the UN's top climate talks have been held in a country that plans to expand domestic production of fossil fuels (AFP)
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Brazil will not ‘shy away’ from fossil fuels as COP30 host: envoy

Brazil, host of COP30, won’t shy away from leading global talks on fossil fuel phaseout, despite being a major oil producer.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks at a press conference during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan November 15, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
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US awards up to $2.2 billion to speed clean-hydrogen development

U.S. awards $2.2B for Gulf Coast and Midwest hydrogen hubs to advance clean energy, cut emissions, and boost energy security.

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ATCO EnPower and CPKC complete construction of two hydrogen production & refuelling stations in Alberta

CALGARY, AB, Nov. 20, 2024 /CNW/ - ATCO EnPower, a division of Canadian Utilities Limited (TSX: CU), and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (CPKC) today...

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