Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Focus on Govt of Canada

da is aiming to cut its emissions in half by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, a newly released benchmark lower than its advisory body recommended.Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Canada says it wants to slash its emissions in half by 2035. Will that be enough?

Canada aims to cut emissions by 45-50 per cent by 2035, lower than the 50-55 per cent recommended, amid concerns over U.S. policy...

ents from a tailings pond is pictured going down the Hazeltine Creek into Quesnel Lake near the town of Likely, B.C. on August, 5, 2014. Charges under the federal Fisheries Act have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. more than 10 years after a tailings pond collapsed the Mount Polley mine, spilling more than 20 million cubic metres of waste water into B.C. Interior waterways. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Fifteen fisheries charges laid a decade after Mount Polley dam breached in B.C.

Imperial Metals faces 15 federal Fisheries Act charges over Mount Polley mine disaster, a decade after the dam collapse.

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced plans Sunday to put $1 billion towards growing New Brunswick's clean electricity grid. Guilbeault speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 in Ottawa.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa is set to spend more than $1 billion on growing N.B.’s clean electricity grid

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa will spend more than $1 billion on growing New Brunswick's clean electricity grid.

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CRIN Event Recap: Exploring Sustainable Aviation Fuels – Innovations and Impact

Dec 5 2024 CRIN and The Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF) hosted an insightful discussion on December 5 featuring leading companies...

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear at the Standing Committee on Natural Resources on Parliament Hill, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Ottawa. Giroux estimates Canada's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel will increase federal revenues by $473 million over five years.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Tariffs on Chinese EVs, aluminum and steel to raise federal revenues by $473M: Canada’s PBO

Canada's tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum are expected to cut imports and boost federal revenues by $473M over five years.

People make their way through the falling snow in downtown Ottawa, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Environment Canada says winter will be more normal but still warmer than usual

Environment Canada says climate change is causing Canada's temperatures to rise at a rate that's about twice the global rate of warming.

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Parallax Energy Closes Acquisition of Vesta Energy Ltd.

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parallax Energy Operating Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parallax Energy, L.P. (collectively “Parallax”), today...

Suncor's base plant is shown in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 13, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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First Nations in Alberta want Impact Assessment Act review for Pathways Alliance project

Eight Alberta First Nations urge federal review of $16.5B Pathways carbon capture project over environmental and health risks.

The Saskatchewan legislative building in front of Walter Scott Memorial in Regina on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
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Canada’s Saskatchewan moves to keep carbon levy off home heating

The amendment would ensure the province remains the sole registered distributor of natural gas throughout 2025 and beyond.

Canada's environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he's disappointed that international negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution finished this week without an agreement. Guilbeault arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s Guilbeault disappointed plastic treaty talks end with no agreement

'We can't give up. We have to keep trying,' Canada's Environment Minster Steven Guilbeault said on Sunday.