Tuesday, 25 February 2025

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Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, answers questions on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
ClimateCourtsEmissionsEnvironmentLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulations

Environment groups criticize Ottawa’s walk-back on pollution impact assessment

Environmental groups say Canada's Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact...

Glass was excluded from the Scottish scheme (Sean Dempsey/PA)
EnvironmentNewsPolitics

Scotland’s deposit return scheme will not include glass: minister

'There's still time for a rethink," says the head of Action to Protect Rural Scotland, noting glass is the most energy intensive of...

da's latest greenhouse gas emissions report shows progress toward meeting its next target in 2030 but there is still a very long way to go. A man fills up his truck with gas in Toronto, on Monday, April 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
ClimateCoalElectricityEmissionsNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsTransport

Latest national emissions report shows signs of progress toward Canada’s 2030 goal

Canada's latest greenhouse-gas emissions report shows the country making progress toward meeting its next target in 2030, but there is still a very...

FILE PHOTO: A mural of the image with "Super Bigote" (Super Mustache) superhero inspired by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is pictured in Caracas, Venezuela April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
EconomyElectionsNewsOilPolitics

Venezuela looks to increase tax take after renewed sanctions, ahead of election

The Venezuelan government is aiming to make up for the return of U.S. oil sanctions by raising tax revenues so it can increase...

FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the "Senior Chinese Leader Event" held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool/File Photo
AnalysisEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityIn-DepthPoliticsTrade

Xi’s trip to Europe may lay bare West’s divisions over China strategy

Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Europe at a time when the EU is threatening to hammer China's EV and green energy industries...

Staff members work at the booth of Royal Dutch Shell at Gastech, the world's biggest expo for the gas industry, in Chiba, Japan, April 4, 2017.    REUTERS/Toru Hanai/ File Photo
BusinessNews

Shell not looking at New York relisting at the moment, CEO says

Share buyback scheme is top of energy giant's agenda, claims CEO, as he denies Shell relisting on New York stock exchange.

The Canadian Natural Resources logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Thursday, May 4, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
BusinessFinanceNatural GasNewsOil

Canadian Natural Resources sees path to hike Horizon oilsands output by 76%

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said it believes the output of its Horizon oilsands mine could be increased by 195,000 barrels per day of...

The report found only about one in five of banks surveyed had significantly reduced exposure to the coal sector since 2016 (AFP)
BusinessCoalFinanceNews

Banks slow to limit coal financing: NGO

Environmental group Urgewald's coal report shows banks continue to lend billions to the fossil fuel industry, jeopardising Paris Agreement goals.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows an oil pump jack outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
NewsOilPoliticsTrade

Russia is shipping oil to North Korea above mandated levels – US official

US poised to initiate new sanctions as Russian oil is reportedly sent to North Korea far in excess of UN limits, according to...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Argentine Modular Elements Power Plant (CAREM), which is the small modular reactor (SMR) project at the most advanced stage of construction worldwide, in Lima, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina August 1, 2023. CNEA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
EconomyNewsNuclear PowerPolitics

Argentina budget cuts hit nuclear energy ambitions, atomic body says

Argentina's small module reactor project under threat, says nuclear body, with no budget increase under President Javier Milei's cost-cutting measures.

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