Climate Change

29/06/24
Author: 
Stella Levantesi
Oil platforms in the North Sea. Credit: joiseyshowaa (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Jun. 19, 2024

A new report shows oil majors fall short of meeting Paris Agreement targets while fueling global military conflicts.

Oil majors are not on track to hit Paris Agreement climate targets that limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C, a new report reveals.

29/06/24
Author: 
Emily Chung
A gas meter and pipes are attached to a building in Halifax. Gas networks have been growing and adding customers in every province and territory that has one, a new report finds. (Robert Short/CBC)

Jun. 20, 2024

Building more gas infrastructure is like investing in video rental stores 15 years ago, says expert

Every day, new gas pipes are being installed and connected to homes and businesses across Canada. 

That's a bad idea for achieving the energy transition to tackle climate change, according to Jason Dion, senior research director at the Canadian Climate Institute, who says it's also a bad deal for gas customers. 

29/06/24
Author: 
Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) and Mike De Souza
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma has asked a provincial lobbying watchdog to look into claims of improper lobbying following leaked recording of internal TC Energy corporate presentations. Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal. Niki Sharma photo: Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press. David Eby photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal

Jun. 26, 2024

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma has asked a provincial watchdog to look into a series of bold claims about how an executive at a Canadian oil and gas giant — and former BC NDP political staffer — claimed the company had leveraged political connections to persuade the provincial government to significantly weaken its environmental policies.

29/06/24
Author: 
Geoff Dembicki
Imperial CEO Brad Corson appeared before a parliamentary committee this month. Credit: House of Commons

Jun. 27, 2024

The company has removed dozens of documents referencing the technology from its website following passage of a new anti-greenwashing law.

Exxon’s Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil has deleted from its website a document in which its CEO and chairman Brad Corson claims to investors that carbon capture and storage is “critical” to achieving the “climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.” 

26/06/24
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Following an investigation, Ad Standards Canada described claims that BC LNG would reduce global emissions as ‘greenwashing.’ The interim decision is being appealed. Photo by Ed Wiebe.

Jun. 26, 2024

Canadian politicians, climate researchers and the UN are among those calling for laws against LNG greenwashing.

26/06/24
Author: 
Harrison Dressler and Daniel Tubb
Book cover

Jun. 25, 2024

25/06/24
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
Extraction at a huge cost: a drilling pad in the Montney basin. Photo via Canadian Energy Centre.

Jun. 25, 2024

A new report by expert David Hughes warns the Montney methane rush will slam water, habitat and Canada’s energy security.

23/06/24
Author: 
Evan Halper and Caroline O'Donovan
Microsoft hopes to generate power from atomic fusion and is partnering with Helion, which is testing prototypes at its headquarters in Everett, Wash. (Chona Kasinger for The Washington Post)

Jun. 21, 2024

As power needs of AI push emissions up and put big tech in a bind, companies put their faith in elusive — some say improbable — technologies.

The mighty Columbia River has helped power the American West with hydroelectricity since the days of FDR’s New Deal. But the artificial intelligence revolution will demand more. Much more.

17/06/24
Author: 
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
The proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project pipeline will cut east to west across roughly 900 kilometers of northern B.C. Photo by Jason Drury/Flickr

Jun. 14, 2024

B.C.'s energy regulator has created a legal loophole that is facilitating a "last-ditch" effort to build a liquefied natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.

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