36 h. ago The EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the government. The program requires refineries, power plants, oil wells and landfills to report their emissions without risk of penalty as officials seek to identify […]

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61 h. ago Liberal MPs reluctant to lower 2030 and 2035 climate targets

EDMONTON — Some Liberal MPs are reluctant to see their government lower its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, as Prime Minister Mark Carney stays quiet on whether Canada is still committed to meeting its climate goals. Carney and several of his ministers have created uncertainty in recent days by refusing to […]

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3 d. ago Environment groups call for swift climate policies ahead of fall Parliament session

OTTAWA — Environment groups are calling on the federal government to move swiftly on climate policies in the upcoming session of Parliament. The calls are coming as the Liberal government sends unclear signals about greenhouse gas emission targets and rolls back a policy to get more electric vehicles on the road. While the Canadian Climate […]

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7 d. ago Opinion: Building a sustainable city takes more than just climate policies

Nobody wants to leave the next generation with a city that can’t pay its bills and get them around town safely and affordably, and where nature is paved over. When sustainability is mentioned, our minds often jump to solar panels, electric vehicles and the urgent need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. While these are […]

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2 w. ago Wildfires in 2023 drove Canada’s air pollution. How could it affect life expectancy?

A new global report says record-breaking 2023 wildfires drove Canada’s air pollution to levels not seen since at least the late 1990s and exposed half the country to pollution concentrations above the national standard. Canada’s average pollution levels were near the middle of the pack among the countries and territories included in the report, but […]

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2 w. ago Trump’s US Fossil Fuel Revival Nudges Global Emissions Higher

A rise in greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels — particularly in the US — was a major factor in pushing global emissions higher in the first half, according to a report.

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3 w. ago Federal green subsidy program not expected to come close to reaching goals

The Low Carbon Economy Fund was meant to support projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create green jobs

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4 w. ago GOLDSTEIN: Canada’s targets for cutting greenhouse gases fit the definition of insanity

After almost four decades of Canadian governments setting and failing to hit eight consecutive targets for reducing Canada’s industrial greenhouse gas emissions, surely it’s time to admit the targets are meaningless. Far from being “aspirational” as supporters claim, they in fact deceive Canadians about the effectiveness of federal spending of more than $200 billion of […]

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