Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update
The department’s plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns from the industrial carbon tax proceeds.
‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated
Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce.
Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon
Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper renewable energy is reason to rejoice. But there’s more to do.
Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits
It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been demonstrated on the clean energy and climate file.
Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future
Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure that lacks long-term payoff.
Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels
The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action
At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or any other country to slack off. Climate change is an urgent challenge for today.
‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges
While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world
Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles them to live in Australia.
Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project
Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
