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ement producer Lafarge Canada has installed a new facility at its Exshaw, Alta. plant, shown in a handout photo,  that will use construction waste to reduce the plant's reliance on fossil fuels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Lafrage Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Cement maker Lafarge opens low-carbon fuel facility at Alberta plant

Lafarge Canada installs $38M facility at Exshaw, Alta., using construction waste as fuel, cutting CO2 emissions by 30,000 tonnes.

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Canada’s early emissions estimate for 2023 shows modest decline, but oil and gas emissions undermine progress

Progress on reducing emissions is possible, but hitting Canada's 2030 target requires that governments build on policy momentum.

Workers near a pipeline.
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Enbridge to build new oil and natural gas pipelines in Gulf of Mexico

The crude oil pipeline, named the Canyon Oil Pipeline System, will have a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day.

French energy giant TotalEnergies has announced plans to increase its oil and gas production until 2030 (AFP)
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TotalEnergies plans to grow oil and gas production until 2030

TotalEnergies plans to boost oil and gas output by three per cent annually until 2030, focusing on LNG and renewable electricity growth.

Market experts say the coming boom in artificial intelligence has the potential to spur large-scale investments in clean energy. Wind turbines are seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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AI boom could spur large-scale investments in clean energy: experts

Market experts say the coming boom in artificial intelligence has the potential to spur large-scale investments in clean energy.

A fire at a gas well north of Calgary that injured five workers earlier this week has been extinguished. Alberta's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Alberta gas well fire that sent five to hospital extinguished, Hawthorne Energy says

The gas well fire near Cochrane, Alberta, has been extinguished after injuring five workers, with three in critical condition.

FILE PHOTO: A Nikola Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV is displayed during the press day preview of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 16, 2023.  REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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Nikola’s hydrogen-powered truck deliveries to dealers rise 22% in Q3

Nikola delivered 88 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in Q3, up from 72 in Q2, maintaining steady demand for its big rigs.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015.  REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
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US energy companies’ shares rise as Middle East crisis sparks supply fears

U.S. energy shares rise as oil prices surge amid Middle East tensions and concerns over potential supply threats.

FILE PHOTO: Hydrogen trailers are seen at a hydrogen refuelling station during an organised media tour to a hydrogen energy demonstration zone in Daxing district of Beijing, China May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo
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Hydrogen project investments are accelerating but uncertainty remains, IEA says

Hydrogen project investments have doubled in the last year but capacity and demand remain low.

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