Saskatchewan First Nations challenging provincial control of natural resources
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the treaties First Nations signed with the Crown in the 1870s are pieces of international law that supersede later federal and provincial legislation.
Cast a critical eye to attempts to link fossil fuel expansion to Indigenous well-being
Some Indigenous people with previous grassroots legitimacy have become unwitting spokespersons for the extractive economy, contrary to their peoples’ responsibilities to the lands, waters, and the future.
Freeland’s meeting with Alberta Premier Smith a continuation of fraught relationship on energy and climate
Danielle Smith has opposed the federal government’s plans on net-zero electricity grids, an emissions cap on oil and gas, and the growth of renewable energy.
Myth-busting nuclear energy
Without nuclear energy, we would be dependent on much dirtier energy sources, like coal or natural gas.
Making carbon capture and storage work for the net-zero economy
Carbon capture and storage has the potential to accelerate or hinder the emergence of a thriving net-zero economy, and instead of debating whether it is intrinsically good or bad, it is time to discuss how to advance the technology productively in Canada.
Deluge underlines importance of final hearing for nuclear waste dump
It’s long past time that the government dealt with this environmental catastrophe in the making, a serious problem that will worsen the longer it’s ignored.
Renewable energy industry warns of ‘brain drain’ to the United States if Alberta government doesn’t reverse its moratorium
Alberta’s pause on approvals for new solar and wind projects comes as the United States marks the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, which introduced game-changing incentives for the energy transition and made the U.S. an attractive market for skilled workers.
Project to bring hydro power to Nunavut needs federal funding to succeed
The project’s CEO was expecting the feds to make a serious financial commitment to the plan to connect Nunavut to Manitoba’s power grid with a 1,200 km transmission line in Budget 2023, but the money didn’t materialize.
Canada’s navel-gazing on energy security needs to stop
I see political support for natural gas exports in Australia, Norway, and the U.S., who are all growing their production at pace, while we have to fight for the right to develop here in Canada, writes Karen Ogen, CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance.
Sustainable aviation fuels can help Canada meet its climate goals, but leadership is needed
Investment in SAF production in Canada has so far proceeded at a very slow pace that is at odds with its potential breakthrough impact on the aviation sector’s carbon footprint.
