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The Haisla First Nation's Kitimaat Village is seen in an aerial view along the Douglas Channel near Kitimat, B.C., on January 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canada’s Pembina, Haisla First Nation give green light to proposed US$4B LNG project

The project will involve the construction of a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility near Kitimat, B.C.

ElectricityInfrastructureNewsPoliticsWind

North Macedonia announces $500 million project to build country’s largest wind farm

The wind farm will be one of the largest in the Western Balkans, with a capacity to generate up to 400 megawatts of...

Andrew Harper, climate advisor for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), looks on during a visit to a neighborhood partially destroyed by the floods that hit Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, June 23, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara
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Flooded Brazil ‘ghost town’ a climate warning to world, UN advisor says

Roughly 389,000 people in the state of Rio Grande do Sul remain displaced from their homes because of the intense rain and flooding.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre receives a gift from Chief Marilyn Slett, left, as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Diane Lebouthillier, second from left, and B.C. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, George Heyman, second from right watch at a news conference in Vancouver on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
BiodiversityClimateIndigenousNewsPolitics

First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast

Ottawa is committing $200 million to the initiative, while the B.C. government is contributing $60 million and $75 million is coming from philanthropic...

AnalysisBusinessElectricityFinanceNatural GasOilPoliticsSolarTransmissionWind

Who is investing in energy around the world, and who is financing it?

Commentary from the IEA: To understand the prospects for a rise in capital investment in the energy sector, one must understand who is...

Kate Forbes claimed there is confusion around how Labour’s GB Energy will operate (PA)
Carbon ManagementElectricityNewsPoliticsSolarWind

Labour’s GB Energy plans will not tackle unfairness, claims Scottish minister Forbes

“The problem for developers and for government is actually having the clarity on what GB Energy will mean," Forbes told journalists.

FILE PHOTO: A survey vessel sails past wind turbines at the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm near New Brighton, Britain, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/FILE PHOTO
Electric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsManufacturingNewsPoliticsWind

EU leaders want more green industry in Europe, draft shows

Leaders from the EU will meet on Thursday for a two-day summit to discuss policy goals.

FILE PHOTO: Organic cows are seen released to graze at the fields at Ny Lundgaard in Tjele, Jutland, Denmark April 18, 2021. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS /File Photo
AgricultureEmissionsNewsPolitics

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on farms, government says

Denmark is hoping to inspire others, after it announced plans to introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions.

FILE PHOTO: The Ilva steel plant is seen in Taranto, Italy, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
BusinessCourtsEnvironmentManufacturingNews

Italy must not ignore Ilva steel plant health risks, EU court rules

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A steel plant in the southern Italian city of Taranto should be shut down if it poses significant threats to the...

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