Feds turn to offshore oil regulators as ‘experienced hands’ to oversee offshore wind industry
A new government bill would expand the mandates of the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland offshore oil regulators, a move the government says will unlock investment for offshore wind, but which has environmental groups concerned.
No matter who forms government, oil and gas has won the Alberta election
Few Canadian political leaders are willing to challenge the still-profitable, immensely powerful oil and gas industry, which is at the heart of our climate challenge.
What’s the plan for importing more nuclear waste into Canada?
What’s needed is a strong statement from Natural Resources Canada that we will never accept high-level nuclear waste from other nations, and an amendment to the policy to make that permanent.
Integrated energy systems key to low-carbon future at home and abroad
We know the problem—climate change—and while there is no single solution, we at the University of British Columbia have developed a model that is working and is scalable.
When the law fails to protect public health: opposing the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
The federal government continues to promote fossil fuel extraction, including assuming direct ownership of TMX.
No space in Canada’s energy policy for methane gas
Contrary to oil and gas sector positioning, methane gas is not a benign ‘bridge’ fuel to transition from polluting fossil fuels to clean renewables.
Newfoundland and Labrador still rock
Every time I visit, I am reminded how very lucky Canada was when Newfoundland and Labrador chose to join it in 1949.
Fossil fuel reps on clean electricity council a concern for NDP critic, environmentalists
The Canada Electricity Advisory Council has a one-year mandate to advise on achieving the federal government’s target of net-zero emissions in the electricity sector by 2035.
Automakers aren’t serious about the all-electric future
A strategy that just focuses on bigger incentives without also increasing taxes on polluting cars would cause Canada to significantly miss its ZEV sales targets, and would cost $54-billion.
Ready! Fire! Aim!: Cost-benefit analyses should determine strength of emissions control measures before implementation
Values for factors such as the ‘social cost of carbon’ assume too much importance in determining cost-benefit outcomes.
